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11/7/1998 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball


POOLE LEADS USL BASKETBALL IN FIRST EXHIBITION GAME ... Nov. 7, 1998

LAFAYETTE -- After sitting out all of the 1997-98 season, USL senior forward Reginald Poole returned to the lineup Saturday and ignited a come-from-behind Cajun 90-81 victory over Vasda at the Cajundome.
Poole, who was redshirted last season after undergoing surgery on a benign tumor growth on the tibia bone of his left leg, led all players with 24 points and 14 rebounds.
After seeing Poole in action against another opponent since he became head coach, USL coach Jessie Evans was impressed with what he saw.
"I thought Reggie looked much better than he did on the tapes that I've been watching of him prior to me coming here. I thought he gave us a lot of effort and a lot of experience in steady play," Evans said. "He's just a force on both ends of the floor."
The Cajuns trailed by two at halftime and saw the Vasda lead increase to 11 with 13:49 remaining in the game when Carroll Boudreaux hit a jumper inside.
But over the next four minutes the Cajuns went on a 19-7 run and took the lead for good when Brett Smith's free throw made it 68-67. Poole highlighted the rally, scoring eight points.
"It's great to play against someone else," Evans said. "What you try to do in a situation like this is to find out where you are as a team. We played well as a team, we got some rebounds and we were able to be coordinated defensively."
Blane Harmon added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Cajuns, while Smith and Chris Funderburk chipped in with 12 points and 10 points respectively. Junior guard David Patrick finished with nine points and a game-high 11 assists.
Boudreaux led Vasda with 21 points while Jermaine Spivey added 19 in the losing effort. Former USL guard Tyrone Foster, playing for Vasda, also finished with 14 points, including 4-of-5 shooting on three-pointers.

OFFICIAL BASKETBALL BOX SCORE -- G A M E   T O T A L S                          
VASDA USA vs USL RAGIN' CAJUNS                                                  
11-7-98 1 p.m. at CAJUNDOME, Lafayette, La.                                     
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VISITORS: VASDA USA                                                             
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS                         
No.     N A M E           FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP   A TO BLK S MIN
24 EDDRA HAMILTON       f  5  9   1  1   0  0   0  2  2   4  11   0  3  0  0  24
35 JERMAINE SPIVEY      f  6 10   0  3   7 10   0  6  6   2  19   6  3  0  0  34
54 CARROLL BOUDREAUX    c  8 19   1  4   4  6   4  3  7   4  21   1  3  1  2  31
10 RICHARD DODSON       g  2  8   2  3   0  0   2  3  5   1   6   4  2  0  2  31
20 ROGER CRAWFORD       g  2  5   0  2   0  0   0  1  1   3   4   2  3  0  2  31
33 TYRONE FOSTER           5 12   4  5   0  1   0  2  2   1  14   3  0  0  1  24
42 CEDRIC PEOPLES          2  7   0  0   2  2   2  3  5   3   6   0  1  1  1  23
45 BYRON BELL              0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   2
TEAM ........................................   1  0  1                         
TOTALS                    30 70   8 18  13 19   9 20 29  18  81  16 15  2  8 200
                                                                                
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-37  .405   2nd Half: 15-33  .455   Game:  .429   DEADBALL
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3- 7  .429   2nd Half:  5-11  .455   Game:  .444   REBOUNDS
F Throw % 1st Half:  5- 9  .556   2nd Half:  8-10  .800   Game:  .684      2    
                                                                                
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HOME TEAM: USL RAGIN' CAJUNS                                                    
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS                         
No.     N A M E           FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP   A TO BLK S MIN
31 REGINALD POOLE       f  8 16   1  4   7  8   2 12 14   0  24   0  6  3  1  35
32 CHRIS FUNDERBURK     f  4  6   0  2   2  2   2  1  3   2  10   3  1  0  0  27
42 BRETT SMITH          c  4  8   0  0   4  6   2  3  5   2  12   4  1  0  1  25
03 DAVID PATRICK        g  3  7   0  2   3  3   0  4  4   4   9  11  5  0  8  33
22 BLANE HARMON         g  4 11   3  6   3  4   2  8 10   1  14   8  3  0  0  36
05 MATTHEW SCOTT           3  7   3  7   0  0   0  2  2   3   9   0  1  0  0  19
30 LONNIE THOMAS           0  1   0  0   0  0   0  2  2   0   0   0  0  0  0  11
33 SHEA WHITING            0  1   0  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0
41 DERRICK WARREN          1  1   0  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   2   0  0  2  0   3
45 KENDALL REGIS           4  4   0  0   2  2   0  0  0   3  10   0  0  0  1  11
TEAM ........................................   3  2  5                         
TOTALS                    31 62   7 21  21 25  11 34 45  15  90  26 17  5 11 200
                                                                                
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-30  .467   2nd Half: 17-32  .531   Game:  .500   DEADBALL
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  4-14  .286   2nd Half:  3- 7  .429   Game:  .333   REBOUNDS
F Throw % 1st Half:  4- 4 1.000   2nd Half: 17-21  .810   Game:  .840      4, 1 
                                                                                
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OFFICIALS:   M. Whitehead, R. Randall, B. Olla                                  
TECHNICAL FOULS:                                                                
VASDA USA           -  none                                                     
USL RAGIN' CAJUNS   -  none                                                     
ATTENDANCE:  3,404                                                              
SCORE BY PERIODS:        1st  2nd  OT1  OT2  OT3  OT4   TOTAL                   
VASDA USA                 38   43                          81                   
USL RAGIN' CAJUNS         36   54                          90                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
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