University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, December 31
Norfolk, Va.
1:00 p.m. (CST)
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
10-4,0-2Sun Belt
66
at
70
Old Dominion
9-5,1-1Sun Belt
1
2
F
Louisiana
24
42
66
Old Dominion
38
32
70
Comeback Falls Short For Louisiana At ODU, 70-66
12/31/2022 3:32:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Louisiana returns home to host Southern Miss, Georgia State beginning Thursday
NORFOLK, Va. – Jordan Brown and Greg Williams, Jr., each scored a team-high 16 points to lead the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, but Old Dominion's Tyreek Scott-Grayson scored seven of his game-high 17 points in the final 1:35 to lift the Monarchs to a 70-66 Sun Belt Conference victory on Saturday at Chartway Arena.
ODU (9-5, 1-1 Sun Belt) built a 22-point lead early in the second half before Louisiana (10-4, 0-2 Sun Belt) closed to within 60-58 on Terence Lewis II's three-point play with 2:04 left.
The Monarchs led 38-24 at halftime and built its lead to 46-24 on a bucket by Scott-Grayson with 18:16 remaining before Louisiana responded with a 12-0 run. Joe Charles began the run with a 3-pointer before Williams drained three of his four 3-pointers of the game to cut ODU's lead to 46-36.
After a pair of Monarch baskets, Louisiana would score the next 10 points to get within 50-46 with Brown and Williams each scoring four with Kentrell Garnett scoring a layup off a steal.
A bucket by Scott-Grayson and a dunk by Dericko Williams pushed the Monarch lead to 60-51 with 4:59 left before Louisiana cut the lead as Brown connected on a short bucket, added a pair of free throws and Lewis converted on a three-point play.
Scott-Grayson would respond with a well-contested 3-pointer to give ODU a 63-58 lead before his acrobatic layup off a Louisiana turnover would extend the lead with 1:13 left. D'Angelo Stines and Faizon Fields each scored 11 points for the Monarchs, who finished 24-for-60 from the floor and 8-for-17 from behind the 3-point line.
Brown grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds to post his second double-double of the season for Louisiana while William scored 14 points in the second half. Themus Fulks scored seven points and dished out a career-best 12 assists for the Ragin' Cajuns with Lewis and Garnett adding seven points each.
The Ragin' Cajuns were held to 25-for-63 (40 percent) from the floor and 9-for-27 (33 percent) from behind the 3-point line.
Louisiana returns home for a pair of Sun Belt Conference games beginning Thursday against Southern Miss on 7 p.m. The Ragin' Cajuns will close out the homestand on Saturday (Jan. 7) against Georgia State in a 7 p.m. contest.
Chaunce Jenkins added 12 points for ODU, which had four players in double figures and held 44-37 advantage on the glass.
Fans are encouraged to stay engaged with the Ragin' Cajuns by downloading the #GeauxCajuns app. Click here for iOS/Apple platforms and here for Android platforms.
For the latest on Louisiana Men's Basketball, stay tuned to RaginCajuns.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (RaginCajunsMBB).
ODU (9-5, 1-1 Sun Belt) built a 22-point lead early in the second half before Louisiana (10-4, 0-2 Sun Belt) closed to within 60-58 on Terence Lewis II's three-point play with 2:04 left.
The Monarchs led 38-24 at halftime and built its lead to 46-24 on a bucket by Scott-Grayson with 18:16 remaining before Louisiana responded with a 12-0 run. Joe Charles began the run with a 3-pointer before Williams drained three of his four 3-pointers of the game to cut ODU's lead to 46-36.
After a pair of Monarch baskets, Louisiana would score the next 10 points to get within 50-46 with Brown and Williams each scoring four with Kentrell Garnett scoring a layup off a steal.
A bucket by Scott-Grayson and a dunk by Dericko Williams pushed the Monarch lead to 60-51 with 4:59 left before Louisiana cut the lead as Brown connected on a short bucket, added a pair of free throws and Lewis converted on a three-point play.
Scott-Grayson would respond with a well-contested 3-pointer to give ODU a 63-58 lead before his acrobatic layup off a Louisiana turnover would extend the lead with 1:13 left. D'Angelo Stines and Faizon Fields each scored 11 points for the Monarchs, who finished 24-for-60 from the floor and 8-for-17 from behind the 3-point line.
Brown grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds to post his second double-double of the season for Louisiana while William scored 14 points in the second half. Themus Fulks scored seven points and dished out a career-best 12 assists for the Ragin' Cajuns with Lewis and Garnett adding seven points each.
The Ragin' Cajuns were held to 25-for-63 (40 percent) from the floor and 9-for-27 (33 percent) from behind the 3-point line.
Louisiana returns home for a pair of Sun Belt Conference games beginning Thursday against Southern Miss on 7 p.m. The Ragin' Cajuns will close out the homestand on Saturday (Jan. 7) against Georgia State in a 7 p.m. contest.
Chaunce Jenkins added 12 points for ODU, which had four players in double figures and held 44-37 advantage on the glass.
Fans are encouraged to stay engaged with the Ragin' Cajuns by downloading the #GeauxCajuns app. Click here for iOS/Apple platforms and here for Android platforms.
For the latest on Louisiana Men's Basketball, stay tuned to RaginCajuns.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (RaginCajunsMBB).
Team Stats
LA
ODU
FG%
.397
.400
3FG%
.333
.471
FT%
.700
.636
RB
37
44
TO
12
13
STL
7
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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