JONESBORO, Ark. – Sean Gardner's three-point play with 7.6 seconds remaining helped Arkansas State rally from a 13-point deficit in the second half and edge the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, 71-69, in a Sun Belt Conference contest Saturday night at the Convocation Center.
Devin Carter scored a team-high 25 points and Donte Thomas added 20 as Arkansas State (8-7, 4-0 SBC) won its fifth straight game. scored 25 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for Louisiana (5-8, 1-3 SBC) as he became the Sun Belt Conference's all-time leading rebounder.
"We didn't get the bounce we needed at the end," head coach said.