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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
