University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, January 23
Lafayette
6:30 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
9-8, 5-3SBC
88
vs
65
Troy
6-13, 1-7SBC
1
2
F
Troy
31
34
65
Louisiana
49
39
88
Team Stats
TROY
UL
FG%
.417
.571
3FG%
.294
.462
FT%
.588
.720
RB
35
29
TO
18
11
STL
4
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
20
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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Inside Game Too Much As Cajuns Run Away From Troy, 88-65
1/23/2016 11:43:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Cajuns win fourth straight before season-high crowd
LAFAYETTE – Shawn Long and Bryce Washington combined for 36 points and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns claimed their fourth straight victory in an 88-65 win over Troy on Saturday in a Sun Belt Conference men's basketball game at the Cajundome.
Jay Hedgeman came off the bench to score 12 points while Jay Wright added nine as Louisiana (9-8, 5-3 Sun Belt) shot 57 percent from the floor (32-for-56) for the game and scored 50 points in the paint. Playing before a season-high crowd of 6,064, the Ragin' Cajuns built a 49-31 lead in the first half as they went 20-for-28 from the floor (71.4 percent) with Washington scoring 13 to lead the way.
Long, who became the sixth player in Ragin' Cajuns and Sun Belt Conference history to record 2,000 career points, scored 15 of his game-high 20 in the second half and grabbed 14 rebounds for his 11th double-double of the season and 64th of his career. The senior finished 7-for-12 from the floor and added three assists, three blocks and a steal in 31 minutes on the floor.
Washington, who scored 12 points in the Cajuns' 92-82 win over South Alabama on Thursday, tied a season-high with 16 points against Troy (6-13, 1-7 SBC) as he went 7-for-10 from the floor with two rebounds, a block and a steal.
"We were going right at (Jordan) Varnado and (John) Walton, trying to have some success," head coach Bob Marlin said. "We knew they (Troy) were going to double Shawn. Bryce was the benefactor of a good game plan and he took advantage of it."
Louisiana took control of the game midway through the first half as it used a 25-6 run that turned an 18-16 deficit into a 42-24 lead with 2:54 remaining in the first half. The Ragin' Cajuns scored 13 straight points, beginning with Wright's three-point play at the 9:51 mark before buckets by Hayward Register, Devonta Walker and Tyrone Wooten helped build a 29-18 lead.
The Trojans got as close as 32-24 in the first half on a layup by John Walton III with 5:17 remaining, but Louisiana pulled away as it scored the next 10 points that was capped by a three-point play by Washington.
The Ragin' Cajuns limited Troy to 12-for-28 from the floor in the opening half while forcing 10 turnovers which led to 16 points.
"I thought our defense was pretty good, it got us the lead at halftime," Marlin said. "In the second half, we started quick but got a little bit careless with the basketball, didn't execute and missed some easy shots.
"Troy is a better team than they showed tonight. We did a good job on (Wesley) Person, (John) Walton fouls out early in the second half and we knew (Jordan) Varnado was a good player. I like our defensive effort. I thought that was the key to the basketball game."
The Trojans never got closer than 13 points the rest of the night, the last time on B.J. Miller's layup with 5:23 remaining in the game, but Long and Washington combined to score the next seven points as Louisiana would push its lead to 80-60 at the 3:42 mark.
Tiremone Williams drained a 3-pointer – his first of the season and third in his career – from the right corner with 2:32 remaining that gave Louisiana an 84-63 lead and the Ragin' Cajuns would take their biggest lead of the night (88-63) when Matt Marlin sank the second of two free throws.
The game, the third in a season-long five-game homestand, saw the Ragin' Cajuns debuts for newcomers Jacob Broussard and Elijah McGuire. Broussard, a Lafayette native, recorded a steal in two minute of play while McGuire, a three-time All-Sun Belt Conference pick for the Louisiana football team, recorded a steal in five minutes of play.
"He's going to help us defensively, he's a great athlete," Marlin said of McGuire, who was playing in his first basketball game since wrapping up his prep career at Houma's Vandebilt Catholic High School in 2013. "He's shooting the ball fine in practice. We went over some things and he just wants to help us win. He said, 'coach, hopefully I can defend, get an assist or two, here or there, and maybe score a basket.' But he just wants to help the team."
