Cajuns vs. Bradley
12/9/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
CAJUNS BEGIN HOMESTAND WITH WIN OVER BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN...Dec. 9, 2001
Louisiana-Lafayette junior forward
Anthony Johnson recorded his second double-double of the season, and the Cajuns put four scorers in double figures en route to an 84-72 win over Birmingham-Southern Sunday afternoon at the Cajundome.
Junior point guard
Kenneth Lawrence had a season-high 13 points and dished out seven assists,
Antoine Landry recorded a season-best 11 points and
Darryl Robins had 10 as the Cajuns (3-3) got their second win in three tries at home.
The efforts were nearly overshadowed by BSC guard T.R. Reed. The Mobile, Ala., senior had career-highs in points (26), rebounds (13) and 3-point field goals (5) despite the Panthers (2-6) losing their sixth contest in seven outings. BSC also got 18 points from fellow senior guard Rashard Willie.
The game, played early Sunday because of a later hockey game at the Cajundome, saw the Cajuns race out to a 10-point halftime advantage thanks to some hot shooting.
After Willie tied the game at 16-16 with a free throw, the Cajuns went on a 13-0 run over a five-minute stretch to get the lead to double figures. BSC came back to cut the margin to 36-31 with just over a minute to play in the half.
But a
Robert Jupiter trey and a steal and layup by Lawrence gave the Cajuns a double-figure advantage – keyed by the squad's 56 percent shooting touch.
The Cajuns never let the lead slip under 10 after the 18:19 mark and got it up to as many as 21 midway through the half.
BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN (2-6) — Reed 8-16 5-10 26, Willie 7-12 1-3 18, Sigurdarson 3-11 4-4 11, Mbyirukira 3-6 0-0 6, Amerson 1-6 2-2 5, James 2-3 0-0 4, Watkins 1-2 0-0 2, Burke 0-3 0-0 0, Anspach 0-1 0-1 0, Bilostinnyi 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-61 12-20 72.
LA.--LAFAYETTE (3-3) – Johnson 4-13 9-10 19, Lawrence 6-9 0-0 13, Landry 2-6 5-6 11, Robins 4-5 2-3 10, Bridges 1-4 7-9 9, Kandji 2-2 3-4 7, Jupiter 2-2 0-2 6, Boyd 1-5 0-0 3, Southall 1-2 1-2 3, Washington 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 24-51 28-38 84.
Halftime – La.-Lafayette 41, BSC 31; 3-point goals-BSC 10-25 (Reed 5-8, Willie 3-6, Sigurdarson 1-6, Amerson 1-4, Watkins 0-1), La.-Lafayette 8-20 (Jupiter 2-2, Johnson 2-5, Landry 2-4, Boyd 1-5, Lawrence 1-2; Washington 0-1, Bridges 0-1). Fouled out— None. Rebounds-BSC 42 (Reed 13), La.-Lafayette 32 (Johnson 11). Assists-BSC 11 (Reed 4), La.-Lafayette 15 (Lawrence 7). Total fouls-BSC 26, Louisiana-Lafayette 20. A-2104
