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Louisiana, Coastal Carolina Score First-Round Wins in Sun Belt Men's Basketball Championship

No. 8 Louisiana 73, No. 9 Arkansas State 66
LAFAYETTE, La. – Freshman guard Mylik Wilson posted his second career double-double, scoring a game-high 17 points with 12 rebounds and Louisiana withstood a late Arkansas State rally, converting on six free throws in the final 1:20 to claim a 73-66 victory in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Championships on Saturday at the Cajundome. Winning its second consecutive game for the first time since January, No. 8-seeded Louisiana (14-18) advanced to the second round where it will face fifth-seeded Georgia Southern (18-13) on Monday in Statesboro, Ga.