# Men's Basketball: Louisiana Rolls Early; Holds Off Georgia State, 82-72

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**Created:** [January 30, 2026, 5:58am UTC](https://cajunthreds.discourse.group/t/mens-basketball-louisiana-rolls-early-holds-off-georgia-state-82-72/1530 "2026-01-30T05:58:00Z")
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![Louisiana's De'Vion Lavergne shields off Georgia State defender Micah Tucker in the second half of an 82-72 win over the Panthers on January 29 at the Cajundome](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/cajunthreds/original/2X/b/b8b64b18a7499281c9bed88f9c18c528a63e1f61.webp)  
  
Redshirt sophomore De'Vion Lavergne scored a career-high 23 points, and Louisiana withstood Georgia State's second-half parade to the free throw line as the Ragin' Cajuns built a big lead and held on to defeat the Panthers, 82-72, in a Sun Belt Conference game Thursday night at the Cajundome.
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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://ragincajuns.com/news/2026/1/29/mens-basketball-louisiana-rolls-early-holds-off-georgia-state-82-72](https://ragincajuns.com/news/2026/1/29/mens-basketball-louisiana-rolls-early-holds-off-georgia-state-82-72)