MBB Game 29 Preview: at Appalachian State

BOONE, N.C. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team will look to continue its current win streak as it starts the final week of the regular-season on Monday against Appalachian State in a Sun Belt Conference game at the Holmes Center.

Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT. The game will be streamed live on ESPN3 and can be heard in the Lafayette area on KHXT 107.9-FM and ESPN 1420 AM, along with worldwide on the RadioPup app. Live video and statistics will be available at RaginCajuns.com. After facing Appalachian State (8-19, 3-13 SBC), the Ragin' Cajuns will wrap up the regular season beginning Thursday (March 2) against Texas State before facing SBC leader UTA on Saturday (March 4).

Louisiana (17-11, 7-8 SBC) extended its win streak to three games after edging Coastal Carolina, 79-77, on Saturday in Conway, S.C. The victory also evened Louisiana's road record to 7-7 on the season.

Frank Bartley scored 19 points to lead the Ragin' Cajuns, hitting a pair of go-ahead free throws with 17.0 remaining. Johnathan Stove added 14 points for Louisiana with Justin Miller scoring 13. Bryce Washington added nine points and 11 rebounds for the Ragin' Cajuns with Jay Wright adding nine points and four assists.

GAME 29: Louisiana (17-11, 7-8 SBC) at Appalachian State (8-19 3-13 SBC)
Date / Time: February 27, 2017 / 6 p.m. CT
Site: Boone, N.C.
Arena: Holmes Center (8,500)

Radio: KHXT 107.9 FM / ESPN 1420 AM
Talent: Jay Walker (pxp)

TV: ESPN3
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsMBB

Series History: Louisiana leads, 6-0
In Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 3-0
In Boone: Louisiana leads, 3-0
At Neutral Sites: Never met
Current streak: Louisiana +6

THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981)
Career Record: 472-269 (24^th season), Record at Louisiana: 124-103 (7^th season)

APPALACHIAN STATE
Head Coach: Jim Fox (SUNY Geneseo, 1995)
Career Record: 29-48 (3rd season) Record at App State: Same

STORY LINES
• Jay Wright is currently eighth in school history with 356 assists. The senior has scored 1,039 points and is the 44th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point mark in his career.

• Louisiana is 49-28 overall in games played during the months of February and March under head coach Bob Marlin.

• The Ragin' Cajuns seven road wins this season are the most since the 1999-2000 season when Louisiana won nine true road games (13 away from Lafayette) en route to the Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship and berth in the NCAA Championships..

• Louisiana is 6-5 this season in games decided by six points or less. In 2015-16, the Ragin' Cajuns were 0-6 in close games and are 40-41 overall under Bob Marlin.

QUICK HITS
• Bryce Washington has recorded 19 of his 22 career double-doubles this season. His career .577 percentage from the floor is currently the fourth-best in school history behind Roy Ebron (.579, 1970-73) and ahead of Bobby Cutrer (.569, 1964-66).

• Washington is fourth in the nation in double-doubles (19), with Purdue's Caleb Swanigan (23) leading all Division I players. The junior is fifth in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (4.00), fifth in rebounds per game (11.3) and seventh in total rebounds (316).

• Louisiana's 31 points off the bench against South Alabama eclipsed the combined total of 23 recorded in the previous four games (all losses).

• Johnathan Stove's buzzer beater at ULM was the first by the Ragin' Cajuns since Jay Wright's game-winning 3-pointer against Sam Houston State in the 2015 CollegeInsider.com Tournament.

• The nine points scored by Bryce Washington at Coastal Carolina on Saturday marked the second straight game where he did not reach double figures - the first two-game stretch this season.

SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS
• Ronshad Shabazz enters tonight's game ranked fourth overall in the Sun Belt Conference in scoring (16.5) and fifth in the league in 3-pointers made per game (2.3). Isaac Johnson leads App State, and is 10th in the SBC, in rebounds (6.7) with Emarius Logan 13th in the league in assists (2.6).
• Johnson is also one of two freshmen in the entire country to lead his team in rebounds and steals (1.2).
• The Mountaineers are fourth overall in the Sun Belt Conference in free throw percentage (.678) and rank fourth overall in assists (14.0).
• According to Ken Pomeroy, the Mountaineers are the 15th-youngest team in the country (336/351).

UP NEXT
• Louisiana wraps up the regular season beginning Thursday (March 2) against Texas State before facing SBC leader UTA on Saturday (March 4).

MBB Game 29 Preview: at Appalachian State

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Players Mentioned

Frank Bartley

Justin Miller

Johnathan Stove

Bryce Washington

Jay Wright

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