Gordon carries Louisiana-Lafayette past Arkansas St. 77-74
LAFAYETTE, La. -- — Jacobi Gordon came off the bench to score 14 points to lead Louisiana-Lafayette to a 77-74 win over Arkansas State on Saturday.
Cedric Russell had 14 points and six rebounds for Louisiana-Lafayette (11-4, 5-3 Sun Belt Conference). Theo Akwuba added 13 points and nine rebounds. Mylik Wilson had 12 points.
Ty Harper, who made 1 of 2 free throws with three seconds left, had 11 points. Arkansas State did not get off a game-tying attempt.
Norchad Omier had 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Red Wolves (5-8, 2-4). Christian Willis added 15 points. Malcolm Farrington and Marquis Eaton had 10 points.
The Ragin’ Cajuns improve to 2-0 against the Red Wolves this season. Louisiana-Lafayette defeated Arkansas State 81-68 last Friday.
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2020-2021 Sun Belt Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Georgia State | 8-4 | - | 16-5 |
Coastal Carolina | 9-5 | - | 16-7 |
South Alabama | 10-7 | 0.5 | 17-11 |
Appalachian State | 7-8 | 2.5 | 16-11 |
Georgia Southern | 7-9 | 3 | 13-13 |
Troy | 4-12 | 6 | 11-17 |
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
Texas State | 12-3 | - | 18-7 |
Louisiana | 10-7 | 3 | 17-9 |
UT Arlington | 9-8 | 4 | 13-13 |
Arkansas State | 7-8 | 5 | 11-13 |
Little Rock | 7-11 | 6.5 | 11-15 |
UL Monroe | 5-13 | 8.5 | 7-19 |