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Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (19-13)

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Sikes sinks game-winning FT as South Alabama advances

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Rodrick Sikes made one of two free throws with four seconds remaining and eighth-seeded South Alabama held on to upend No. 5 seed Louisiana Lafayette 70-69 in the second round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament on Thursday.

Josh Ajayi led South Alabama with 25 points and the Jaguars advance to face fourth-seeded Texas State in Friday's quarterfinals.

Sikes finished with 15 points for South Alabama (17-16). Trhae Mitchell added nine points, seven rebounds and six assists.

Leaders
Points:	J. Gant	20.5
Rebounds:	J. Gant	8.6
Assists:	M. Stroman	6.7
FG%:	J. Gant	54.4%
FT%:	J. Gant	78.6%
3P%:	C. Russell	35.1%
Steals:	M. Stroman	2.0
Blocks:	J. Gant	2.6

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Duke	32-6
2	Virginia	35-3
3	North Carolina	29-7
4	Gonzaga	33-4
5	Michigan State	32-7
6	Tennessee	31-6
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Michigan	30-7
9	Texas Tech	31-7
10	Florida State	29-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	35-3
2	Texas Tech	31-7
3	Michigan State	32-7
4	Duke	32-6
5	Auburn	30-10
6	Gonzaga	33-4
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Purdue	26-10
9	North Carolina	29-7
10	Tennessee	31-6
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Sun Belt Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Georgia State	13-5	24-10
Texas State	12-6	24-10
Georgia Southern	12-6	21-12
UT Arlington	12-6	17-16
Louisiana	10-8	19-13
Louisiana-Monroe	9-9	19-16
Coastal Carolina	9-9	17-17
South Alabama	8-10	17-17
Arkansas State	7-11	13-19
Appalachian State	6-12	11-21
Troy	5-13	12-18
Little Rock	5-13	10-21
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	81.6 (21)
Rebounds:	11.4 (77)
Assists:	15.3 (43)
FG%:	44.5% (170)
FT%:	74.2% (60)
3P%:	34.5% (170)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	80.5 (349)
Rebounds:	24.3 (262)
Assists:	12.8 (163)
FG%:	46.3% (316)
FT%:	73.4% (321)
3P%:	36.8% (318)