ARLINGTON, Texas -- Frank Bartley IV scored 17 of his 26 points in the second half as Louisiana dominated the final period to beat UT Arlington 77-65 on Thursday night to remain alone and unbeaten atop the Sun Belt Conference.
Louisiana (16-3, 6-0), trailing 44-32 at the break, battled back to take its first lead, 51-50, following JaKeenan Gant's 3-pointer with 13:11 left. UTA was held scoreless for over eight minutes and the Ragin' Cajuns led 53-50 following Justin Miller's trey at the 9:12 mark.
Louisiana continued the push, outscoring UTA 15-7 down the stretch.