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Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Louisiana College
Cajuns Cruise Past Wildcats, 91-66
11/16/2010 3:37:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The 25-point win marked the first victory under new head coach Bob Marlin.
David Perez led the way with 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including a 5-for-7 showing from three-point range. Travis Bureau notched his first career double-double with 16 points and a personal-best 14 rebounds. Josh Brown and Scottie Farrington added 15 points each.
With the win, Louisiana moves to 1-1 on the year.
The Cajuns got off to a fast start connecting on seven of their first 11 shots. Just five minutes in, the Cajuns had a 16-2 lead that they never relinquished.
By the second media timeout, UL's lead had grown to 26-10, thanks in part to a 12-2 rebounding advantage and 14 points in the paint.
Missed shots and sloppy play kept the Wildcats in the game during the final minutes of the first half. A three-pointer with 2:25 left cut UL's lead down to single digits, 38-30.
But a 9-0 run to end the half, capped off with a dunk by Farrington, pushed the Cajuns' lead back to 47-30 at the break.
The Cajuns shot 55.6 percent in the first frame, scoring 24 points in the paint.
In the second half, the Cajuns continued to pull away, leading by as much 17 with 15 minutes remaining.
Like the first half, poor shooting decisions and miscues allowed the Wildcats cut UL's lead to single digits on two occasions. But both times, the Cajuns drained a three-point shot, pushing the advantage back to double digits.
A Wildcats' three-pointer with 4:55 left were the last points to register on the scoreboard for the visitors as UL's defense tightened down.
The Cajuns allowed just two field attempts and forced four turnovers to closeout the game. The defensive effort helped UL end the contest on a 14-0 run.
As a team, the Cajuns shot 56.1 percent (37-66) in the rout of the Wildcats. The majority of UL's points (46) came in the paint after out rebounding Louisiana College, 46-31.
The Wildcat's 20 turnovers also helped inflate the Cajuns' total as UL turned the miscues into 31 points of their own.
Louisiana will now hit the road for the first time this season with a contest in Omaha, Neb. against Creighton on Wednesday. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. CT.
