Arkansas State Falls 68-65 to Louisiana-Lafayette - Recap

Arkansas State Falls 68-65 to Louisiana-Lafayette - Recap

Louisiana-Lafayette got 16 points from Bryant Mbamalu en route to a 68-65 victory over Arkansas State on Saturday at Cajundome.

Louisiana-Lafayette earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the 6.5-point spread.

Raymone Andrews had 14 points for Louisiana-Lafayette and Darshawn McClellan chipped in with 12 points. Elfrid Payton had 3 assists for them, while Kadeem Coleby was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.

Arkansas State got a 16-point performance from Malcoln Kirkland, who was supported by 14 points from Marcus Hooten. Edward Townsel had 2 assists in a losing cause for Arkansas State, while Brandon Peterson grabbed 7 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed Arkansas State were victorious, as the score was 34-29 at the break.

The rebound battle favored Louisiana-Lafayette as they grabbed 36 boards, while Arkansas State only had 35.