University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Tuesday, November 20
Estero, Fla.
7:30 p.m. ET
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
2-3
64
vs
77
Toledo
4-1
1
2
F
Toledo
33
44
77
Louisiana
32
32
64
Slow Start Hampers @RaginCajunsMBB Against Toledo, 77-64
11/20/2018 9:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Louisiana to face in-state foe Tulane in third-place game
ESTERO, Fla. – Nate Navigato and Jaelen Sanford each scored 17 points to lead four players in double figures and Toledo took advantage of cold shooting by the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns to claim a 77-64 victory in the semifinals of the Gulf Coast Showcase on Tuesday at Hertz Arena.
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Louisiana (2-3), which will face Tulane in the third-place game on Wednesday at 4 p.m., CT, missed its first 10 shots of the game before using a 17-5 run to take a 19-18 lead on Malik Marquetti's bucket with 8:07 remaining in the first half.
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After falling behind, 25-21, the Ragin' Cajuns claimed their last lead of the game when freshman Trajan Wesley drained a 3-pointer and scored on a layup with 4:32 remaining before Toledo (4-1) took the lead for good on a pair of free throws by Chris Darrington.
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Toledo, which finished 18-for-29 (62.1 percent) from the floor and 7-for-12 from behind the 3-point line in the second half, used a 20-7 run that was capped by a Darrington bucket at the 14:01 mark.
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Louisiana closed to within 60-53 on a free throw by P.J. Hardy with 7:45 remaining, but Navigato and Darrington combined to hit three 3-pointers in a decisive 13-0 run to push Toledo's lead to 73-53 with 3:46 left.
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JaKeenan Gant scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Louisiana, which placed four players in double figures and shot a season-low 36.1 percent (26-for-72) from the floor. Wesley, who scored 10 points in Monday's 91-73 win over Colorado State, scored a season-high 12 points off the bench for the Ragin' Cajuns with Marquetti adding 11 points and Marcus Stroman 10.
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Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter (@RaginCajunsMBB), Facebook (RaginCajunsMBB) or Instagram (@RaginCajunsMBB) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Men's Basketball.
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Louisiana (2-3), which will face Tulane in the third-place game on Wednesday at 4 p.m., CT, missed its first 10 shots of the game before using a 17-5 run to take a 19-18 lead on Malik Marquetti's bucket with 8:07 remaining in the first half.
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After falling behind, 25-21, the Ragin' Cajuns claimed their last lead of the game when freshman Trajan Wesley drained a 3-pointer and scored on a layup with 4:32 remaining before Toledo (4-1) took the lead for good on a pair of free throws by Chris Darrington.
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Toledo, which finished 18-for-29 (62.1 percent) from the floor and 7-for-12 from behind the 3-point line in the second half, used a 20-7 run that was capped by a Darrington bucket at the 14:01 mark.
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Louisiana closed to within 60-53 on a free throw by P.J. Hardy with 7:45 remaining, but Navigato and Darrington combined to hit three 3-pointers in a decisive 13-0 run to push Toledo's lead to 73-53 with 3:46 left.
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JaKeenan Gant scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Louisiana, which placed four players in double figures and shot a season-low 36.1 percent (26-for-72) from the floor. Wesley, who scored 10 points in Monday's 91-73 win over Colorado State, scored a season-high 12 points off the bench for the Ragin' Cajuns with Marquetti adding 11 points and Marcus Stroman 10.
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Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter (@RaginCajunsMBB), Facebook (RaginCajunsMBB) or Instagram (@RaginCajunsMBB) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Men's Basketball.
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Team Stats
TOLEDO
LA
FG%
.527
.361
3FG%
.455
.182
FT%
.750
.727
RB
44
31
TO
17
5
STL
2
7
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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