University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, February 10
Statesboro, Ga.
5 p.m. (EST)
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
at
Georgia Southern
MBB Game 25 Preview: at Georgia Southern
2/9/2018 6:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Cajuns, Eagles meet in ESPN3 broadcast.
STATESBORO, Ga. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team continues its three-game road trip on Thursday when it faces Sun Belt Conference rival Georgia State in a battle between the league's top two teams at GSU Sports Arena.
Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. CT and will follow the Louisiana-Georgia Southern women's game set for 1 p.m. CT. The game can be heard in the Lafayette area on KHXT-FM (107.9) with a live broadcast available on ESPN3.
Louisiana (20-4, 10-1 SBC) had its 10-game overall win streak snapped in a 106-92 loss at Georgia State on Thursday. The loss was the Ragin' Cajuns first in 17 Sun Belt Conference regular-season games dating back to last season and their first SBC road loss since a 74-70 setback at Georgia Southern (16-9, 7-5 SBC) on Feb. 6, 2017.
Georgia Southern dropped its second straight game after falling to ULM in overtime on Thursday, 66-64. The Eagles claimed both meetings in last season's series, winning both games by a combined nine points.
GAME 25: Louisiana (20-4, 10-1 SBC) at Georgia Southern (16-9, 7-5 SBC)
Date / Time: February 10, 2018 / 4 p.m. CT
Site: Statesboro, Ga.
Arena: Hanner Fieldhouse (3,897)
Radio: KHXT 107.9 FM
Talent: Jay Walker (pxp)
TV/Internet: ESPN3
Talent: Greg Talbott (pxp); Andrew Davis (color)
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsMBB
Series: Louisiana leads, 5-4
At Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 4-2
At Statesboro: Georgia Southern leads, 2-1
Streak: Georgia Southern +2
THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981)
Record at Louisiana: 148-108 (eighth season), Career Record: 496-274 (25th season)
GEORGIA SOUTHERN
Head Coach: Mark Byington (UNC Wilmington, 1998)
Record at GS: 85-72 (fifth season); Career Record: 92-73 (sixth season)
STORY LINES
• Springfield, Ga., native JaKeenan Gant is the only Division I player in the country currently averaging 15.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and shooting over 60 percent from the floor.
• Louisiana has won 20 or more games in four of the past five seasons.
• Louisiana is one of five schools nationally (as of Feb. 8) that have won seven or more games on the road and are undefeated at home. The Ragin' Cajuns are joined by Virginia, St. Mary's, Montana and UC Santa Barbara.
• Senior Bryce Washington became the fourth player in both Ragin' Cajuns and Sun Belt Conference history to record 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. The senior grabbed six boards at Georgia State to increase his career total to 1,000.
• Under Bob Marlin, Louisiana is 51-18 overall in games played in February.
• Thursday's loss at Georgia State was the Ragin' Cajuns first SBC road loss since a 74-70 setback at Georgia Southern on Feb. 6, 2017 - a span of eight games
• Since the 2013-14 season, Louisiana has recorded 86 games with 80 or more points scored - the fifth-most by any Division I school during that span and trailing North Carolina (101), BYU (98), Gonzaga (92) and Duke (92).
QUICK HITS
• Bryce Washington is fourth among active Division I players in total rebounds (1,000), tied for seventh in career double-doubles (34), 27th in rebound average (7.9), 37th in career field goal percentage (.572) and tied for 35th in games played (126).
• Marcus Stroman's 15 assists against Georgia State on Thursday were tied for the fifth-most in a single-game this season. The 15 assists were the most by a Ragin' Cajun since Aaron Mitchell dished out 15 against Chattanooga on Jan. 2, 1990.
• Louisiana's five-game road win streak that was snapped was tied for the second-longest in school history and equaled its longest since Feb. 11-March 14, 2984
• Senior Johnathan Stove enters today's game 25 points shy of reaching the 1,000-point mark.
• Washington is one of five Division I players to average a double-double during the past two seasons joining Angel Delgado (Seton Hall), Bonzie Colson (Notre Dame), Alize Johnson (Missouri State) and James Thompson IV (Eastern Michigan).
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
• Georgia Southern lost at home for the second time in its past three games, falling to ULM on overtime on Thursday, 66-64.
• The Eagles, who are 7-2 at home this season, defeated UTA in their previous home game after a 62-61 loss to Texas State on Jan. 25.
• Tookie Brown, fifth in the SBC in scoring, leads Georgia Southern with an 18.5 points per game average. Mike Hughes and Ike Smith average 11.4 points each for the Eagles, who are fifth in the SBC in scoring offense (75.4).
• Montae Glenn, who averages 9.0 points, is third overall in the SBC with 8.4 rebounds per game.
