UL Starts Final Non-Conference Road Trip Wednesday at Ole Miss

Game Notes

GAME CENTER
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011
Location: Oxford, Miss.
Opponent: Ole Miss (8-1)
Site: Tad Smith Coliseum (9,061)
Game Time: 6:00 p.m.
Radio: SportsRadio ESPN 1420 AM (KPEL), 107.9 FM (KHXT) – Jay Walker, play-by-play
Television: CSS (Richard Cross, play-by-play; Sonny Smith, analyst)
Live Stats/Video: www.OleMissSports.com

LOUISIANA
11-12 Record____________________     5-6
11-12 Sun Belt Record____________       0-0
Last Game______________________     Dec. 12, 2011
                                                                             vs. Dillard W, 102-38
Head Coach____________________      Bob Marlin
   UL Record____________________      19-21 (2^nd Season)
   Career Record_________________      367-187 (19^th Season)
   Marlin vs. Ole Miss_____________        0-1
Web Site_______________________     www.RaginCajuns.com

OLE MISS
11-12 Record____________________     8-1
11-12 SEC Record________________     0-0
Last Game______________________     Dec. 10, 2011
                                                                             vs. Mississippi Valley State W, 80-56
Head Coach____________________       Andy Kennedy
   Ole Miss Record_______________       113-65 (6^th Season)
   Career Record_________________      134-78 (7^th Season)
   Kennedy vs. UL________________       1-0
Web Site_______________________     www.OleMissSporst.com

Game Night Story Lines
>>> Coming off a resounding 64-point triumph over Dillard on Monday at the Cajundome, the Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team begins a two-game road trip on Wednesday in Oxford, Miss., against the Ole Miss Rebels.
>>> In addition to the Ole Miss contest, Louisiana travels to Pittsburgh for a meeting with Robert Morris on Saturday, Dec. 17.
>>> While in Oxford the Cajuns seek to accomplish a pair of firsts for the 2011-12 season. UL is still in search of its first road win of the season (0-4) and seeks to record back-to-back wins for the first time this season.
>>> Wednesday's game is the second in three days for Louisiana. In Monday's 102-38 win over Dillard, the Cajuns stepped back onto the basketball court for the first time since Dec. 3 (University administered final exams Dec. 5-9).
>>> UL is expected to be shorthanded once again. J.J. Thomas (knee) has missed the past four contests. On Monday, Kadeem Coleby (ankle) and Scottie Farrington (head) were the latest members added to the Cajuns injury list.
>>> The State of Mississippi is the site of the Cajuns last win over an SEC school. Brad Boyd made nine 3-pointers and scored 33 points in leading Louisiana to a 79-76 upset victory over No. 12 Mississippi State on Nov. 23, 2002.
>>> The magic number for UL so far this year is 70. When scoring above 70 the Cajuns are 5-1. When scoring below 70 the squad is 0-5
>>> All five of the Ragin' Cajuns wins this season have come when holding the opposition below 40 percent shooting (5-0 record).
>>> Six Cajuns are averaging at least one assist per game, led by Raymone Andrews and Elfrid Payton with 2.8 assists per game.

HOME STREAK CONTINUES
>>> Louisiana's 102-38 win over Dillard on Monday extended the squad's homecourt win streak to three games.
>>> It was also the third straight game with a 20-plus point victory margin at the Cajundome.

IT'S BEEN SOME TIME
>>> The 102 points scored vs. Dillard on Monday marked the first time a Cajuns basketball team scored 100-plus since Jan. 29, 2004 when UL defeated Western Kentucky 110-102.

COMING DOWN THE STRETCH
>>> UL is heading down the stretch in non-conference action. The Cajuns have only three non-conference contests remaining for the 2011-12 season.
>>> Non-conference play wraps up Wednesday, Dec. 21 vs. Central Florida at the Cajundome.
>>> Louisiana starts Sun Belt Conference play on Dec. 31 vs. Florida Atlantic at the Cajundome. That will be the first of 16 straight league games to finish the season.

SEASON-HIGHS ABOUND
>>> Four different Cajuns posted a season-high in points in the win over Dillard led by Darshawn McClellan's 18 points.
>>> Alan Michael Thompson (16), David Perez (13) and Kentwan Smith (12) also registered season-highs in points.

