University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Wraps up Homestand on Sunday
12/20/2008 6:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
GAME CENTER
Date: Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008
Location: Lafayette, La.
Opponent: Sam Houston State (4-5)
Site: CAJUNDOME (11,550)
Game Time: 5:15 p.m (or 30 minutes after completion of women's game)
Television: None
Radio: SportsRadio ESPN 1420 AM (KPEL), 107.9 FM (KRKA)
Game Night Story Lines
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● The Ragin' Cajuns and Bearkats meet for the first time in 15 years. Last meeting took place on Dec. 15, 1993 with
● An eight-day layoff awaits UL after tonight's contest.
● UL posted a season-high 15 blocked shots against
● The magic point total for the Cajuns has been 70. Score above 70 and the team is 4-0. When failing to reach 70,
HOMESTAND NOTABLES
● The Ragin' Cajuns conclude their season-long, four-game homestand with tonight's game against
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● The Cajuns are shooting 91-of-167 (.517), outrebounding opponents by an average of 40-33 and averaging 78.3 points. The Cajuns defense has limited opponents to 36.4 percent shooting (67-of-184) and blocked 29 shots (9.7 blocks per game).
● Four players are averaging double figures scoring on the homestand: Travis Bureau (15.7), Lamar Roberson (11.7), Chris Gradnigo (11.0) and Ryan McCoy (10.7).
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● Scoring runs have decided all three games. Against
HOME, SWEET DOME
● The 2008-09 campaign marks the 24th season of Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball at the 11,550-seat CAJUNDOME.
● In the past 10-plus seasons,
● The Cajuns lost for only the second time to
● Four Cajuns reached double digits scoring for the second straight game. Travis Bureau, Chris Gradnigo, Ryan McCoy and Lamar Roberson pulled the trick again.
● Travis Bureau was the leading scorer for UL ? the seventh time in nine game's he's been the Cajuns' top point producer.
● Tyren Johnson had a career-high five blocked shots. Colby Batiste blocked two shots to record his fifth game with at least two blocks.
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● Lamar Roberson tallied another game with at least three assists. He also hauled in a season-high eight rebounds.
LAST TIME VS.
● The Cajuns got 24 points off the bench from senior Tony Moore and four others scored in double figures.
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● The Cajuns defense forced a CAJUNDOME-record 32 turnovers, including 21 in the first half as then-USL built a 50-26 halftime lead.
● The Cajuns led 26-11 at the 10-minute mark and the lead never dipped below 20 points in the second half despite the fact that SHSU held a 54-36 advantage on the boards including 26 offensive rebounds.
● UL buried SHSU from three-point range, shooting 13-of-29 compared to 2-of-20.
PLENTY OF OPTIONS TO CHOOSE FROM
● At least nine (9) players have reached double-digit minutes in the last three games.
BLOCK PARTY
● The Ragin' Cajuns have blocked at least five shots in the past seven games.
● UL tied a season-high with seven blocks at
● Tyren Johnson and Colby Batiste lead the charge, with 19 and 15, respectively.
SERIES HISTORY (Louisiana leads 7-6)
● The two schools meet for the first time since the 1993-94 season. That season, UL defeated SHSU 100-66 on Dec. 15, 1993.
● Series began in the 1951-52 season for a string of eight games which ran through the 1957-58 season, then went dormant until the 1988-89 season. The teams played five games over six seasons before halting the series again following the 1993-94 campaign.
● Louisiana has won the last five meetings after SHSU won six of eight in the 1950's.
● Tonight's game marks the 14th meeting all-time and the fifth meeting in the CAJUNDOME.
● Current UL assistant coach Byron Starks was a senior for the Cajuns in the last meeting.
UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
The Ragin' Cajuns take time off for Christmas as there are no games scheduled over the next eight days.
When the Cajuns do return to the floor it will be in Knoxville, Tenn., for a meeting with 16th-ranked Tennessee on Monday, Dec. 29. Game time is set for 6:30 p.m. (CST).
It's the first back-to-back games over three nights with SEC foes. Following the UT game, Louisiana will fly to Baton Rouge on Tuesday, Dec. 30 to pepare for its New Year's Eve showdown with LSU at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
