1 | 2 | T | |
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TXST | 31 | 40 | 71 |
ULM | 37 | 42 | 79 |
Munnings leads Louisiana-Monroe to 79-71 win over Texas St.
MONROE, La. -- Travis Munnings scored 15 of his 26 points in the first half as Louisiana-Monroe took over late in the first period to beat Texas State 79-71 on Saturday for its fourth straight Sun Belt Conference win.
With the victory Louisiana-Monroe (13-12, 7-7) jumps ahead of Texas State into sixth place in the conference standings.
Munnings drained 5 of 11 from distance. Michael Ertel added 19 points while dishing out five assists and Marvin Jean-Pierre had 14 points with four assists and two steals. Jordan Harris contributed 12 points.
Texas State took an early lead before ULM closed out the first half on a 14-2 run to go ahead 37-31 at the break. The Warhawks carried the momentum into the second half, hitting 71 percent of their field goals to lead 66-51 with 7:35 left in the game.
ULM finished 30-of-54 shooting (56 percent) from floor, nailing 11 of 25 from long range.
Texas State, which rallied late, made 6 of 22 from beyond the arc.
Immanuel King and Nijal Pearson had 22 and 17 points respectively for the Bobcats (14-14, 7-8) who have lost five straight games.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Glenn Tuitt
- Bret Smith
- Nathan Bemis
2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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South Alabama | 6-1 | - | 14-5 |
Arkansas State | 5-2 | 1 | 14-5 |
App State | 5-2 | 1 | 11-7 |
Texas State | 5-3 | 1.5 | 12-8 |
Troy | 4-3 | 2 | 11-7 |
Marshall | 4-3 | 2 | 11-9 |
Georgia Southern | 4-4 | 2.5 | 11-9 |
James Madison | 4-4 | 2.5 | 11-9 |
Old Dominion | 4-4 | 2.5 | 8-12 |
Louisiana | 4-4 | 2.5 | 6-14 |
Southern Miss | 3-4 | 3 | 8-11 |
Georgia State | 3-4 | 3 | 7-12 |
Coastal Carolina | 1-7 | 5.5 | 8-12 |
UL Monroe | 0-7 | 6 | 4-16 |