DOUBLE TROUBLE
>>> Darshawn McClellan (18 pts, 10 rebs) and Kentwan Smith (12 pts, 10 rebs) both registered double-doubles in Monday's win over Dillard.

LAST TIME VS. OLE MISS (Nov. 14, 2006 in Oxford – Ole Miss won 69-54)
>>> The Rebels used a 12-0 run early in the first half to erase an 8-5 deficit and take a 17-8 lead.
>>> The Cajuns went scoreless over the final 3:22 before halftime and Ole Miss increased a 25-22 lead to 34-22 at halftime.
>>> A Ross Mouton triple trimmed the Ole Miss lead to 46-40 in the second half, but a jumper and pair of triples helped the Rebels stretch the lead to 54-40 with 10 minutes remaining.

McCLELLAN STEPS UP IN STARTER'S ROLE
>>> Darshawn McClellan, was inserted into the starting lineup at Kent State in place of J.J. Thomas who missed the game with a knee injury.
>>> McClellan responded well in his first start in a Cajuns uniform, registering a season-high 17 points. He also added three 3-point field goals, five assists and seven rebounds in 33 minutes of action.
>>> The team's leading scorer off the bench before assuming a starter's role, McClellan is averaging 12.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists as a starter.

A SPECIAL WEAPON
>>> The Cajuns bench has outscored the opponents bench in all but two games this season.
>>> Through 11 games, the UL bench is averaging 30.5 points per game.
>>> UL's bench has reached 40 points three times (at San Francisco, vs. Nicholls State, vs. Dillard). The bench provided a season-high 52 points in Monday's win over Dillard.
>>> On average, the Cajuns bench is outscoring the opposition's bench 30.5 to 24.5.

DISTRUBUTING THE BASKETBALL
>>> Louisiana averages 14.4 assists per game and features six players with double digit assists through 11 games.
>>> As a team, UL has reached double figures in assists in nine of 11 games this season.

SERIES HISTORY (Louisiana leads 4-2, overall; Louisiana leads 2-1 in Oxford)
>>>Wednesday's game marks the seventh meeting all-time between Louisiana and Ole Miss and the fourth meeting in Oxford.
>>>Ole Miss claimed the last meeting in the series, posting a 69-54 win at Tad Smith Coliseum on Nov. 14, 2006. That game marked the first meeting between the two schools since Dec. 21, 1992.
>>>The Cajuns had won four straight over the Rebels prior to falling in the November 2006 meeting.
>>>The two schools first met on Dec. 19, 1969 at Blackham Coliseum in the Bayou Classic. The Rebels won 89-77.
>>>Starting with an 80-62 win in the next meeting – held Dec. 3, 1983 at Tad Smith Coliseum in Oxford – Louisiana collected four straight victories over Ole Miss.

Date                                Result                                                     Site
# Dec. 19, 1969            Ole Miss 89, Louisiana 77                  Lafayette (Blackham Coliseum)
Dec. 3, 1983                  Louisiana 80, Ole Miss 62                 Oxford, Miss.
Nov. 24, 1989                Louisiana 94, Ole Miss 83                 Jackson, Miss.
$ Nov. 29, 1991             Louisiana 96, Ole Miss 87                 Lafayette (Cajundome)
Dec. 21, 1992                Louisiana 103, Ole Miss 87              Oxford, Miss.
Nov. 14, 2006                Ole Miss 69, Louisiana 54                 Oxford, Miss.
# - Bayou Classic
$ - Louisiana Classics

UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
>>> The Ragin' Cajuns make their second trip to Pittsburgh when they return to the Steel City for a meeting with Robert Morris on Saturday, Dec. 17. Game time is 6 p.m. (CST).
>>> For the first trip to Pittsburgh, Louisiana visited Duquesne on Saturday, Nov. 26.
>>> Louisiana and Robert Morris are meeting on the basketball court for the first time in school history.
>>> Robert Morris marks the sixth different opponent UL meets for the first time. Other first-time meetings this season included: Northern Arizona, North Dakota State, San Francisco, Duquense and Kent State.

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UL Starts Final Non-Conference Road Trip Wednesday at Ole Miss

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