Cajuns Wrap Up Northeast Trip at Kent State

Game Notes

GAME CENTER
Date: Monday, Nov. 28, 2011
Location: Kent, Ohio
Opponent: Kent State (2-1)
Site: Memorial Athletic & Convocation Center (6,327)
Game Time: 6:00 p.m. (CST)
Radio: SportsRadio ESPN 1420 AM (KPEL), 107.9 FM (KXHT)
Live Stats/Video: www.KentStateSports.com

LOUISIANA
11-12 Record____________________     3-4
11-12 Sun Belt Record____________       0-0
Last Game______________________     Nov. 26, 2011
                                                     at Duquesne L, 65-84
Head Coach_____________________     Bob Marlin
   UL Record____________________      17-19 (2^nd Season)
   Career Record_________________      365-185 (19^th Season)
Web Site________________________    www.RaginCajuns.com

KENT STATE
11-12 Record____________________     2-1
11-12 MAC Record_______________       0-0
Last Game______________________     Nov. 22, 2011
                                          vs. Cleveland State L, 53-57
Head Coach_____________________     Rob Senderoff
   Kent State Record______________       2-1 (1^st Season)
   Career Record_________________       2-1 (1^st Season)
Web Site________________________    www.KentStateSports.com

Game Night Story Lines
>>>Louisiana closes out a two-game road trip to the northeast on Monday in Kent, Ohio, facing Kent State. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. (CST) at the Memorial Athletic & Convocation Center on the Kent State campus.
>>>The Ragin' Cajuns and Golden Flashes are meeting for the first time. It's the first matchup against a Mid-American Conference school since facing Ohio University on Dec. 21, 2007 in the Outriggers Rainbow Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii.
>>>All three of the Ragin' Cajuns wins this season have come when holding the opposition below 40 percent shooting.
>>>Louisiana is seeking its first win on the opposition's home court. The Cajuns are 0-2 in “true” road games, falling at San Francisco (Nov. 13) and Duquesne (Nov. 26).
>>>Kent State is the fifth opponent this season that Louisiana meets for the first time. At the Hilltop Challenge in San Francisco, UL had first-time meetings with Northern Arizona, North Dakota State and San Francisco. On Saturday, the Cajuns opened their two-game northeast road trip with a first-time meeting at Duquesne.
>>>Kadeem Coleby had a breakout game rebounding the basketball on Saturday at Duquesne. The junior center posted a season-best 11 rebounds, shattering his previous season-best of four.
>>>Monday's game at Kent State is the final contest of November. UL seeks to even its record as the calendar turns over to December.
>>>The Cajuns pulled down a season-high 21 offensive rebounds at Duquesne. UL has reached double figures in offensive rebounds in six straight games.
>>>Nine different Cajuns tallied at least one assist at Duquesne. Six Cajuns are averaging more than one assist per game, led by Raymone Andrews' 3.1 assists per game.

LAST TIME IN OHIO
>>>It's been eight seasons since the Ragin' Cajuns played a basketball game in Ohio.
>>>In the 2003-04 season, the Jessie Evans-led Cajuns visited Dayton on Dec. 9, 2003 and Xavier on Dec. 20, 2003.
>>>UL dropped a pair of single-digit decisions that season, falling 66-59 at Dayton and 78-74 at Xavier.

DUQUESNE LEFTOVERS
>>>Fueled by a season-high 21 offensive rebounds, the Ragin' Cajuns out-rebounded Duquesne 44-36. It marked the fifth time in seven outings that UL collected more boards than the opposition.
>>>Raymone Andrews and David Perez each made three 3-pointers, tying the season-high by a Cajuns player this season. As a team, UL connected on nine triples for the second straight outing (9-of-16 vs. Nicholls State and 9-of-20 at Duquesne).
>>>Freshman Elfrid Payton played a season-and team-high 31 minutes.
>>>Kadeem Coleby scored 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for his first double-double in a Cajuns uniform. It was also the first double-double by a UL player this season.
>>>Louisiana bounced back from shooting 22 percent in the opening half by shooting 47 percent (16-of-34) in the second stanza. The Cajuns have shot above 40 percent in the second half in all but one game this season (North Dakota State).
>>>The Cajuns tallied 19 assists marking the third time this season with 19-plus assists.
>>>With Darshawn McClellan held scoreless off the bench, the trio of David Perez (9), Bryant Mbamalu (5) and Donovan Williams (5) combined for 19 of the bench's 27 points.

COLEBY IN CONTROL
>>>Kadeem Coleby led all Cajuns in the Beryl Shipley Classic shooting 63 percent (17-of-27) and averaging 13.7 points per game.
>>>The Nassau, Bahamas, native registered double figures in points all three games of the tournament.
>>>He's scored double digits in five of the Cajuns seven games this season.

COLEBY ON THE BLOCK
>>>Kadeem Coleby tops the Cajuns with 15 blocked shots (2.1 blocks per game).
>>>As a team, Louisiana averages 4.7 blocks per game (33 through seven games).

McCLELLAN SOLID OFF THE BENCH
>>>Darshawn McClellan continued his solid play coming off the bench for Louisiana, as he averaged 9.0 points and 5.3 rebounds during the Shipley Classic.
>>>Through seven games this season, McClellan is averaging 8.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 20.7 minutes per game as the squad's “sixth man”.
>>>McClellan has scored at least eight points in all but one game this season.

THOMAS TOPS THE CHARTS
>>>J.J. Thomas currently leads the Ragin' Cajuns averaging 6.3 rebounds per game.
>>>Thomas has reached seven rebounds in five of the season's seven games.
>>>He notched a season-best nine boards Saturday at Duquesne.

MONEY FROM THE STRIPE
>>>J.J. Thomas and Elfrid Payton have made the most of their opportunities at the charity stripe through seven games.
>>>Thomas has converted 88 percent (14-of-16) and Payton has connected on 82 percent (18-of-22).

LOOKING TO CONTINUE THE TREND
>>>Louisiana has bounced back from its previous two losses with victories in the next outing.
>>>Following a 71-70 loss at San Francisco in the Hilltop Challenge finale, the Cajuns defeated Houston Baptist in the Shipley Classic opener. Then after a loss to Cal State Fullerton, UL downed Nicholls State in the Shipley Classic finale.
>>>Kent State is coming off a loss to Cleveland State in its last home outing (Nov. 22).

UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
>>>The Ragin' Cajuns return to the Cajundome on Thursday for a meeting with Interstate 10 rival McNeese State. The Cajuns and Cowboys are meeting for the 14^th consecutive season since renewing their rivalry in the 1998-99 season. Tipoff is set for 7:05 p.m.
>>>McNeese visits the Cajundome for the first time since the 2008-09 season. The last two meetings took place at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles.
>>>It's the second of three games for Louisiana this week. The Cajuns travel west on Interstate 10 on Saturday to Beaumont, Texas, for a meeting with Lamar to wrap up the three-game stretch which began Monday night at Kent State.

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