Louisiana Closes Out Homestand Facing Louisiana Christian

LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball team wraps up a two-game homestand on Monday when it plays host to in-state opponent Louisiana Christian University at the Cajundome.

Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with fans able to listen to the game in the Lafayette area on KPEL-FM (96.5) and worldwide on the Varsity Network. Live stats will be available at CajunStats.com.

Louisiana will be celebrating Cajuns Christmas with a Toys for Tots Drive, photos with Santa Claus and a Christmas Glasses giveaway. Tickets are available at the Cajundome Box Office.

Louisiana (8-1) plays its final non-conference game at home before playing eight of its next 10 games on the road. The Ragin' Cajuns opened their homestand with an impressive 75-58 win over Southern Conference member Samford with Terence Lewis II posting a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

The Ragin' Cajuns held Samford to 27 points below its scoring average entering the game while limiting the nation's top Division I team in free throws made (20.7) to a 6-for-8 performance.

Jordan Brown paces Louisiana in scoring at 17.7 points per game with Lewis (14.1) and Greg Williams, Jr., (13.7) following. Lewis' 9.8 rebounds per game leads the team with Themus Fulks ranking second in the Sun Belt Conference with 5.3 assists.

LCU, formerly Louisiana College, is 5-4 on the year under eighth-year coach Reni Mason. The Wildcats, who are playing the game as an exhibition, are led in scoring by Delor Johnson and Bailey Hardy at 12.9 points per game each.

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GAME 10 PREVIEW – Louisiana (8-1) vs. Louisiana Christian (5-4)
Date / Time: December 12, 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
Series History: Louisiana leads, 54-20
In Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 35-3
In Pineville: Louisiana leads, 14-4
At Unknown Sites (pre-World War II): Louisiana Christian leads, 13-5
Current Streak: Louisiana +24
Last Meeting: Louisiana, 113-58 (11/14/17 at Lafayette)

THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981)
Record at Louisiana: 229-168 (13th season); Division I Record: 454-299 (25th season);
Career Record: 577-334 (30th season)

LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN
Head Coach: Reni Mason (New Orleans, 1994)
Record at LCU: 92-87 (eighth season), Career Record: Same

STORY LINES
• Louisiana hosts Louisiana Christian (formerly Louisiana College) in the final game of a two-game homestand.
• The teams meet for the 75^th time on the hardwood with Louisiana holding a 54-20 advantage and claiming the last 24 games in the series.
• Since the first season under Beryl Shipley in 1957-58, Louisiana has won 33 of 35 games between the schools.
• Louisiana is ranked No. 7 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid Major Poll.
• Louisiana claimed a 113-58 victory in the previous meeting between the schools in the 2017-18 season.

QUICK HITS
• Louisiana was picked as the 2022-23 preseason Sun Belt Conference favorite in a vote by the league's head coaches.
• The Ragin' Cajuns reached the SBC Championship Game for the first time since winning the league's automatic berth in 2014.
• Louisiana's six wins in the month of November were the most in school history eclipsing the previous mark (5) set in the 2013-14 and 2017-18 seasons.
• With 454 wins at the Division I level, head coach Bob Marlin is 32nd among active coaches.
• In a 94-88 win over in-state rival Louisiana Tech on Nov. 17, head coach Bob Marlin earned his 450th career win at the Division I level in 25 seasons. His current record at the Division I level is 454-298 (.602).
• Marlin was 123-35 in five seasons (1990-95) at Pensacola Junior College, leading the team to the 1993 NJCAA National Championship.
• The Ragin' Cajuns are 16-7 overall in one-point games under head coach Bob Marlin and 60-52 overall in school history.
• Eight players on Louisiana's 2022-23 roster are in-state products.
• Six of the 14 players on the 2022-23 roster are first-year players.

UP NEXT
• Louisiana begins a stretch of eight of its next 10 games on the road beginning on Thursday (Dec. 15) when it travels west along I-10 to face McNeese at the Legacy Center. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.

Louisiana Closes Out Homestand Facing Louisiana Christian

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Brown

Themus Fulks

Terence Lewis II

Greg Williams, Jr.

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