Central Plains FFA Chapter

01/29 21:37 CST Lavergne scores 23, Louisiana beats Georgia State 82-72 Lavergne scores 23, Louisiana beats Georgia State 82-72 By The Associated Press LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) --- De'Vion Lavergne's 23 points helped Louisiana defeat Georgia State 82-72 on Thursday. Lavergne also contributed seven assists for the Ragin' Cajuns (6-16, 4-6 Sun Belt Conference). Dorian Finister scored 18 points and added six rebounds. Karris Bilal had 13 points and shot 4 for 9 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line. Malachi Brown finished with 25 points for the Panthers (9-13, 6-4). Georgia State also got 14 points and seven rebounds from Jelani Hamilton. Jakai Newton finished with 12 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.