University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Monday, November 25
Las Vegas, Nev.
1 p.m. PT
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
Detroit Mercy
Louisiana, Detroit Mercy To Face Off In MGM Resorts Main Event
11/24/2019 5:52:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Second-ever meeting between schools on the hardwood
LAS VEGAS – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball team makes its first appearance in Las Vegas since 2014 when it faces Detroit Mercy on Monday in a Middleweight Bracket of the MGM Resorts Main Event at Las Vegas' Clark High School.
Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT. The game can be heard in the Lafayette area on both KHXT 107.9 FM and ESPN 1420 AM. A live video stream (subscription required) will be available via FloHoops.com. Live results will be available at CajunStats.com.
Louisiana (3-2) finished the on-campus portion of the four-game event last Thursday with a 69-61 overtime setback at Wyoming. The Ragin' Cajuns opened the tournament on Nov. 12 at TCU.
Jalen Johnson paces Louisiana in both scoring (17.6 ppg.) and rebounds (6.8 rpg). Cedric Russell (15.6 ppg) and Kobe Julien (14.4) are next in scoring for the Ragin' Cajuns with Dou Gueye (9.4) and Mylik Wilson (8.8) following.
Detroit Mercy (1-3) earned its first victory of the season on Sunday with an 86-74 win over UC Irvine. Antoine Davis scored 23 points to lead the Titans, who sank 15 3-pointers in the contest and placed four players in double figures.
Louisiana will wrap up the MGM Resorts Main Event on Tuesday when it faces UC Irvine at 3 p.m. CT.
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.
GAME INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (3-2) vs. DETROIT MERCY (1-3)
Date / Time: November 25, 2019 / 1 p.m. PT
Site: Las Vegas, Nevada
Arena: Clark High School (3,595)
RADIO/TV
Radio: KHXT 107.9 FM / ESPN 1420 AM
Talent: Jay Walker (PxP)
Live Video: FloHoops.com ($)
LIVE STATS/SOCIAL MEDIA
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsMBB | #GeauxCajuns
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Louisiana leads, 1-0
In Lafayette: Never met
In Detroit: Never met
Neutral: Louisiana leads, 1-0
Streak: Louisiana +1
THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981)
Record at Louisiana: 177-126 (10th season), Career Record: 525-292 (27th season)
DETROIT MERCY
Head Coach: Mike Davis (Thomas Edison, 2000)
Record at UDM: 12-23 (second season), Career Record: 364-264 (20th season)
STORY LINES
• Louisiana wraps up the MGM Resorts Main Event with two games in Las Vegas beginning Monday in the Middleweight Bracket against Detroit Mercy before facing UC Irvine in the finale on Tuesday.
• The meeting between Louisiana and Detroit Mercy is the second between the schools with the Ragin' Cajuns claiming a 68-62 victory on Dec. 20, 2002 in the EA Sports Golden Bear Classic in Berkeley, Calif.
• Louisiana makes its second trip to Las Vegas in the past five years after competing in the 2014 MGM Grand Main Event.
• The Ragin' Cajuns split in their last trip to Vegas, dropping a 56-52 decision to Milwaukee before defeating Oral Roberts, 76-52.
• UDM, behind 15 made 3-pointers, picked up its first victory of the season with an 86-74 win over UC Irvine on Sunday.
• Louisiana dressed 12 players at Wyoming - the most this season by the Ragin' Cajuns.
QUICK HITS
• With his 400th win as a Division I coach on Nov. 5 against Loyola, Marlin became the 35th active NCAA Division I coach - and 224th overall in NCAA Division I history - to reach that mark.
• The 73-61 victory over Youngstown State on Nov. 15 was the 177th for head coach Bob Marlin at Louisiana, moving him past Marty Fletcher (1987-97) - the current Mountain West Coordinator of Women's Basketball Officials - into sole possession of third place on the school's all-time list.
• The Ragin' Cajuns established a new school-record for consecutive free throws made (25) converting on all 22 attempts in the second half against Youngstown State on Nov. 15 and their first three against Wyoming. • The record of 25 consecutive made free throws broke the previous mark (21) set against Southeastern Louisiana on Feb. 24, 1968.
• Louisiana returns 26.7 percent of its scoring (700 points) and 15.8 percent of its rebounds (181).
• Seven newcomers (Dou Gueye, Jalen Johnson, Kobe Julien Javonne Lowery, Chris Spenkuch, Calvin Temple and Mylik Wilson) saw their first action in a Louisiana uniform.
• Junior Dou Gueye is the third player from Senegal in Ragin' Cajuns history - Vieux Kande (2013-15) and Khadim Kandji (2001-03).
