University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, February 27
Little Rock, Ark.
4 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
16-8,10-7Sun Belt
59
at
69
Little Rock
11-14,7-11Sun Belt
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 30 | 29 | 59 |
| Little Rock | 32 | 37 | 69 |
Second-Half Cold Spell Too Much In 69-59 Loss at Little Rock
2/27/2021 8:34:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Louisiana will open SBC Championship play on March 6 in quarterfinals
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Cedric Russell scored 13 points to lead four players in double figures, but the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns was held without a basket for nearly nine minutes in the second half and dropped a 69-59 decision to Little Rock in the Sun Belt Conference regular-season finale for both teams on Saturday at Jack Stephens Center.
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Ty Harper scored nine of his 12 points in the second half while Theo Akwuba and Devin Butts had 10 each as Louisiana (16-8, 10-7 Sun Belt) was limited to 8-for-33 (24.2 percent) from the floor in the second half and 20-for-60 (33.3 percent) for the game.
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Despite the setback, Louisiana secured the No. 2 in the Sun Belt West Division and received a first-round bye in next week's Sun Belt Conference Championships in Pensacola, Fla. The Ragin' Cajuns will open play on Saturday (March 6) at 5 p.m., in a quarterfinal matchup at Hartsell Arena on the Pensacola State College campus against the winner of the No. 3 East seed and No. 6 West seed.
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The Sun Belt Conference plans to release the full tournament bracket at noon (CT) on Sunday.
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Louisiana, which opened the game on an 8-2 run before trailing 32-30 at halftime, regained the lead on Russell's 3-pointer to open the second half before both teams traded the lead with buckets on their ensuing possessions.
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Harper's bucket off a Little Rock turnover gave Louisiana the lead at 35-34 with 17:35 remaining, but the Ragin' Cajuns would miss their next 13 attempts from the floor before Harper scored again on a driving layup at the 9:08 mark.
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The Trojans would pull away from a 46-43 lead beginning with five straight points from Nikola Maric before buckets by Ben Coupet, Jr., and Maric would extend Little Rock's lead to 55-45 with 6:36 left.
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Maric scored 17 points to lead all players with Coupet adding 14 and Marko Lukic 13 for the Trojans. Admir Besovic pulled down a team-high nine rebounds for Little Rock with Maric and Marko Andric each recording three assists.
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Akwuba pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds for Louisiana while Mylik Wilson dished out a game-high four assists.
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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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Ty Harper scored nine of his 12 points in the second half while Theo Akwuba and Devin Butts had 10 each as Louisiana (16-8, 10-7 Sun Belt) was limited to 8-for-33 (24.2 percent) from the floor in the second half and 20-for-60 (33.3 percent) for the game.
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Despite the setback, Louisiana secured the No. 2 in the Sun Belt West Division and received a first-round bye in next week's Sun Belt Conference Championships in Pensacola, Fla. The Ragin' Cajuns will open play on Saturday (March 6) at 5 p.m., in a quarterfinal matchup at Hartsell Arena on the Pensacola State College campus against the winner of the No. 3 East seed and No. 6 West seed.
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The Sun Belt Conference plans to release the full tournament bracket at noon (CT) on Sunday.
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Louisiana, which opened the game on an 8-2 run before trailing 32-30 at halftime, regained the lead on Russell's 3-pointer to open the second half before both teams traded the lead with buckets on their ensuing possessions.
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Harper's bucket off a Little Rock turnover gave Louisiana the lead at 35-34 with 17:35 remaining, but the Ragin' Cajuns would miss their next 13 attempts from the floor before Harper scored again on a driving layup at the 9:08 mark.
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The Trojans would pull away from a 46-43 lead beginning with five straight points from Nikola Maric before buckets by Ben Coupet, Jr., and Maric would extend Little Rock's lead to 55-45 with 6:36 left.
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Maric scored 17 points to lead all players with Coupet adding 14 and Marko Lukic 13 for the Trojans. Admir Besovic pulled down a team-high nine rebounds for Little Rock with Maric and Marko Andric each recording three assists.
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Akwuba pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds for Louisiana while Mylik Wilson dished out a game-high four assists.
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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
LA
LR
FG%
.333
.426
3FG%
.261
.176
FT%
.591
.824
RB
41
41
TO
11
11
STL
1
4
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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