University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Thursday, December 1
Lafayette
7:15 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
5-2
101
vs
69
Nicholls
4-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls State | 35 | 34 | 69 |
| Louisiana | 48 | 53 | 101 |
Louisiana Reopens Cajundome In Style With 101-69 Win Over Colonels
12/1/2016 11:31:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LAFAYETTE – Frank Bartley scored 19 points to lead six players in double figures and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns reopened the Cajundome with a blistering performance from the floor in a 101-69 win over Nicholls State before an announced crowd of 4,982 on Thursday.
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Freshman Justin Miller added 18 points on 9 of 12 shooting from the floor while freshman P.J. Hardy scored 12 points off the bench as Louisiana (5-2) won its fifth straight game after finishing 40-for-68 (58.8 percent) from the floor, including 20-for-33 (60.6 percent) in the opening half.
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"It was a great night to open the Dome," head coach Bob Marlin said. "When we walked on the court tonight, it was an awesome feeling and I know that our guys appreciated it. The crowd was super. The atmosphere was electric. We had a great student section … they came out in great numbers and cheered us on. Everything about tonight was fantastic."
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Bryce Washington notched his fifth double-double of the season for the Ragin' Cajuns with 11 points and 10 rebounds with Scott Plaisance and Jerekius Davis each posting career-bests with 10 points each.
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Louisiana, averaging 87.2 points per game entering the contest, scored the game's first nine points and never looked back against Nicholls State (4-4). Four different players scored buckets for the Cajuns in the opening three minutes as Miller, Washington and freshman Roydell Brown each scored on short baskets with Bartley draining a 3-pointer.
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The Colonels, who opened the season with a win at Boston College scored their first bucket of the game on a Liam Thomas putback before Ja'Dante Frye hit a 3-pointer that cut the Louisiana lead to 9-5 at the 15:43 mark.
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But Louisiana pushed the lead to 15-5 after buckets by Miller, Washington and Bartley and the Ragin' Cajuns would take a 24-9 lead on a dunk by Plaisance with 9:56 remaining in the first half.
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Nicholls trailed 48-35 at halftime and closed to within 56-46 when Frye hit a 3-pointer with 15:49 remaining. But Louisiana would put the game with an 18-4 run over the next 5:23 as Bartley sank a pair of 3-pointers and added a breakaway dunk while Hardy capped the run with a 3-pointer for a 74-50 lead with 9:17 left.
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Louisiana extended its lead to 85-55 after a steal and dunk by Jay Wright with 6:47 remaining and the Ragin' Cajuns would not let Nicholls State get as close as 27 points the rest of the night.
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DeAndre Harris scored a game-high 21 points to lead Nicholls, which finished 24-for-54 (44.4 percent) from the floor and 3-for-18 (16.7 percent) from behind the 3-point line. Frye added 15 points for the Colonels with Johnathan Bell adding 10.
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Louisiana will return to action on Saturday when it travels to Lake Charles to face McNeese State in a 1 p.m. contest at Burton Coliseum. The game will be televised on Cox Sports Television and streamed live on ESPN3.
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Freshman Justin Miller added 18 points on 9 of 12 shooting from the floor while freshman P.J. Hardy scored 12 points off the bench as Louisiana (5-2) won its fifth straight game after finishing 40-for-68 (58.8 percent) from the floor, including 20-for-33 (60.6 percent) in the opening half.
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"It was a great night to open the Dome," head coach Bob Marlin said. "When we walked on the court tonight, it was an awesome feeling and I know that our guys appreciated it. The crowd was super. The atmosphere was electric. We had a great student section … they came out in great numbers and cheered us on. Everything about tonight was fantastic."
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Bryce Washington notched his fifth double-double of the season for the Ragin' Cajuns with 11 points and 10 rebounds with Scott Plaisance and Jerekius Davis each posting career-bests with 10 points each.
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Louisiana, averaging 87.2 points per game entering the contest, scored the game's first nine points and never looked back against Nicholls State (4-4). Four different players scored buckets for the Cajuns in the opening three minutes as Miller, Washington and freshman Roydell Brown each scored on short baskets with Bartley draining a 3-pointer.
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The Colonels, who opened the season with a win at Boston College scored their first bucket of the game on a Liam Thomas putback before Ja'Dante Frye hit a 3-pointer that cut the Louisiana lead to 9-5 at the 15:43 mark.
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But Louisiana pushed the lead to 15-5 after buckets by Miller, Washington and Bartley and the Ragin' Cajuns would take a 24-9 lead on a dunk by Plaisance with 9:56 remaining in the first half.
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Nicholls trailed 48-35 at halftime and closed to within 56-46 when Frye hit a 3-pointer with 15:49 remaining. But Louisiana would put the game with an 18-4 run over the next 5:23 as Bartley sank a pair of 3-pointers and added a breakaway dunk while Hardy capped the run with a 3-pointer for a 74-50 lead with 9:17 left.
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Louisiana extended its lead to 85-55 after a steal and dunk by Jay Wright with 6:47 remaining and the Ragin' Cajuns would not let Nicholls State get as close as 27 points the rest of the night.
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DeAndre Harris scored a game-high 21 points to lead Nicholls, which finished 24-for-54 (44.4 percent) from the floor and 3-for-18 (16.7 percent) from behind the 3-point line. Frye added 15 points for the Colonels with Johnathan Bell adding 10.
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Louisiana will return to action on Saturday when it travels to Lake Charles to face McNeese State in a 1 p.m. contest at Burton Coliseum. The game will be televised on Cox Sports Television and streamed live on ESPN3.
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/ Men's BasketballTeam Stats
NICH
LA
FG%
.444
.588
3FG%
.167
.412
FT%
.720
.452
RB
29
39
TO
22
14
STL
9
10
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
18
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
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