Arkansas State men come up short at Louisiana 77-74 By Matthew Schwartz | January 23, 2021 at 7:26 PM CST - Updated January 24 at 12:32 AM Press Release from Arkansas State Athletics LAFAYETTE, La. (1/23/21) – Trailing by 20 with 15:04 to play, the Arkansas State men’s basketball team trimmed the deficit to two, but Louisiana came away with a 77-74 victory over the Red Wolves Saturday at the Cajundome. Norchad Omier once again led A-State (5-8, 2-4 Sun Belt) with a double-double effort of 15 points and 13 rebounds, his 10th-straight outing with 10 or more rebounds. Christian Willis scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half and Malcolm Farrington added 10 points off the bench. Marquis Eaton had 10 points and a game-high seven assists while Tim Holland had eight points and four rebounds in his first start. Cedric Russell and Jacobi Gordon led Louisiana (11-4, 5-3 Sun Belt) with 14 points each.