University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, February 10
Statesboro, Ga.
5 p.m. (EST)
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
21-4, 11-1SBC
102
at
91
Georgia Southern
16-10, 7-6SBC
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 52 | 50 | 102 |
| Georgia Southern | 38 | 53 | 91 |
Stove's Hot Night Helps Lead Louisiana Past Georgia Southern, 102-91
2/10/2018 7:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Senior reaches 1,000-point mark as Cajuns dominate on the glass
STATESBORO, Ga. – Johnathan Stove came off the bench to score a career-high 28 points while becoming the 46th player in Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball history to reach the 1,000-point mark as the Ragin' Cajuns rebounded from its first SBC loss of the season with a 102-91 win over Georgia Southern on Saturday at Hanner Fieldhouse.
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Frank Bartley recorded his eighth 20-point game of the season for Louisiana (21-4, 11-1 SBC), scoring 21 points with three 3-pointers. Bryce Washington scored 18 points for the Ragin' Cajuns on 7-for-10 shooting from the floor with Malik Marquetti scoring 13.
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Stove, whose previous career-high (23) came at Nicholls State earlier this season, scored 10 points in the first half as Louisiana closed out with a 16-2 run after a free throw by David-Lee Jones, Jr., tied the contest at 36-all with 4:56 remaining.
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A pair of free throws by JaKeenan Gant with 4:54 left in the half opened a string of 13 straight points by Louisiana before a bucket by Bartley gave the Ragin' Cajuns a 40-36 lead. Gant, who battled early foul trouble and finished with eight points, connected on a bucket with 3:24 remaining in the half before two free throws and a bucket by Washington pushed the Cajuns' lead to 46-36.
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Louisiana took a 49-36 advantage on a 3-pointer by Cedric Russell before Marquetti would answer a Georgia Southern (16-10, 7-6 SBC) bucket with a 3-pointer just before the first half buzzer for a 52-38 lead.
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Georgia Southern closed the gap to 57-48 when Coye Simmons converted on a three-point play with 16:42 remaining, but Louisiana would score the next 11 points to extend its lead to 20. Bartley drained a 3-pointer for the Ragin' Cajuns for a 60-48 lead before dunks by Washington and Gant, a bucket by Bartley and dunk by Gant giving Louisiana a 68-48 lead with 12:22 left.
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The Ragin' Cajuns took their biggest lead of the game, 77-56, when Bartley buried his third 3-pointer of the afternoon at the 8:38 mark.
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Coming off a game in which it was the short end of its largest rebound margin (-10) of the season, Louisiana pounded the boards against Georgia Southern, producing a 52-28 advantage on the glass. Washington, who grabbed his 1,000th career rebound on Thursday at Georgia State, hauled down a game-high 13 boards to record his 10th double-double of the season and 35th of his career. Gant hauled down eight for Louisiana, Stove grabbed seven and Justin Miller six.
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Tookie Brown scored all 29 of his points in the second half for Georgia Southern with Ike Smith scoring 25. Montae Glenn pulled down seven rebounds to lead the Eagles.
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Louisiana will return to action on Thursday when it plays host to Texas State in a 7:15 p.m. contest at the Cajundome.
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Frank Bartley recorded his eighth 20-point game of the season for Louisiana (21-4, 11-1 SBC), scoring 21 points with three 3-pointers. Bryce Washington scored 18 points for the Ragin' Cajuns on 7-for-10 shooting from the floor with Malik Marquetti scoring 13.
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Stove, whose previous career-high (23) came at Nicholls State earlier this season, scored 10 points in the first half as Louisiana closed out with a 16-2 run after a free throw by David-Lee Jones, Jr., tied the contest at 36-all with 4:56 remaining.
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A pair of free throws by JaKeenan Gant with 4:54 left in the half opened a string of 13 straight points by Louisiana before a bucket by Bartley gave the Ragin' Cajuns a 40-36 lead. Gant, who battled early foul trouble and finished with eight points, connected on a bucket with 3:24 remaining in the half before two free throws and a bucket by Washington pushed the Cajuns' lead to 46-36.
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Louisiana took a 49-36 advantage on a 3-pointer by Cedric Russell before Marquetti would answer a Georgia Southern (16-10, 7-6 SBC) bucket with a 3-pointer just before the first half buzzer for a 52-38 lead.
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Georgia Southern closed the gap to 57-48 when Coye Simmons converted on a three-point play with 16:42 remaining, but Louisiana would score the next 11 points to extend its lead to 20. Bartley drained a 3-pointer for the Ragin' Cajuns for a 60-48 lead before dunks by Washington and Gant, a bucket by Bartley and dunk by Gant giving Louisiana a 68-48 lead with 12:22 left.
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The Ragin' Cajuns took their biggest lead of the game, 77-56, when Bartley buried his third 3-pointer of the afternoon at the 8:38 mark.
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Coming off a game in which it was the short end of its largest rebound margin (-10) of the season, Louisiana pounded the boards against Georgia Southern, producing a 52-28 advantage on the glass. Washington, who grabbed his 1,000th career rebound on Thursday at Georgia State, hauled down a game-high 13 boards to record his 10th double-double of the season and 35th of his career. Gant hauled down eight for Louisiana, Stove grabbed seven and Justin Miller six.
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Tookie Brown scored all 29 of his points in the second half for Georgia Southern with Ike Smith scoring 25. Montae Glenn pulled down seven rebounds to lead the Eagles.
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Louisiana will return to action on Thursday when it plays host to Texas State in a 7:15 p.m. contest at the Cajundome.
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Team Stats
LA
GS
FG%
.515
.435
3FG%
.421
.462
FT%
.750
.735
RB
52
28
TO
15
10
STL
4
9
Game Leaders
Pts
28
FGM
10
3FGM
1
FTM
7
Pts
21
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
6
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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