• Louisiana's Jalen Johnson became the first Ragin' Cajun to notch three straight 20-point games in the month of November since Shawn Long (vs. Miami, Alabama and Loyola) in 2015.
Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT. The game can be heard in the Lafayette area on both KHXT 107.9 FM and ESPN 1420 AM. A live video stream (subscription required) will be available via FloHoops.com. Live results will be available at CajunStats.com.
Louisiana (3-2) finished the on-campus portion of the four-game event last Thursday with a 69-61 overtime setback at Wyoming. The Ragin' Cajuns opened the tournament on Nov. 12 at TCU.
Jalen Johnson paces Louisiana in both scoring (17.6 ppg.) and rebounds (6.8 rpg). Cedric Russell (15.6 ppg) and Kobe Julien (14.4) are next in scoring for the Ragin' Cajuns with Dou Gueye (9.4) and Mylik Wilson (8.8) following.
Detroit Mercy (1-3) earned its first victory of the season on Sunday with an 86-74 win over UC Irvine. Antoine Davis scored 23 points to lead the Titans, who sank 15 3-pointers in the contest and placed four players in double figures.
Louisiana will wrap up the MGM Resorts Main Event on Tuesday when it faces UC Irvine at 3 p.m. CT.
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.
GAME INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (3-2) vs. DETROIT MERCY (1-3)
Date / Time: November 25, 2019 / 1 p.m. PT
Site: Las Vegas, Nevada
Arena: Clark High School (3,595)
RADIO/TV
Radio: KHXT 107.9 FM / ESPN 1420 AM
Talent: Jay Walker (PxP)
Live Video: FloHoops.com ($)
LIVE STATS/SOCIAL MEDIA
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsMBB | #GeauxCajuns
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Louisiana leads, 1-0
In Lafayette: Never met
In Detroit: Never met
Neutral: Louisiana leads, 1-0
Streak: Louisiana +1
THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981)
Record at Louisiana: 177-126 (10th season), Career Record: 525-292 (27th season)
DETROIT MERCY
Head Coach: Mike Davis (Thomas Edison, 2000)
Record at UDM: 12-23 (second season), Career Record: 364-264 (20th season)
STORY LINES
• Louisiana wraps up the MGM Resorts Main Event with two games in Las Vegas beginning Monday in the Middleweight Bracket against Detroit Mercy before facing UC Irvine in the finale on Tuesday.
• The meeting between Louisiana and Detroit Mercy is the second between the schools with the Ragin' Cajuns claiming a 68-62 victory on Dec. 20, 2002 in the EA Sports Golden Bear Classic in Berkeley, Calif.
• Louisiana makes its second trip to Las Vegas in the past five years after competing in the 2014 MGM Grand Main Event.
• The Ragin' Cajuns split in their last trip to Vegas, dropping a 56-52 decision to Milwaukee before defeating Oral Roberts, 76-52.
• UDM, behind 15 made 3-pointers, picked up its first victory of the season with an 86-74 win over UC Irvine on Sunday.
• Louisiana dressed 12 players at Wyoming - the most this season by the Ragin' Cajuns.
QUICK HITS
• With his 400th win as a Division I coach on Nov. 5 against Loyola, Marlin became the 35th active NCAA Division I coach - and 224th overall in NCAA Division I history - to reach that mark.
• The 73-61 victory over Youngstown State on Nov. 15 was the 177th for head coach Bob Marlin at Louisiana, moving him past Marty Fletcher (1987-97) - the current Mountain West Coordinator of Women's Basketball Officials - into sole possession of third place on the school's all-time list.
• The Ragin' Cajuns established a new school-record for consecutive free throws made (25) converting on all 22 attempts in the second half against Youngstown State on Nov. 15 and their first three against Wyoming. • The record of 25 consecutive made free throws broke the previous mark (21) set against Southeastern Louisiana on Feb. 24, 1968.
• Louisiana returns 26.7 percent of its scoring (700 points) and 15.8 percent of its rebounds (181).
• Seven newcomers (Dou Gueye, Jalen Johnson, Kobe Julien Javonne Lowery, Chris Spenkuch, Calvin Temple and Mylik Wilson) saw their first action in a Louisiana uniform.
• Junior Dou Gueye is the third player from Senegal in Ragin' Cajuns history - Vieux Kande (2013-15) and Khadim Kandji (2001-03).
• Louisiana's Jalen Johnson became the first Ragin' Cajun to notch three straight 20-point games in the month of November since Shawn Long (vs. Miami, Alabama and Loyola) in 2015.
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