JONESBORO, Ark. – Cedric Russell scored the go-ahead bucket in overtime and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team withstood an incredible second-half performance by Arkansas State's Ty Cockfield to earn a 90-87 victory in the Sun Belt Conference regular-season finale for both teams on Saturday at First National Bank Arena.
JaKeenan Gant scored 25 points, grabbed nine rebounds and had four blocks – including a potential game-tying attempt in the final seconds of overtime – as Louisiana (19-12, 10-8 SBC) earned the No. 5 seed in next week's Sun Belt Conference Championships in New Orleans.