University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, December 3
Beaumont, Texas
8:30 PM
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
at
Lamar
Louisiana Visits Lamar Seeking to Build Momentum Before Break
12/2/2011 6:52:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Game Notes
GAME CENTER
Date: Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011
Location: Beaumont, Texas
Opponent: Lamar (4-3)
Site: Montagne Center (10,080)
Game Time: 8:30 p.m.
Radio: SportsRadio ESPN 1420 AM (KPEL), 107.9 FM (KHXT)
Live Stats/Video: www.LamarCardinals.com
LOUISIANA
11-12 Record____________________ 4-5
11-12 Sun Belt Record____________ 0-0
Last Game______________________ Dec. 1, 2011
vs. McNeese State W, 78-56
Head Coach_____________________ Bob Marlin
UL Record____________________ 18-20 (2nd Season)
Career Record_________________ 366-186 (19th Season)
Marlin vs. Lamar_______________ 15-8
Web Site________________________ www.RaginCajuns.com
LAMAR
11-12 Record____________________ 4-3
11-12 SLC Record________________ 0-0
Last Game______________________ Nov. 30, 2011
at TCU L, 72-77
Head Coach_____________________ Pat Knight
Lamar Record_________________ 4-3 (1st Season)
Career Record_________________ 54-64 (5th Season)
Knight vs. UL__________________ 0-0
Web Site________________________ www.LamarCardinals.com
Game Night Story Lines
>>> A two-hour bus ride on Saturday awaits the Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team as they travel west on Interstate 10 for a meeting with Lamar at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas. Game time is set for 8:30 p.m.
>>> Louisiana and Lamar are finishing a four-year, home-and-home agreement that began in the 2008-09 season at the Cajundome.
>>> The Cajuns have won the last two meetings, posting a 68-60 win at the Montange Center in December 2009 and a 68-65 win at the Cajundome in December 2010.
>>> UL snapped a two-game losing streak with a 78-56 win over McNeese State at the Cajundome on Thursday.
>>> Saturday's game is the final outing for Louisiana before taking a break for final exams. After facing Lamar, the Cajuns are off until a Monday, Dec. 12 meeting with Dillard at the Cajundome.
>>> The Cajuns seek to pull back to the .500 mark before the final exams break.
>>> UL looks to lock down its first win on the opposition's home floor this season. The Cajuns are 0-3 in “true” road games falling at San Francisco, Duquesne and Kent State.
>>> All four of the Ragin' Cajuns wins this season have come when holding the opposition below 40 percent shooting (4-0 record).
>>> Seven Cajuns are averaging at least one assist per game, led by Raymone Andrews' 3.0 assists per game.
>>> Junior college transfer Kadeem Coleby has scored in double figures in six straight games. Coleby is averaging 14.3 points per game during the streak.
CAJUNS AND CARDINALS, THE CURRENT CHAPTER
>>> The UL and Lamar series dates back to 1951 and is 81 meetings old.
>>> After Lamar joined the Southland Conference in 1998-99, the two programs would not meet until entering a four-year, home-and-home series starting in 2008-09.
>>> Lamar won 78-68 at the Cajundome on Nov. 18, 2008 as the two rivals resumed play. Louisiana came back the next season and won 68-60 at the Montagne Center on Dec. 19, 2009 to even the current chapter of the series and the all-time mark to 40-all.
>>> The Cajuns made it two straight over the Cardinals and took a 2-1 lead in the current chapter of the series with a 68-65 win at the Cajundome on Dec. 19, 2010.
>>> Last year's win gave UL a 41-40 lead in the all-time series.
>>> Tonight marks the final year of the current four-year deal.
DEFENSE STEPS UP VS. MCNEESE
>>> The Cajuns limited McNeese State to less than 40 percent shooting in both halves and 35.7 percent (20-of-56) for the game.
>>> Four times in nine games, UL has held the opposition below 40 percent shooting.
>>> For the fifth time the Cajuns held the opposition below 70 points.
ALL-AROUND EFFORT
>>> In Thursday 78-56 win over McNeese, a total of nine players scored at least six points.
>>> Seven players made at least three field goals.
LOOKING FOR A WIN STREAK
>>> Louisiana enters Saturday's game at Lamar looking for back-to-back wins for the first time this season.
FAMILIAR GROUND
>>> For Cajuns coach Bob Marlin, Saturday's trip to Lamar marks a return to Texas where he spent 12 seasons as head coach at Sam Houston State and coached at the Montagne Center several times. Marlin is 6-5 vs. Lamar at the Montagne Center (15-8 overall).
COLEBY IN CONTROL
>>> Kadeem Coleby averaged 15 points and eight rebounds during the northeast trip.
>>> Coleby registered his first double-double in a UL uniform on Saturday at Duquesne, then followed up with a game-and season-high 19 points at Kent State on Monday.
>>> It's the second straight week he averaged double figures. The Nassau, Bahamas, native averaged 13.7 points during the Beryl Shipley Classic.
>>> Coleby is the Cajuns current leading scorer averaging 11.9 points per game.
BROWN RETURNS TO THE COURT
>>> Josh Brown, who left the Cal State Fullerton game early with a head injury then missed the Nicholls State and Duquesne games, returned to the court on Monday night at Kent State.
>>> The senior guard collected seven made field goals and scored 16 points.
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.
A SPECIAL WEAPON
>>> The Cajuns bench has outscored the opponents bench in all but one game this season. ? Through nine games, the UL bench is averaging 30.0 points per game.
>>> UL's bench has reached 40 points twice (at San Francisco, vs. Nicholls State).
>>> On average, the Cajuns bench is outscoring the opposition's bench 30.0 to 23.3.
UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
>>> The Cajuns have an eight-day layoff scheduled as the University administers final exams. Final exams are scheduled Monday-Friday, Dec. 5-9.
>>> Louisiana's next game is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 12 at the Cajundome against Dillard. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
>>> UL and Dillard have met only once before. That meeting took place on Dec. 4, 1970 in Blackham Coliseum (Cajuns won 108-81).
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