University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Tuesday, December 12
Ruston, La.
6:30 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
8-2
75
at
71
Louisiana Tech
7-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 38 | 37 | 75 |
| Louisiana Tech | 25 | 46 | 71 |
Louisiana Leads Wire-To-Wire In 75-71 Victory At Louisiana Tech
12/12/2017 9:52:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Cajuns win fifth straight; claims second win in Ruston in past three trips
RUSTON – Junior JaKeenan Gant scored a game-high 22 points to lead four players in double figures and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns led wire-to-wire in winning its fifth straight game with a 75-71 win over Louisiana Tech on Tuesday at the Thomas Assembly Center.
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Malik Marquetti scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half as Louisiana (8-2) defeated its in-state rival for the fourth time in the past five meetings under head coach Bob Marlin. Bryce Washington recorded a double-double with 12 points and a game-high rebounds while Frank Bartley scored all 11 of his points in the first half.
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Louisiana, which defeated Louisiana Tech (7-3) for the fourth time in the past five meeting in the series, built an 18-point lead in the first half before withstanding a Bulldog rally in the second half to claim win in Ruston for the second time in its last three trips.
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"We were very good defensively, had a nice lead and then a couple of things fell wrong at the end of the half that would have given us a bigger lead at halftime," head coach Bob Marlin said. "That helped set the tone for us. (In the second half) we didn't guard them the way we wanted, had a couple of breaks go against us down the stretch but we got one thing to go our way late in the game with a jump ball that helped us preserve a good win on the road."
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Louisiana jumped out to an 11-4 lead in the first five minutes of the game as Gant capped a 5-0 run with a bucket in the lane at the 15:05 mark. Bartley added a 3-pointer that gave Louisiana a 16-6 lead with 13:24 remaining in the first half before using a 12-3 run later in the half to build its lead to 35-17.
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After the Bulldogs closed the gap to 22-14 on a steal and dunk by Jalen Harris, Louisiana scored the next nine points with Justin Miller and Cedric Russell each connecting on 3-pointers and Gant adding a dunk.
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The Ragin' Cajuns led 45-32 on a Gant dunk with 17:28 remaining and 67-55 when Russell drained a 3-pointer that bounced high off the rim and fell through with 6:46 left before the Bulldogs mounted a comeback.
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Harris, who led Louisiana Tech with 19 points, opened an 11-2 run with a pair of free throws before a dunk by Joniah White and 3-pointer by Harris closed the gap to 67-62. After a bucket by Gant with 4:13 remaining gave the Ragin' Cajuns a 69-62 lead, the Bulldogs would eventually close the deficit to 71-69 as Harris converted a three-point play with 2:36 left.
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Marquetti answered for Louisiana as he scored on a driving layup with 2:13 remaining, and after a dunk by White got Louisiana Tech to within 73-71 with 48 seconds left, Gant responded for the Ragin' Cajuns as he converted on a jump hook with the shot clock winding down to help seal the win.
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Marcus Stroman dished out a game-high nine assists to lead Louisiana while Gant blocked three shots and recorded a career-best four steals. The Ragin' Cajuns finished 29-for-58 from the floor and held a 32-28 advantage on the boards.
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Washington, who increased his career rebound total to 851 and moved past Reginald Poole (1995-97) for fifth place on the school's all-time list, recorded a season-high five steals while moving past Marcus Stokes (1,055 points, 1988-92) and Blane Harmon (1,060 points, 1998-01) into 38th place on the Ragin' Cajuns scoring list with 1,066.
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Daquan Bracey scored 14 points and dished out six assists for Louisiana Tech, which lost its second game at home this season and fell to 62-4 in non-conference home games dating back to the 2008-09 season.
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Louisiana will return to action on Saturday (Dec. 16) when it plays host to defending Southland Conference Tournament champion New Orleans. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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Malik Marquetti scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half as Louisiana (8-2) defeated its in-state rival for the fourth time in the past five meetings under head coach Bob Marlin. Bryce Washington recorded a double-double with 12 points and a game-high rebounds while Frank Bartley scored all 11 of his points in the first half.
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Louisiana, which defeated Louisiana Tech (7-3) for the fourth time in the past five meeting in the series, built an 18-point lead in the first half before withstanding a Bulldog rally in the second half to claim win in Ruston for the second time in its last three trips.
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"We were very good defensively, had a nice lead and then a couple of things fell wrong at the end of the half that would have given us a bigger lead at halftime," head coach Bob Marlin said. "That helped set the tone for us. (In the second half) we didn't guard them the way we wanted, had a couple of breaks go against us down the stretch but we got one thing to go our way late in the game with a jump ball that helped us preserve a good win on the road."
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Louisiana jumped out to an 11-4 lead in the first five minutes of the game as Gant capped a 5-0 run with a bucket in the lane at the 15:05 mark. Bartley added a 3-pointer that gave Louisiana a 16-6 lead with 13:24 remaining in the first half before using a 12-3 run later in the half to build its lead to 35-17.
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After the Bulldogs closed the gap to 22-14 on a steal and dunk by Jalen Harris, Louisiana scored the next nine points with Justin Miller and Cedric Russell each connecting on 3-pointers and Gant adding a dunk.
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The Ragin' Cajuns led 45-32 on a Gant dunk with 17:28 remaining and 67-55 when Russell drained a 3-pointer that bounced high off the rim and fell through with 6:46 left before the Bulldogs mounted a comeback.
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Harris, who led Louisiana Tech with 19 points, opened an 11-2 run with a pair of free throws before a dunk by Joniah White and 3-pointer by Harris closed the gap to 67-62. After a bucket by Gant with 4:13 remaining gave the Ragin' Cajuns a 69-62 lead, the Bulldogs would eventually close the deficit to 71-69 as Harris converted a three-point play with 2:36 left.
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Marquetti answered for Louisiana as he scored on a driving layup with 2:13 remaining, and after a dunk by White got Louisiana Tech to within 73-71 with 48 seconds left, Gant responded for the Ragin' Cajuns as he converted on a jump hook with the shot clock winding down to help seal the win.
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Marcus Stroman dished out a game-high nine assists to lead Louisiana while Gant blocked three shots and recorded a career-best four steals. The Ragin' Cajuns finished 29-for-58 from the floor and held a 32-28 advantage on the boards.
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Washington, who increased his career rebound total to 851 and moved past Reginald Poole (1995-97) for fifth place on the school's all-time list, recorded a season-high five steals while moving past Marcus Stokes (1,055 points, 1988-92) and Blane Harmon (1,060 points, 1998-01) into 38th place on the Ragin' Cajuns scoring list with 1,066.
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Daquan Bracey scored 14 points and dished out six assists for Louisiana Tech, which lost its second game at home this season and fell to 62-4 in non-conference home games dating back to the 2008-09 season.
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Louisiana will return to action on Saturday (Dec. 16) when it plays host to defending Southland Conference Tournament champion New Orleans. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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Players Mentioned
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/ Men's BasketballTeam Stats
LA
TECH
FG%
.500
.500
3FG%
.320
.538
FT%
.643
.778
RB
32
28
TO
14
18
STL
12
6
Game Leaders
Pts
22
FGM
10
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1
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