Varnado led Troy with 15 points and six rebounds while Person was held to 11 points. Walton III and Shawn Hopkins added 10 points each for the Trojans, who held a 35-29 advantage on the glass and joined UCLA and Pepperdine as the only teams to hold a lead on the glass against the Cajuns this season.
Louisiana will return to action on Thursday (Jan. 28) when it plays host to Texas State in a 7:15 p.m. contest at the Cajundome.
Jay Hedgeman came off the bench to score 12 points while Jay Wright added nine as Louisiana (9-8, 5-3 Sun Belt) shot 57 percent from the floor (32-for-56) for the game and scored 50 points in the paint. Playing before a season-high crowd of 6,064, the Ragin' Cajuns built a 49-31 lead in the first half as they went 20-for-28 from the floor (71.4 percent) with Washington scoring 13 to lead the way.
Long, who became the sixth player in Ragin' Cajuns and Sun Belt Conference history to record 2,000 career points, scored 15 of his game-high 20 in the second half and grabbed 14 rebounds for his 11th double-double of the season and 64th of his career. The senior finished 7-for-12 from the floor and added three assists, three blocks and a steal in 31 minutes on the floor.
Washington, who scored 12 points in the Cajuns' 92-82 win over South Alabama on Thursday, tied a season-high with 16 points against Troy (6-13, 1-7 SBC) as he went 7-for-10 from the floor with two rebounds, a block and a steal.
"We were going right at (Jordan) Varnado and (John) Walton, trying to have some success," head coach Bob Marlin said. "We knew they (Troy) were going to double Shawn. Bryce was the benefactor of a good game plan and he took advantage of it."
Louisiana took control of the game midway through the first half as it used a 25-6 run that turned an 18-16 deficit into a 42-24 lead with 2:54 remaining in the first half. The Ragin' Cajuns scored 13 straight points, beginning with Wright's three-point play at the 9:51 mark before buckets by Hayward Register, Devonta Walker and Tyrone Wooten helped build a 29-18 lead.
The Trojans got as close as 32-24 in the first half on a layup by John Walton III with 5:17 remaining, but Louisiana pulled away as it scored the next 10 points that was capped by a three-point play by Washington.
The Ragin' Cajuns limited Troy to 12-for-28 from the floor in the opening half while forcing 10 turnovers which led to 16 points.
"I thought our defense was pretty good, it got us the lead at halftime," Marlin said. "In the second half, we started quick but got a little bit careless with the basketball, didn't execute and missed some easy shots.
"Troy is a better team than they showed tonight. We did a good job on (Wesley) Person, (John) Walton fouls out early in the second half and we knew (Jordan) Varnado was a good player. I like our defensive effort. I thought that was the key to the basketball game."
The Trojans never got closer than 13 points the rest of the night, the last time on B.J. Miller's layup with 5:23 remaining in the game, but Long and Washington combined to score the next seven points as Louisiana would push its lead to 80-60 at the 3:42 mark.
Tiremone Williams drained a 3-pointer – his first of the season and third in his career – from the right corner with 2:32 remaining that gave Louisiana an 84-63 lead and the Ragin' Cajuns would take their biggest lead of the night (88-63) when Matt Marlin sank the second of two free throws.
The game, the third in a season-long five-game homestand, saw the Ragin' Cajuns debuts for newcomers Jacob Broussard and Elijah McGuire. Broussard, a Lafayette native, recorded a steal in two minute of play while McGuire, a three-time All-Sun Belt Conference pick for the Louisiana football team, recorded a steal in five minutes of play.
"He's going to help us defensively, he's a great athlete," Marlin said of McGuire, who was playing in his first basketball game since wrapping up his prep career at Houma's Vandebilt Catholic High School in 2013. "He's shooting the ball fine in practice. We went over some things and he just wants to help us win. He said, 'coach, hopefully I can defend, get an assist or two, here or there, and maybe score a basket.' But he just wants to help the team."
Varnado led Troy with 15 points and six rebounds while Person was held to 11 points. Walton III and Shawn Hopkins added 10 points each for the Trojans, who held a 35-29 advantage on the glass and joined UCLA and Pepperdine as the only teams to hold a lead on the glass against the Cajuns this season.
Louisiana will return to action on Thursday (Jan. 28) when it plays host to Texas State in a 7:15 p.m. contest at the Cajundome.
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