Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns @ Southern Miss Golden Eagles
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El Moutaouakkil scores 10 as Louisiana-Lafayette takes down Southern Miss 62-60
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- — Mostapha El Moutaouakkil scored 10 points as Louisiana-Lafayette beat Southern Miss 62-60 on Saturday night.
Christian Watson made a jumper to pull Southern Miss to 61-60 with 10 seconds left before Christian Wright split 1 of 2 free throws for the Ragin' Cajuns in the closing seconds.
El Moutaouakkil shot 4 of 12 from the field and 2 for 5 from the line for the Ragin' Cajuns (11-18, 8-8 Sun Belt Conference). Kentrell Garnett added nine points and Kyran Ratliff had eight.
Neftali Alvarez finished with 14 points and two steals for the Golden Eagles (10-19, 5-11). Denijay Harris added 12 points, 17 rebounds and two blocks for Southern Miss. Watson finished with 11 points. The loss was the Golden Eagles' sixth straight.
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Both teams play on Wednesday. Louisiana hosts Arkansas State and Southern Miss hosts South Alabama.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
Hattiesburg, MS
Referee:Derek Schulte
Referee:Hunter Allen
Referee:Kyle Bowen
2025-26 Standings
| Sun Belt Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
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