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Arkansas State vs Louisiana-Lafayette Final: 95-87 - Recap
Louisiana-Lafayette was burned for 32 points by Marquis Eaton on Friday as Arkansas State picked up a 95-87 win at First National Bank Arena.
Arkansas State won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +3.0-point spread as underdogs.
Caleb Fields had 20 points for Arkansas State and Malcolm Farrington chipped in with 13 points. Marquis Eaton had 9 assists for them, while Norchad Omier was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.
Louisiana-Lafayette got 23 points from Dou Gueye in a losing cause and another 19 points from Cedric Russell. Brayan Au contributed 4 assists for them, while Dou Gueye had 14 rebounds.
Arkansas State was losing at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
The rebound battle favored Louisiana-Lafayette as they grabbed 34 boards, while Arkansas State only had 24