University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Thursday, November 29
Lafayette
7:00 PM
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
2-5, 0-1SBC
58
vs
72
Middle Tennessee
5-1, 1-0SBC
1
2
F
Middle Tennessee
38
34
72
Louisiana
32
26
58
MT Spoils Long's Third Double-Double and Cajuns SBC Opener
11/29/2012 11:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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Contact: Brian McCann
LAFAYETTE – Louisiana freshman forward Shawn Long scored a game-high 17 points and snared 13 rebounds but it wasn't enough as the Ragin' Cajuns dropped their Sun Belt Conference opener to Middle Tennessee, 72-58, Thursday evening at the Cajundome.
Four Ragin' Cajuns players finished in double figures with Steven Wronkoski contributing 13 points on 3-of-4 shooting, including 2-3 from behind the arc and a perfect 5-5 from the free throw line. Bryant Mbamalu and Elfrid Payton scored 11 points, respectively.
Middle Tennessee shot 41.7 percent (25-of-60) from the floor and outscored Louisiana (2-5, 0-1 Sun Belt), 36-3, from the bench. James Gallman paced Middle Tennessee (5-1, 1-0 Sun Belt), scoring 14 points on 4-of-10 shooting.
In a game that went back-and-forth for a majority of the first half, Raymond Cintron hit a three pointer at the 6:32 mark to spark an 11-5 Blue Raiders run that created a 36-25 advantage. Mbamalu drilled a 15-footer from the right wing to put an end to the run with 1:33 left in the half. Matt Moss hit a triple as time expired, cutting the Blue Raiders lead to 38-32.
The Ragin' Cajuns used a balanced attack as three different players contributed nine points in the first twenty minutes of action.
The Cajuns stormed out of the locker room outscoring the Blue Raiders 10-4 over the first five minutes to turn the deficit into a 42-all tie with 15:59 remaining. Middle Tennessee's defense caused fits for the Cajuns, forcing Louisiana to miss its next four shots as the Blue Raiders went on to score five unanswered points to build a 47-42 lead.
The Cajuns jumped in front 48-47 at the 11:20 mark on a Long jumper, however the Blue Raiders went on a 17-3 run to jump out to a 64-51 lead with 3:58 to play
The Blue Raiders coasted down the stretch en route to the Sun Belt-opening victory. Thursday's game marked the first time that UL and MT met in an SBC opener.
The Cajuns were outrebounded in the loss 40-31 and were outboarded 14-7 on the offensive glass. Louisiana connected on just 4-of-17 three-pointers.
The Ragin' Cajuns travel to Denton, Texas on Saturday, Dec. 1 for a Sun Belt contest against North Texas at 7 p.m. It will mark the final Sun Belt contest at the Super Pit against the Mean Green who depart for Conference USA following the 2012-13 season.
BANK SHOTS: Shawn Long collected his third double-double of the season (17 pts, 13 rebs) and tied his career-high with 13 rebounds (had 13 rebounds at Texas Southern)…Louisiana began its 22nd season of competition in the Sun Belt Conference….The loss dropped the Ragin' Cajuns to 15-7 in SBC opener…The game marked the earliest that the Cajuns ever started conference play, besting the previous earliest start of Nov. 30, 1999 by one day (at Denver)…Steven Wronkoski scored in double figures for the third time in the past four outings…Elfrid Payton reached six assists for the third time this season…Louisiana was denied its first 3-0 start at home since the 2004-05 season…The Blue Raiders extended their current win streak over the Cajuns to eight games…Louisiana's last win over MT came on March 6, 2005, a 71-57 win in the 2005 SBC Tournament held in Denton, Texas…The Ragin' Cajuns shot above 70 percent at the free throw line for the fourth time in seven games (shot 10-of-13, 77 percent)...Louisiana lost for only the fifth time in the past 26 Sun Belt games at the Cajundome dating back to the 2009-10 season.
Contact: Brian McCann
LAFAYETTE – Louisiana freshman forward Shawn Long scored a game-high 17 points and snared 13 rebounds but it wasn't enough as the Ragin' Cajuns dropped their Sun Belt Conference opener to Middle Tennessee, 72-58, Thursday evening at the Cajundome.
Four Ragin' Cajuns players finished in double figures with Steven Wronkoski contributing 13 points on 3-of-4 shooting, including 2-3 from behind the arc and a perfect 5-5 from the free throw line. Bryant Mbamalu and Elfrid Payton scored 11 points, respectively.
Middle Tennessee shot 41.7 percent (25-of-60) from the floor and outscored Louisiana (2-5, 0-1 Sun Belt), 36-3, from the bench. James Gallman paced Middle Tennessee (5-1, 1-0 Sun Belt), scoring 14 points on 4-of-10 shooting.
In a game that went back-and-forth for a majority of the first half, Raymond Cintron hit a three pointer at the 6:32 mark to spark an 11-5 Blue Raiders run that created a 36-25 advantage. Mbamalu drilled a 15-footer from the right wing to put an end to the run with 1:33 left in the half. Matt Moss hit a triple as time expired, cutting the Blue Raiders lead to 38-32.
The Ragin' Cajuns used a balanced attack as three different players contributed nine points in the first twenty minutes of action.
The Cajuns stormed out of the locker room outscoring the Blue Raiders 10-4 over the first five minutes to turn the deficit into a 42-all tie with 15:59 remaining. Middle Tennessee's defense caused fits for the Cajuns, forcing Louisiana to miss its next four shots as the Blue Raiders went on to score five unanswered points to build a 47-42 lead.
The Cajuns jumped in front 48-47 at the 11:20 mark on a Long jumper, however the Blue Raiders went on a 17-3 run to jump out to a 64-51 lead with 3:58 to play
The Blue Raiders coasted down the stretch en route to the Sun Belt-opening victory. Thursday's game marked the first time that UL and MT met in an SBC opener.
The Cajuns were outrebounded in the loss 40-31 and were outboarded 14-7 on the offensive glass. Louisiana connected on just 4-of-17 three-pointers.
The Ragin' Cajuns travel to Denton, Texas on Saturday, Dec. 1 for a Sun Belt contest against North Texas at 7 p.m. It will mark the final Sun Belt contest at the Super Pit against the Mean Green who depart for Conference USA following the 2012-13 season.
BANK SHOTS: Shawn Long collected his third double-double of the season (17 pts, 13 rebs) and tied his career-high with 13 rebounds (had 13 rebounds at Texas Southern)…Louisiana began its 22nd season of competition in the Sun Belt Conference….The loss dropped the Ragin' Cajuns to 15-7 in SBC opener…The game marked the earliest that the Cajuns ever started conference play, besting the previous earliest start of Nov. 30, 1999 by one day (at Denver)…Steven Wronkoski scored in double figures for the third time in the past four outings…Elfrid Payton reached six assists for the third time this season…Louisiana was denied its first 3-0 start at home since the 2004-05 season…The Blue Raiders extended their current win streak over the Cajuns to eight games…Louisiana's last win over MT came on March 6, 2005, a 71-57 win in the 2005 SBC Tournament held in Denton, Texas…The Ragin' Cajuns shot above 70 percent at the free throw line for the fourth time in seven games (shot 10-of-13, 77 percent)...Louisiana lost for only the fifth time in the past 26 Sun Belt games at the Cajundome dating back to the 2009-10 season.
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Team Stats
MT
UL
FG%
.417
.407
3FG%
.350
.235
FT%
.682
.769
RB
40
31
TO
13
16
STL
8
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
5
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
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