Denver vs Louisiana-Lafayette

CAJUN MEN'S BASKETBALL CRUSHES DENVER ... Feb. 15, 2001

LAFAYETTE, La. – Four players scored in double digits as Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun men's basketball team rolled to a 100-69 win over Sun Belt Conference rival Denver on Thursday at the Cajundome.

Anthony Johnson led Louisiana-Lafayette (12-12, 7-6 SBC) with 14 points, including 12 consecutive points for the Cajuns during a 150-second span. Reggie DeGray added a season-high 13 points with nine rebounds, while Kenneth Lawrence added 13 points and a game-high seven assists. Lonnie Thomas added 10 points, as every Cajun scored at least two points and all but one played at least 10 minutes in the game.

Blane Harmon posted nine points with three 3-pointers and became the 32nd player in Louisiana-Lafayette history to score 1,000 points during his collegiate career.

B.J. Pratt led Denver (10-14, 5-8 SBC) with 17 points but was held to only 5-of-17 shooting from the field, while Steve Simmons added 11 points and 10 rebounds in the Pioneers' worst Sun Belt Conference loss ever.

The game was never in doubt as Louisiana-Lafayette raced out to a 15-5 lead in the game's first four-and-a-half minutes and would never lead by fewer than double digits the rest of the way.

After taking a 50-25 lead into the locker room at the halftime break, the Cajuns continued to pour it on in the second half, building a 39-point advantage with 11:20 remaining on Thomas' dunk.

Louisiana-Lafayette blistered the nets for a 48.1 percentage in the game, including a 19-of-34 effort in the first half, and held the Pioneers to only 38.5 percent in the game, which included a dismal 9-35 performance in the first half.

The Cajuns also took advantage of a 51-37 rebounding advantage as all but one Louisiana-Lafayette posted at least one board in the game.

Louisiana-Lafayette closes out its 2001 home season at 7:05 p.m. Saturday when it plays host to Middle Tennessee. Seven Cajun seniors – guards Jarret Evans, Billy Jones, Blane Harmon, Orlando Butler, forwards Lonnie Thomas and Reggie DeGray and center Brett Smith – will be recognized prior to tipoff for their hard work and dedication through the years.

In addition, fans can welcome Baltimore Raven wide receiver and Super Bowl champion Brandon Stokley back to Cajun country in special ceremonies at halftime.

Denver vs Louisiana-Lafayette OFFICIAL BASKETBALL BOX SCORE -- G A M E T O T A L S Denver vs Louisiana-Lafayette 2/15/01 7:05 p.m. at Lafayette, La., Cajundome -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: Denver 10-14, 5-8 SBC 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 OVERTON, Kevin f 2-5 0-0 2-2 2 3 5 5 6 1 2 1 1 22 33 CARTER, Wahhab f 3-9 2-2 1-4 2 1 3 1 9 0 2 0 0 23 40 SIMMONS, Steve c 5-9 0-0 1-2 2 8 10 5 11 0 1 0 0 32 21 ROCHELL, Sherman g 2-8 0-1 0-1 1 3 4 0 4 4 4 0 2 25 23 IRELAND, Arthur g 2-7 1-4 2-2 0 1 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 22 3 PRATT, B.J. 5-17 2-7 3-5 1 3 4 2 15 2 1 0 1 26 13 PAUL, Matt 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 8 15 TURNER, Tyrone 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 6 22 HEATH, Phillip 3-5 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 6 1 1 0 0 6 30 GORAL, Ryan 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 43 STARKEY, Brett 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 3 2 0 2 0 0 11 50 RAMEY, Jamaal 1-1 0-0 4-4 0 1 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 16 TEAM ........................................ 1 1 2 TOTALS 25-65 5-17 14-24 10 27 37 19 69 12 16 1 4 200 TOT-FG 1stH: 9-35 25.7% 2ndH: 16-30 53.3% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 38.5% Deadbl 3pt-FG 1stH: 4-11 36.4% 2ndH: 1-6 16.7% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 29.4% Rebs FThrow 1stH: 3-9 33.3% 2ndH: 11-15 73.3% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 58.3% 5, 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: Louisiana-Lafayette 12-12, 7-6 SBC 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 30 THOMAS, Lonnie f 4-7 0-0 2-3 1 4 5 4 10 0 1 2 1 18 52 DeGRAY, Reggie f 5-7 0-0 3-4 3 6 9 3 13 5 2 0 0 23 5 LAWRENCE, Kenneth g 6-9 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 13 7 0 0 2 17 22 HARMON, Blane g 3-4 3-4 0-0 1 1 2 0 9 3 1 0 2 15 34 JOHNSON, Anthony g 7-9 0-2 0-0 2 5 7 0 14 2 2 0 2 19 1 EVANS, Jarret 2-4 2-3 2-2 0 2 2 2 8 2 1 0 0 16 3 BOYD, Brad 1-7 1-6 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 10 4 LANDRY, Antoine 3-7 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 19 21 BRIDGES, Laurie 1-2 0-0 1-2 2 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 10 23 BUTLER, Orlando 4-8 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 9 2 1 1 0 15 32 ROBINS, Darryl 1-7 0-0 2-3 3 2 5 0 4 0 0 1 0 17 42 SMITH, Brett 0-4 0-0 2-4 2 4 6 3 2 0 0 0 1 15 55 DAVIS, Robert 0-2 0-0 4-10 1 5 6 2 4 0 1 1 0 6 TEAM ........................................ 1 1 2 TOTALS 37-77 10-25 16-28 16 35 51 19 100 23 10 5 8 200 TOT-FG 1stH: 19-34 55.9% 2ndH: 18-43 41.9% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 48.1% Deadbl 3pt-FG 1stH: 6-13 46.2% 2ndH: 4-12 33.3% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 40.0% Rebs FThrow 1stH: 6-12 50.0% 2ndH: 10-16 62.5% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 57.1% 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OFFICIALS: Tom Harrington, Danny Hooker, Larry Ware TECHNICAL FOULS: Denver - none Louisiana-Lafayette - none ATTENDANCE: 3,452 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 OT3 OT4 TOTAL Denver 25 44 69 Louisiana-Lafayette 50 50 100

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