University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, January 20
San Marcos, Texas
4:30 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
17-3, 7-0SBC
80
at
55
Texas State
13-8, 6-2SBC
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 32 | 48 | 80 |
| Texas State | 20 | 35 | 55 |
Louisiana Puts The Clamps On Texas State, Earns Seventh Straight Win In 80-55 Rout
1/20/2018 8:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Marquetti's career-night leads Cajuns to 13th straight SBC win dating back to last season
SAN MARCOS, Texas – Malik Marquetti came off a scoreless game on Thursday with a career-high 19 points and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns put the clamps on Texas State in claiming an 80-55 win over the Bobcats in a Sun Belt Conference game on Saturday at Strahan Coliseum.
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Justin Miller and Frank Bartley scored 14 points each as Louisiana (17-3, 7-0 SBC) won its seventh straight game and posted its best defensive night in a road game under head coach Bob Marlin, holding Texas State (13-8, 6-2 SBC) to 32.2 percent from the floor.
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Bryce Washington scored eight points and grabbed nine rebounds for Louisiana with JaKeenan Gant adding seven points and blocking three shots in helping the Ragin' Cajuns snap Texas State's six-game win streak.
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"We beat a very good basketball team," Marlin said. "They've won six games in a row in conference play and off to their best start in 14 years. We got ahead of them early, our defense was good and were able to hit a couple of big shots to push the lead up to 12 at the half. The second half, we got off to a quick start and kind of deflated those guys a little bit."
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Louisiana limited Texas State to 2-for-16 from the floor in the first 10:25 of the game while opening the game on an 18-4 run. Marquetti, who was 0-for-3 from the floor in a 77-65 win at UT Arlington on Thursday, got the Ragin' Cajuns started with a pair of 3-pointers in the game's first 10 minutes with Bartley scoring seven and Miller one of his four 3-pointers.
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Texas State used a 10-2 run, that was highlighted by consecutive three-point plays by Isaiah Gurley and Tre Nottingham, to close to within 20-14 with 7:11 remaining but the Ragin' Cajuns closed out the half on a 12-6 run with Johnathan Stove capping the run with a dunk off a steal by Miller.
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Louisiana, which finished 29-for-59 (49.2 percent) from the floor and 13-for-25 (52.0 percent) from behind the 3-point line, put the game away in the second half as it went on a 15-3 run to pull away from a 50-35 lead.
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Miller, who finished 4-for-7 from behind the 3-point line, scored five straight points for the Ragin' Cajuns, with a 3-pointer and a pair of free throws, before Marcus Stroman and Stove scored on layups, Marquetti added a 3-pointer and Gant scored on a three-point play to push the lead to 65-38 with 7:35 left.
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Shelby Adams led Texas State with 10 points with Alex Peacock pulling down a team-high nine rebounds.
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Louisiana will return home for a pair of Sun Belt Conference games beginning on Thursday against South Alabama at 7:15 p.m. The Ragin' Cajuns will close out their homestand on Saturday against defending SBC Tournament champion Troy in a 2 p.m. contest.Â
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Justin Miller and Frank Bartley scored 14 points each as Louisiana (17-3, 7-0 SBC) won its seventh straight game and posted its best defensive night in a road game under head coach Bob Marlin, holding Texas State (13-8, 6-2 SBC) to 32.2 percent from the floor.
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Bryce Washington scored eight points and grabbed nine rebounds for Louisiana with JaKeenan Gant adding seven points and blocking three shots in helping the Ragin' Cajuns snap Texas State's six-game win streak.
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"We beat a very good basketball team," Marlin said. "They've won six games in a row in conference play and off to their best start in 14 years. We got ahead of them early, our defense was good and were able to hit a couple of big shots to push the lead up to 12 at the half. The second half, we got off to a quick start and kind of deflated those guys a little bit."
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Louisiana limited Texas State to 2-for-16 from the floor in the first 10:25 of the game while opening the game on an 18-4 run. Marquetti, who was 0-for-3 from the floor in a 77-65 win at UT Arlington on Thursday, got the Ragin' Cajuns started with a pair of 3-pointers in the game's first 10 minutes with Bartley scoring seven and Miller one of his four 3-pointers.
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Texas State used a 10-2 run, that was highlighted by consecutive three-point plays by Isaiah Gurley and Tre Nottingham, to close to within 20-14 with 7:11 remaining but the Ragin' Cajuns closed out the half on a 12-6 run with Johnathan Stove capping the run with a dunk off a steal by Miller.
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Louisiana, which finished 29-for-59 (49.2 percent) from the floor and 13-for-25 (52.0 percent) from behind the 3-point line, put the game away in the second half as it went on a 15-3 run to pull away from a 50-35 lead.
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Miller, who finished 4-for-7 from behind the 3-point line, scored five straight points for the Ragin' Cajuns, with a 3-pointer and a pair of free throws, before Marcus Stroman and Stove scored on layups, Marquetti added a 3-pointer and Gant scored on a three-point play to push the lead to 65-38 with 7:35 left.
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Shelby Adams led Texas State with 10 points with Alex Peacock pulling down a team-high nine rebounds.
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Louisiana will return home for a pair of Sun Belt Conference games beginning on Thursday against South Alabama at 7:15 p.m. The Ragin' Cajuns will close out their homestand on Saturday against defending SBC Tournament champion Troy in a 2 p.m. contest.Â
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Team Stats
LA
TXST
FG%
.492
.322
3FG%
.520
.231
FT%
.750
.560
RB
39
39
TO
14
16
STL
7
5
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
5
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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