University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, December 7
Tempe, Ariz.
7:30 p.m. MT
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
at
Arizona State
Louisiana Set To Duel In The Desert With Arizona State
12/6/2019 5:53:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Ragin' Cajuns to play fourth road game in a seven-game stretch
TEMPE, Ariz. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball team heads west for the second time in the last three weeks when it travels to face Pac-12 opponent Arizona State in a Saturday night contest at Desert Financial Arena.
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Tipoff is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. CT The game can be heard in the Lafayette area on both KHXT 107.9 FM and ESPN 1420 AM. The game will also be available at PAC-12 Networks with live results available at RaginCajuns.com.
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Louisiana (5-3), which is playing the fourth of a seven-game span on the road, erased a 14-point deficit in the first half on Tuesday and roared past in-state opponent Southeastern Louisiana, 98-81. Jalen Johnson notched a career-high 26 points for the Ragin' Cajuns and grabbed 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season and fifth in his career.
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Cedric Russell (16 points), Kobe Julien (12), Tirus Smith (11) and P.J. Hardy (10) each scored in double figures as Louisiana set season-bests in points and field goal percentage (57.1 percent). Russell grabbed a career-high seven rebounds for the Ragin' Cajuns with Julien dishing out a career-best seven assists.
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Arizona State (5-2) returns home after playing its last four games on the road. The Sun Devils capped off the road trip with a 71-67 victory at San Francisco on Tuesday.
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The contest between Louisiana and Arizona State will be the third between the schools with the series tied at 1-1.
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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.
GAME INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (5-3) at ARIZONA STATE (5-2)
Date / Time: December 7, 2019 / 8:30 p.m. CTÂ Â Â
Site: Tempe, Ariz.
Arena: Desert Financial Arena (14,100)
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RADIO/TV
Radio: KHXT 107.9 FM / ESPN 1420 AM
Talent: Ian Auzenne (PxP)
Live Video: PAC-12 Networks
Talent: Daron Sutton (PxP), Eddie House (color)
LIVE STATS/SOCIAL MEDIA
Live Stats: RaginCajuns.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsMBB | #GeauxCajuns
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Series tied, 1-1
In Lafayette: Never met
In Tempe: Series tied, 1-1
Streak: Arizona State +1
THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981)
Record at Louisiana: 179-127 (10th season), Career Record: 527-293 (27th season)
ARIZONA STATE
Head Coach: Bobby Hurley (Duke, 1993)
Record at ASU: 71-60 (fifth season), Career Record: 120-80 (seventh season)
STORY LINES
• Louisiana heads to the desert to face Pac-12 opponent and 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Championships participant Arizona State at Wells Fargo Arena.
• The meeting is the third between the schools with the series tied, 1-1.Â
• The previous two games were played in Tempe.
• The game against Arizona State is the first of three straight on the road for Louisiana, which will also travel to face in-state rival Louisiana Tech next Saturday (Dec. 14) before facing Arkansas State in the Sun Belt Conference opener on Dec. 18.
• The Arizona State game is the first against a Pac-12 school for the Ragin' Cajuns since an 89-80 contest at then No. 22-ranked UCLA on Dec. 15, 2015.Â
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QUICK HITS
• Louisiana returns 26.7 percent of its scoring (700 points) and 15.8 percent of its rebounds (181) from the 2018-19 campaign.
• 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) into sole possession of third place on the school's all-time list.
• Louisiana's 98-81 victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Dec. 3 marked the second time this season - and 21st time in Bob Marlin's tenure - that Louisiana won a game after trailing by double digits.
• The 14-point deficit to SLU marked the second-largest comeback for the Ragin' Cajuns in the Marlin era.
• Forwards Kobe Julien (7) and Dou Gueye (5) accounted for 12 of Louisiana's season-high 20 assists against SLU.
• The Ragin' Cajuns established season-highs in points (98) and field goal percentage (57.1) against the Lions
• 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 attempts against Wyoming.
• The record of 25 consecutive made free throws broke the previous mark (21) set against Southeastern Louisiana on Feb. 24, 1968.
• 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).
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Tipoff is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. CT The game can be heard in the Lafayette area on both KHXT 107.9 FM and ESPN 1420 AM. The game will also be available at PAC-12 Networks with live results available at RaginCajuns.com.
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Louisiana (5-3), which is playing the fourth of a seven-game span on the road, erased a 14-point deficit in the first half on Tuesday and roared past in-state opponent Southeastern Louisiana, 98-81. Jalen Johnson notched a career-high 26 points for the Ragin' Cajuns and grabbed 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season and fifth in his career.
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Cedric Russell (16 points), Kobe Julien (12), Tirus Smith (11) and P.J. Hardy (10) each scored in double figures as Louisiana set season-bests in points and field goal percentage (57.1 percent). Russell grabbed a career-high seven rebounds for the Ragin' Cajuns with Julien dishing out a career-best seven assists.
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Arizona State (5-2) returns home after playing its last four games on the road. The Sun Devils capped off the road trip with a 71-67 victory at San Francisco on Tuesday.
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The contest between Louisiana and Arizona State will be the third between the schools with the series tied at 1-1.
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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.
GAME INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (5-3) at ARIZONA STATE (5-2)
Date / Time: December 7, 2019 / 8:30 p.m. CTÂ Â Â
Site: Tempe, Ariz.
Arena: Desert Financial Arena (14,100)
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RADIO/TV
Radio: KHXT 107.9 FM / ESPN 1420 AM
Talent: Ian Auzenne (PxP)
Live Video: PAC-12 Networks
Talent: Daron Sutton (PxP), Eddie House (color)
LIVE STATS/SOCIAL MEDIA
Live Stats: RaginCajuns.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsMBB | #GeauxCajuns
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Series tied, 1-1
In Lafayette: Never met
In Tempe: Series tied, 1-1
Streak: Arizona State +1
THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981)
Record at Louisiana: 179-127 (10th season), Career Record: 527-293 (27th season)
ARIZONA STATE
Head Coach: Bobby Hurley (Duke, 1993)
Record at ASU: 71-60 (fifth season), Career Record: 120-80 (seventh season)
STORY LINES
• Louisiana heads to the desert to face Pac-12 opponent and 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Championships participant Arizona State at Wells Fargo Arena.
• The meeting is the third between the schools with the series tied, 1-1.Â
• The previous two games were played in Tempe.
• The game against Arizona State is the first of three straight on the road for Louisiana, which will also travel to face in-state rival Louisiana Tech next Saturday (Dec. 14) before facing Arkansas State in the Sun Belt Conference opener on Dec. 18.
• The Arizona State game is the first against a Pac-12 school for the Ragin' Cajuns since an 89-80 contest at then No. 22-ranked UCLA on Dec. 15, 2015.Â
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QUICK HITS
• Louisiana returns 26.7 percent of its scoring (700 points) and 15.8 percent of its rebounds (181) from the 2018-19 campaign.
• 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) into sole possession of third place on the school's all-time list.
• Louisiana's 98-81 victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Dec. 3 marked the second time this season - and 21st time in Bob Marlin's tenure - that Louisiana won a game after trailing by double digits.
• The 14-point deficit to SLU marked the second-largest comeback for the Ragin' Cajuns in the Marlin era.
• Forwards Kobe Julien (7) and Dou Gueye (5) accounted for 12 of Louisiana's season-high 20 assists against SLU.
• The Ragin' Cajuns established season-highs in points (98) and field goal percentage (57.1) against the Lions
• 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 attempts against Wyoming.
• The record of 25 consecutive made free throws broke the previous mark (21) set against Southeastern Louisiana on Feb. 24, 1968.
• 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).
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