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    Louisiana-Lafayette rallies to down FAU 58-57

    LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) -- Shown Long scored 16 points, and Elfrid Payton converted the game-winning layup with 6 seconds left to lift Louisiana-Lafayette past Florida Atlantic 58-57 in Sun Belt Conference play Saturday night.

    Payton finished with 14 points and Alan-Michael Thompson added 13 for Louisiana-Lafayette (10-17, 6-10).

    Tied at 50-all, Jordan McCoy made a layup and George Gantt made a 3-pointer to put Louisiana-Lafayette ahead 55-50 with 4:25 remaining.

    After Payton's layup cut the deficit to three, Gantt made a jumper to push the lead back to five, 57-52.

    After Bryant Mbamalu and Payton converted the four free throws with 34 seconds left to make it a one-point game, 57-56, Payton made a layup with 6 seconds to go put the Ragin' Cajuns on top 58-57. Payton then stole the ball with a second left to seal the victory.

    Gantt had 18 points, and McCoy added 17 rebounds for the Panthers (12-16, 7-10).

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    Team Comparison

    TeamRecordConfDivision/PlacePFPAFG%3 Pt%FT%Streak
    LA Lafayette13-208-123rd Sun Belt-West70.873.142.734.167.1Lost 1
    Florida Atlantic14-189-115th Sun Belt-East65.467.642.236.070.1Lost 1