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Sun Belt Tournament - Louisiana-Monroe Falls 73-69 to Louisiana-Lafayette - Recap
Louisiana-Monroe was burned for 28 points by Mostapha El Moutaouakkil on Tuesday as Louisiana-Lafayette picked up a 73-69 win at Pensacola Bay Center.
Louisiana-Lafayette earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the -6.0-point spread.
Michael Thomas had 21 points for Louisiana-Lafayette and Christian Wright chipped in with 9 points. Christian Wright had 5 assists for them, while Zeke Cook was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.
Louisiana-Monroe got 21 points from Jalen Bolden in a losing cause and another 15 points from Tyreese Watson. Tyreese Watson contributed 3 assists for them, while Makai Willis had 7 rebounds.
Louisiana-Lafayette led at halftime, $HalfScore.
Louisiana-Lafayette had a 28-25 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.