Arkansas State vs Louisiana-Lafayette

ASU NIPS CAJUN MEN'S BASKETBALL IN THRILLER ... Feb. 3, 2001

LAFAYETTE – Matt Pruitt drilled 1-of-2 free throws with eight seconds left, and Louisiana-Lafayette's shot at the buzzer was off the mark as Arkansas State took an 82-80 win over the Cajuns at the Cajundome on Saturday.

Kolin Weaver led four ASU players in double digits with 19 points, while Jason Jennings added 16 points and 10 rebounds. Nick Rivers scored 13 points, and Odie Williams added 11 for the Indians in the winning effort.

Louisiana-Lafayette's Anthony Johnson led all scorers with a career-best 27 points, while Orlando Butler came off the bench to pour in 17 points with four 3-pointers. Lonnie Thomas added 12 points and came just one rebound short of posting his fourth straight double-double.

The game probably shouldn't have been as close at the end as ASU (14-8, 8-2 SBC) held an 80-73 lead with only 52 seconds remaining. However, Louisiana-Lafayette took advantage of a Johnson stuff, and Brad Boyd's baseline three-pointer in a nine-second span to trip that margin to 80-78 with 28 seconds remaining.

Odie Williams was fouled with 24 seconds left, but made only 1-of-2 free throws. With 13 seconds left, Johnson rebounded his own miss for an 81-80 lead. After a Cajun timeout, Orlando Butler fouled Pruitt, who made his second free throw, but Butler's last-second shot was off the mark as the Cajuns dropped their third straight overall and second straight at the Cajundome.

Louisiana-Lafayette was hampered by an inconsistent effort from the free throw line, hitting only 20-of-35 attempts from the charity stripe. ASU took advantage of its trips to the line, hitting 25-of-33 attempts, but could have iced the game earlier, going 2-of-4 in the final 24 seconds.

The Cajuns overcame their shooting woes from the field, hitting only 33.8 percent, and from the free throw line by outrebounding ASU 47-40, including 26-14 on the offensive glass. Louisiana-Lafayette's offensive rebound total tied an SBC record previously set against Texas-Pan American in 1992.

Despite the loss, the Cajuns remain atop the Sun Belt Conference West Division as Louisiana Tech defeated South Alabama 60-54 and New Mexico State handed New Orleans a 62-55 loss.

Louisiana-Lafayette now hits the road to play three games in a six day stretch. That trip starts at 7 p.m. Thursday against Louisiana Tech in Thomas Assembly Center.

Arkansas State vs Louisiana-Lafayette OFFICIAL BASKETBALL BOX SCORE -- G A M E T O T A L S Arkansas State vs Louisiana-Lafayette 2/3/01 7:05 p.m. at Lafayette, La., Cajundome -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: Arkansas State 14-8, 8-2 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 33 WEAVER, Kolin f 6-9 2-2 5-6 0 5 5 5 19 2 2 0 0 27 55 JENNINGS, Jason c 5-10 0-0 6-7 4 6 10 4 16 1 3 4 0 27 4 ROSSER, Jamie g 1-5 0-2 3-4 0 1 1 2 5 2 3 0 0 29 11 RIVERS, Nick g 4-14 2-4 3-4 1 2 3 1 13 4 2 0 0 30 22 PRUITT, Matt g 1-1 0-0 1-2 2 1 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 16 10 WILLIAMS, Odie 3-4 0-0 5-6 0 7 7 1 11 3 1 0 1 22 23 HART, DeWayne 3-5 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 2 6 1 0 0 0 17 24 SOKOLEWICZ, Josh 3-5 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 1 15 32 ADAMS, Kim 0-2 0-0 0-2 3 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 40 DAVIS, Claude 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 TEAM ........................................ 3 0 3 TOTALS 26-56 5-12 25-33 14 26 40 22 82 14 12 4 2 200 TOT-FG 1stH: 14-33 42.4% 2ndH: 12-23 52.2% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 46.4% Deadbl 3pt-FG 1stH: 3-6 50.0% 2ndH: 2-6 33.3% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 41.7% Rebs FThrow 1stH: 11-15 73.3% 2ndH: 14-18 77.8% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 75.8% 3, 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: Louisiana-Lafayette 10-10, 6-4 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 2-10 0-0 8-10 4 5 9 4 12 2 2 2 1 30 32 ROBINS, Darryl f 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 10 5 LAWRENCE, Kenneth g 0-5 0-2 1-2 1 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 22 22 HARMON, Blane g 1-5 1-4 2-2 1 1 2 4 5 4 2 0 0 16 34 JOHNSON, Anthony g 10-19 2-7 5-6 5 5 10 4 27 0 0 0 2 32 1 EVANS, Jarret 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 BOYD, Brad 2-6 2-5 0-3 2 0 2 1 6 1 1 0 0 10 4 LANDRY, Antoine 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 7 23 BUTLER, Orlando 6-13 4-7 1-4 4 4 8 3 17 1 2 0 1 26 42 SMITH, Brett 1-3 0-0 1-2 3 0 3 4 3 2 0 0 0 11 52 DeGRAY, Reggie 2-5 0-1 1-4 3 3 6 2 5 3 0 0 1 24 55 DAVIS, Robert 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM ........................................ 1 0 1 TOTALS 25-74 10-30 20-35 26 21 47 26 80 16 7 2 7 200 TOT-FG 1stH: 10-35 28.6% 2ndH: 15-39 38.5% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 33.8% Deadbl 3pt-FG 1stH: 5-17 29.4% 2ndH: 5-13 38.5% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 33.3% Rebs FThrow 1stH: 14-25 56.0% 2ndH: 6-10 60.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 57.1% 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OFFICIALS: Stanley Reynolds, Michael Ashurst, Brian Alred TECHNICAL FOULS: Arkansas State - WEAVER, Kolin(1) Louisiana-Lafayette - none ATTENDANCE: 5,579 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 OT3 OT4 TOTAL Arkansas State 42 40 82 Louisiana-Lafayette 39 41 80 PTS IN THE PAINT: Arkansas State - 28 Louisiana-Lafayette - 24 PTS OFF TURNOVERS: Arkansas State - 09 Louisiana-Lafayette - 14 2ND CHANCE POINTS: Arkansas State - 12 Louisiana-Lafayette - 27 FAST BREAK POINTS: Arkansas State - 06 Louisiana-Lafayette - 08

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