LAFAYETTE, La. (Interstat) — Louisiana-Lafayette used a strong second half to defeat Georgia Southern 69-60 in a Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball game Saturday at the Cajundome.

The game was tied 29-29 at halftime before the Ragin’ Cajuns outscored the Eagles 40-31 after intermission. Louisiana-Lafayette shot 50% from the field and made 9 of 18 three-pointers. Georgia Southern shot 38.5% overall.

Jaxon Olvera led Louisiana-Lafayette with 15 points and seven rebounds. Tavarus Webb scored a game-high 18 points for Georgia Southern.

Louisiana-Lafayette improved to 7-16. Georgia Southern fell to 14-10. Attendance was 2,423.