NEW ORLEANS – scored 16 of his game-high 23 points in the second half and the top-seeded Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns used a 26-4 run in the first half to pull away and defeat Texas State, 80-54, in a Sun Belt Conference Championship quarterfinal game on Friday at Lakefront Arena.
and combined for 26 of the Ragin' Cajuns 40 points from its bench as Louisiana (27-5) advanced to the semifinals for the fourth time in the past five seasons.
The Ragin' Cajuns will face fourth-seeded UT Arlington (20-12), an 84-63 winner over Appalachian State, on Saturday at 11:30 a.