University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Denver
Cajuns Can't Capture First Place
2/10/2008 6:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
With the win,
UL (10-13, 6-6) falls into third place, one game better than
The Cajuns shot 31 percent (10-for-32) in the game's first 28 minutes en route to a 20-point deficit.
DU opened the second half with three straight three-point baskets to extend their 10-point halftime advantage. The Pioneers used a 17-7 run in the first 6:51 of the second stanza to take a 20-point lead, 44-24.
Two more triples by the Pioneers gave the hosts a dominating 53-29 lead at the 8:36 mark.
The Cajuns fall to 6-3 all-time in
Travis Bureau and La'Ryan Gary led UL with eight points. Point guard Randell Daigle led all players with six assists and did not commit a turnover, but was held scoreless.
DU had five players in double figures, led by 12 points from Rob Lewis. Lewis and three other Pioneers had a game-high seven rebounds.
The Cajuns defense held the Pioneers to just two points in the first six minutes of the game, but the offense struggled from the beginning, making only one field goal and committing four turnovers.
Two from the stripe by Elijah Millsap gave the Cajuns a 4-2 edge at the 15:39 mark.
As the Cajuns continued to lack offensive rhythm,
UL started the game 3-for-16 from the floor.
After a long jumper by Bureau broke the Cajuns scoring drought, DU used an 11-1 run to take a 27-11 lead with only 1:46 left in the half.
The Cajuns ended the half with three consecutive baskets to get their deficit down to 10 points. David Dees scored before Tyren Johnson ended the half with two baskets.
The Cajuns five leading scorers on the season, Millsap,
UL returns home for a Valentine's Day game against Louisiana-Monroe on Thursday at 7:05pm in the Cajundome.
