University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Tuesday, December 19
Lafayette
7 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
10-2
82
vs
74
Southeastern Louisiana
6-6
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern La. | 29 | 45 | 74 |
| Louisiana | 31 | 51 | 82 |
Balanced Effort Helps Louisiana Win Seventh Straight, Rally Past SLU, 82-74
12/19/2017 10:34:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Cajuns win 16th straight against in-state foes; closes out non-conference season Friday at Clemson
LAFAYETTE – JaKeenan Gant recorded his second consecutive double-double, scoring a team-high 14 points with a career-best 12 rebounds, as he led six players in double figures and helped the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns rally from a 13-point first-half deficit to record an 82-74 win over Southeastern Louisiana in a non-conference men's basketball game on Tuesday at the Cajundome.
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Bryce Washington notched his 30th career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds as Louisiana (10-2) won its seventh straight game and won 10 games in non-conference play for the second straight year. Frank Bartley added 13 points for the Ragin' Cajuns with Malik Marquetti scoring 12, Marcus Stroman 11 and Johnathan Stove 10.
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Louisiana trailed 27-14 with 8:22 remaining after Eddy Polanco scored on a layup for SLU (6-6) before the Ragin' Cajuns closed out the half on a 17-2 run. Bartley started the run with four free throws before a dunk by Gant closed the gap to 27-20 at the 6:54 mark.
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Washington, who finished 5-for-9 from the floor scored six straight points for Louisiana after Johnathan Stove drained his first 3-pointer of the season that cut the SLU lead to 27-25.
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SLU took its final lead of the night – 39-38 – when Jordan Capps scored on a bucket in the lane with 16:23 remaining, but Gant scored the next five points to start a 12-2 run that gave Louisiana the lead for good, including a dunk with 15:33 left for a 43-39 lead.
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A bucket by Stove and a 3-pointer by Bartley gave Louisiana a 59-48 lead with 9:30 remaining in the game before the Ragin' Cajuns took their biggest lead of the night – 70-56 – on a Bartley layup with 5:15 left.
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Louisiana overcame a slow start offensively in the first half, where it shot 11 of 32 from the floor (34.4 percent) and 4-for-17 from behind the 3-point line. The Ragin' Cajuns rebounded in the second half shooting 17-for-31 (54.8 percent) from the floor and finished 28-for-63 (44.4 percent).
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Washington tied a pair of season-highs for Louisiana, dishing out five assists and blocking a pair of shots in a season-high 35 minutes. Marquetti finished 5-for-10 from the floor and grabbed six rebounds for the Ragin' Cajuns, who outscored the Lions, 51-45, in the second half to pull away for the win.
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Marlain Veal lead SLU with a game-high 23 points and eight rebounds. Moses Greenwood came off the bench to score 14 points for the Lions with Capps scoring 12 and James Currington 11.
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The Lions shot 17-for-25 (68.0 percent) in the second half and finished 28-for-54 (51.9 percent) for the game. Jabbar Singleton led SLU with four assists with Currington recording a career-high four steals.
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Louisiana will close out its non-conference schedule on Friday (Dec. 22) when it faces ACC member Clemson (10-1) in a 2 p.m. CST contest at Littlejohn Coliseum.
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Bryce Washington notched his 30th career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds as Louisiana (10-2) won its seventh straight game and won 10 games in non-conference play for the second straight year. Frank Bartley added 13 points for the Ragin' Cajuns with Malik Marquetti scoring 12, Marcus Stroman 11 and Johnathan Stove 10.
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Louisiana trailed 27-14 with 8:22 remaining after Eddy Polanco scored on a layup for SLU (6-6) before the Ragin' Cajuns closed out the half on a 17-2 run. Bartley started the run with four free throws before a dunk by Gant closed the gap to 27-20 at the 6:54 mark.
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Washington, who finished 5-for-9 from the floor scored six straight points for Louisiana after Johnathan Stove drained his first 3-pointer of the season that cut the SLU lead to 27-25.
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SLU took its final lead of the night – 39-38 – when Jordan Capps scored on a bucket in the lane with 16:23 remaining, but Gant scored the next five points to start a 12-2 run that gave Louisiana the lead for good, including a dunk with 15:33 left for a 43-39 lead.
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A bucket by Stove and a 3-pointer by Bartley gave Louisiana a 59-48 lead with 9:30 remaining in the game before the Ragin' Cajuns took their biggest lead of the night – 70-56 – on a Bartley layup with 5:15 left.
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Louisiana overcame a slow start offensively in the first half, where it shot 11 of 32 from the floor (34.4 percent) and 4-for-17 from behind the 3-point line. The Ragin' Cajuns rebounded in the second half shooting 17-for-31 (54.8 percent) from the floor and finished 28-for-63 (44.4 percent).
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Washington tied a pair of season-highs for Louisiana, dishing out five assists and blocking a pair of shots in a season-high 35 minutes. Marquetti finished 5-for-10 from the floor and grabbed six rebounds for the Ragin' Cajuns, who outscored the Lions, 51-45, in the second half to pull away for the win.
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Marlain Veal lead SLU with a game-high 23 points and eight rebounds. Moses Greenwood came off the bench to score 14 points for the Lions with Capps scoring 12 and James Currington 11.
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The Lions shot 17-for-25 (68.0 percent) in the second half and finished 28-for-54 (51.9 percent) for the game. Jabbar Singleton led SLU with four assists with Currington recording a career-high four steals.
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Louisiana will close out its non-conference schedule on Friday (Dec. 22) when it faces ACC member Clemson (10-1) in a 2 p.m. CST contest at Littlejohn Coliseum.
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/ Men's BasketballTeam Stats
SLU
LA
FG%
.519
.444
3FG%
.267
.296
FT%
.700
.750
RB
26
39
TO
9
12
STL
9
5
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
13
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
5
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
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