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Louisiana-Lafayette Defeats Louisiana-Monroe 78-77 - Recap
Jordan Brown went off for 26 points and added 7 rebounds leading Louisiana-Lafayette over Louisiana-Monroe, 78-77, on Thursday at Fant-Ewing Coliseum.
Louisiana-Lafayette did not, however, defeat Louisiana-Monroe against the spread, which closed at -3.5 at most sportsbooks.
Louisiana-Lafayette got 16 points from Jalen Dalcourt and another 15 points from Kobe Julien. Jordan Brown contributed 4 assists, while Jordan Brown cleaned the glass with 7 rebounds.
Louisiana-Monroe got 26 points from Andre Jones in a losing cause and another 16 points from Russell Harrison. Nika Metskhvarishvili contributed 6 assists for them, while Andre Jones had 9 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Louisiana-Lafayette were victorious, as the score was 41-32 at the break.
The rebound battle favored Louisiana-Lafayette as they grabbed 34 boards, while Louisiana-Monroe only had 33