Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns @ James Madison Dukes
Bartley IV, Wright lead Louisiana-Lafayette past JMU, 82-70
HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Frank Bartley IV hit three 3-pointers and scored 28 points, Jay Wright added a career-high 27 points with six assists and Louisiana-Lafayette cruised to an 82-70 win over James Madison on Wednesday.
Bartley made 10 of 16 from the field and had a career-high five steals, Wright hit 10 of 13 shots and Bryce Washington grabbed 12 rebounds.
Trailing by one, Bartley converted a 4-point play and then took a steal coast-to-coast for a layup before hitting Wright for a layup to put ULL (3-2) in front for good, 21-14, with 10:57 left in the half.
JMU (0-5) trimmed its deficit to one on a layup by Ivan Lukic 3 minutes later before the Ragin' Cajuns took a 39-31 lead into the break. Wright converted a 3-point play that made it 51-39 with 15:48 left and Louisiana led by double figure the rest of the way.
Jackson Kent scored 16 and Yohanny Dalembert added 15 points and nine rebounds for the Dukes.
Game Information
Harrisonburg, VA
Referee:Wally Rutecki
Referee:Nathan Farrell
Referee:Duke Edsall
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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