Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns vs Texas State Bobcats
Louisiana cruises by Texas St. 80-54 into SBC semifinal
NEW ORLEANS -- Frank Bartley scored 23 points, Justin Miller added 14 off the bench and Louisiana-Lafayette cruised past Texas State 80-54 in the Sun Belt Conference quarterfinals on Friday, keeping its record-setting season alive.
Top-seeded Louisiana-Lafayette (27-5) will face no. 4 seed Texas-Arlington in a Saturday semifinal.
The Ragin' Cajuns pushed their school-record for wins to 27, continuing a pace that began in conference when they won a school-record 16 Sun Belt games, 15 by double digits, and earned top seed to the tournament for the first time since 2004.
Bartley knocked down five of Louisiana-Lafayette's 14 3-pointers and Miller drained four as Louisiana shot 53 percent from the field (31 of 59) and was 14 of 27 from distance (52 percent).
Miller, a starter last season, led a deep Cajuns bench, outscoring the Texas State bench 40-21. JaKeenan Gant, averaging 14.7 points per game, sat down due to illness after three minutes.
Nijal Pearson led the Bobcats (15-18) with 14 points.
Game Information
New Orleans, LA
Referee:Tim Gattis
Referee:Coy Gammon
Referee:Sean Casey
2025-26 Standings
| Sun Belt ConferenceSun Belt Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| App State | 11-6 | - | 19-11 |
| South Alabama | 10-6 | 0.5 | 20-9 |
| Troy | 10-6 | 0.5 | 18-11 |
| Marshall | 10-6 | 0.5 | 18-11 |
| Texas State | 10-7 | 1 | 18-12 |
| Arkansas State | 9-7 | 1.5 | 18-11 |
| Coastal Carolina | 9-7 | 1.5 | 17-12 |
| James Madison | 8-8 | 2.5 | 16-13 |
| Southern Miss | 8-8 | 2.5 | 15-14 |
| Georgia Southern | 7-9 | 3.5 | 15-14 |
| Louisiana | 7-9 | 3.5 | 10-19 |
| Georgia State | 7-9 | 3.5 | 10-19 |
| Old Dominion | 6-10 | 4.5 | 10-19 |
| UL Monroe | 1-15 | 9.5 | 4-25 |
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