NEXT UP
• Louisiana returns home for its lone games in the Cajundome in the month of February beginning on Thursday (Feb. 15) against Texas State at 7:15 p.m. The Ragin' Cajuns will close out the homestand on Saturday against UTA in a 7 p.m. contest that will be carried on ESPN3.
Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. CT and will follow the Louisiana-Georgia Southern women's game set for 1 p.m. CT. The game can be heard in the Lafayette area on KHXT-FM (107.9) with a live broadcast available on ESPN3.
Louisiana (20-4, 10-1 SBC) had its 10-game overall win streak snapped in a 106-92 loss at Georgia State on Thursday. The loss was the Ragin' Cajuns first in 17 Sun Belt Conference regular-season games dating back to last season and their first SBC road loss since a 74-70 setback at Georgia Southern (16-9, 7-5 SBC) on Feb. 6, 2017.
Georgia Southern dropped its second straight game after falling to ULM in overtime on Thursday, 66-64. The Eagles claimed both meetings in last season's series, winning both games by a combined nine points.
GAME 25: Louisiana (20-4, 10-1 SBC) at Georgia Southern (16-9, 7-5 SBC)
Date / Time: February 10, 2018 / 4 p.m. CT
Site: Statesboro, Ga.
Arena: Hanner Fieldhouse (3,897)
Radio: KHXT 107.9 FM
Talent: Jay Walker (pxp)
TV/Internet: ESPN3
Talent: Greg Talbott (pxp); Andrew Davis (color)
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsMBB
Series: Louisiana leads, 5-4
At Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 4-2
At Statesboro: Georgia Southern leads, 2-1
Streak: Georgia Southern +2
THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981)
Record at Louisiana: 148-108 (eighth season), Career Record: 496-274 (25th season)
GEORGIA SOUTHERN
Head Coach: Mark Byington (UNC Wilmington, 1998)
Record at GS: 85-72 (fifth season); Career Record: 92-73 (sixth season)
STORY LINES
• Springfield, Ga., native JaKeenan Gant is the only Division I player in the country currently averaging 15.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and shooting over 60 percent from the floor.
• Louisiana has won 20 or more games in four of the past five seasons.
• Louisiana is one of five schools nationally (as of Feb. 8) that have won seven or more games on the road and are undefeated at home. The Ragin' Cajuns are joined by Virginia, St. Mary's, Montana and UC Santa Barbara.
• Senior Bryce Washington became the fourth player in both Ragin' Cajuns and Sun Belt Conference history to record 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. The senior grabbed six boards at Georgia State to increase his career total to 1,000.
• Under Bob Marlin, Louisiana is 51-18 overall in games played in February.
• Thursday's loss at Georgia State was the Ragin' Cajuns first SBC road loss since a 74-70 setback at Georgia Southern on Feb. 6, 2017 - a span of eight games
• Since the 2013-14 season, Louisiana has recorded 86 games with 80 or more points scored - the fifth-most by any Division I school during that span and trailing North Carolina (101), BYU (98), Gonzaga (92) and Duke (92).
QUICK HITS
• Bryce Washington is fourth among active Division I players in total rebounds (1,000), tied for seventh in career double-doubles (34), 27th in rebound average (7.9), 37th in career field goal percentage (.572) and tied for 35th in games played (126).
• Marcus Stroman's 15 assists against Georgia State on Thursday were tied for the fifth-most in a single-game this season. The 15 assists were the most by a Ragin' Cajun since Aaron Mitchell dished out 15 against Chattanooga on Jan. 2, 1990.
• Louisiana's five-game road win streak that was snapped was tied for the second-longest in school history and equaled its longest since Feb. 11-March 14, 2984
• Senior Johnathan Stove enters today's game 25 points shy of reaching the 1,000-point mark.
• Washington is one of five Division I players to average a double-double during the past two seasons joining Angel Delgado (Seton Hall), Bonzie Colson (Notre Dame), Alize Johnson (Missouri State) and James Thompson IV (Eastern Michigan).
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
• Georgia Southern lost at home for the second time in its past three games, falling to ULM on overtime on Thursday, 66-64.
• The Eagles, who are 7-2 at home this season, defeated UTA in their previous home game after a 62-61 loss to Texas State on Jan. 25.
• Tookie Brown, fifth in the SBC in scoring, leads Georgia Southern with an 18.5 points per game average. Mike Hughes and Ike Smith average 11.4 points each for the Eagles, who are fifth in the SBC in scoring offense (75.4).
• Montae Glenn, who averages 9.0 points, is third overall in the SBC with 8.4 rebounds per game.
NEXT UP
• Louisiana returns home for its lone games in the Cajundome in the month of February beginning on Thursday (Feb. 15) against Texas State at 7:15 p.m. The Ragin' Cajuns will close out the homestand on Saturday against UTA in a 7 p.m. contest that will be carried on ESPN3.
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