Arkansas State Red Wolves @ Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Long leads Louisiana-Lafayette past Arkansas State 83-73
LAFAYETTE, La. -- Shawn Long scored 17 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to help Louisiana-Lafayette beat Arkansas State 83-73 Thursday night for its ninth-straight win.
Long posted his 69th career double-double. It's the Ragin' Cajuns longest win streak since 2010-11 when they won 11 straight.
Kasey Shepherd finished with 16 points and Jonathan Stove added 15 for Louisiana-Lafayette (14-8, 10-3 Sun Belt).
Arkansas State (11-13, 7-6) has now dropped six of its last nine games.
Devin Carter's layup with 17:20 left gave the Red Wolves a 50-41 lead. But the Ragin' Cajuns responded with an 18-9 run and tied it at 59 with Stove's layup. Stove followed with two free throws and Louisiana-Lafayette never trailed again.
Elijah McGuire and Jay Hedgeman hit back-to-back 3s for a 69-63 lead with 7:42 to play.
Frederic Dure finished with 21 points for the Red Wolves. Anthony Livingston added 15 and Nouhoum Bocoum scored 14.
Louisiana-Lafayette had a 41-30 rebounding advantage.
Game Information
Lafayette, LA
Referee:Hal Lusk
Referee:Antonio Petty
Referee:Mark Schnur
2025-26 Standings
| Sun Belt ConferenceSun Belt Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
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