UL Monroe surges late to beat Southeastern Louisiana 86-75
MONROE, La. -- Travis Munnings and Marvin Jean-Pierre scored 19 points apiece to help Louisiana-Monroe beat Southeastern Louisiana 86-75 on Thursday night.
Southeastern Louisiana cut a six-point halftime deficit to 50-48 with about 15 minutes to play. The Lions then went nearly eight minutes without a field goal as the Warhawks answered with a 14-2 run to make it 64-50.
Southeastern Louisiana rallied again on a 20-8 spurt, capped by reserve Eddy Polanco's four-point play and 3-pointer, to pull to 72-70 with 4:26 remaining. The Warhawks ended the game with a 14-5 surge. Jean-Pierre had six points in the final stretch.
Michael Ertel added 18 points, hitting 4 of 8 3-pointers, for Louisiana-Monroe (1-2).
Polanco had 23 points and made four 3-pointers to lead Southeastern Louisiana (1-2).
It was the 92nd meeting between the teams, but just the first since Dec. 10, 2012, when the Warhawks won at home 68-61.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Matthew Martinez
- Keith Patterson
- Garrett Theriot
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Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Houston Christian | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Lamar | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Northwestern State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
SE Louisiana | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Stephen F. Austin | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
New Orleans | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Incarnate Word | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
McNeese | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Nicholls | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Texas A&M-Commerce | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
UT Rio Grande Valley | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
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Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Arkansas State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Coastal Carolina | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Georgia Southern | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Georgia State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
James Madison | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Marshall | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Southern Miss | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Texas State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Troy | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
UL Monroe | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
App State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Louisiana | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Old Dominion | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
South Alabama | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |