Louisiana Basketball Returns Home to Host Loyola of New Orleans

LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball team returns home on Tuesday when it faces defending NAIA National Champion Loyola of New Orleans at the Cajundome.

Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Dan McDonald (pxp) and Eric Mouton (color) providing the commentary. Fans in the Lafayette area can listen to call of the game by Jay Walker on KPEL-FM (96.5) and worldwide on the Varsity Network. Live stats will be provided by CajunStats.com.

The game is being promoted as S.T.E.M Night and Young Ragin' Cajuns Club Night with many educational opportunities for students including stem exhibits and activities. Kids can get free admission with the purchase of a discounted adult ticket by presenting a flyer at the Cajundome Box Office.

Coming off its first loss of the 2022-23 season in a 76-64 loss at Drake, Louisiana (5-1) slashed a 20-point deficit in the second half to 68-64 with 1:26 remaining before the unbeaten Bulldogs got a bucket and six free throws down the stretch to pull out the win.

Themus Fulks led Louisiana with a career-best 16 points while Greg Williams, Jr., added 12. The Ragin' Cajuns rebounded from a 28-percent performance from the field in the first half to shoot 17-for-27 (63 percent) in the second half.

Jordan Brown, who was held to five points against Drake, leads Louisiana in scoring at 17.7 points per game followed by Williams (12.7) and Terence Lewis II (12.3). Lewis paces the Ragin' Cajuns with 8.8 rebounds per contest while Fulks leads the team with 4.5 assists per contest.

Loyola (7-1), which will play the game as an exhibition, dropped its first contest of the Donald Reyes-era and had a 28-game win streak snapped in a 92-65 loss to Florida Central. The Wolf Pack, who average 82.4 points per game in eight contests on the season, have also dropped exhibition contests to Southeastern Louisiana and Southern Miss.

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GAME 7 PREVIEW – Louisiana (5-1) vs. Loyola (7-1)
Date / Time: November 29, 2022 / 7 p.m.
Site: Lafayette, La.
Arena: Cajundome (12,362)

RADIO/TV
TV: ESPN+
Talent: Dan McDonald (pxp), Eric Mouton (color)
Radio: KPEL-FM 96.5 / The Varsity Network
Talent: Jay Walker (pxp)

LIVE STATS/SOCIAL MEDIA
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsMBB | #GeauxCajuns

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Louisiana leads, 19-17
In Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 9-6
In New Orleans: Loyola leads, 7-2
At Unknown Sites: Louisiana leads, 8-4
Current Streak: Louisiana +7
Last Meeting: Louisiana, 95-67 (11/5/19 at Lafayette)

THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981)
Record at Louisiana: 226-168 (13th season); Division I Record: 451-299 (25^th season);
Career Record: 574-334 (30th season)

LOYOLA
Head Coach: Donald Reyes (LSU, 2009)
Record at Loyola: 7-1 (first season), Career Record: Same

STORY LINES
• Louisiana looks for its school-record sixth win in the month of November when it plays host to defending NAIA National Champion Loyola of New Orleans at the Cajundome.
• Louisiana posted 5-2 records in both 2013-14 and 2017-18.
• The series with Loyola dates back to the 1923-24 season.
• Louisiana has won the last seven games in the regular season dating back to the 2001-02 season. Loyola's last win in the series was an 85-73 win on Feb. 21, 1958 in New Orleans.

QUICK HITS
• Louisiana is 36-1 at home against in-state, non-conference opponents in the Bob Marlin era.
• The Ragin' Cajuns are fourth in the Sun Belt Conference and 37^th nationally in scoring offense (82.7 points per game).
• Louisiana's 135 games with 80 or more points dating back to the 2013-14 season are the 12^th most among all Division I schools.

UP NEXT
• After facing one of New Orleans' NAIA programs on Tuesday, Louisiana will head down to the Crescent City on Saturday to face former SBC rival New Orleans in a 4 p.m. contest at Lakefront Arena.
• The game will be the 72^nd between the schools with Louisiana holding a 40-31 lead. The Ragin' Cajuns have won the last nine in the series including three straight against the Privateers in New Orleans.
• The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ and can be heard in the Lafayette area on KPEL-FM (96.5) and worldwide on the Varsity Network.

Louisiana Basketball Returns Home to Host Loyola of New Orleans

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Brown

Themus Fulks

Terence Lewis II

Greg Williams, Jr.

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