University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Sunday, March 6
Pensacola, Fla.
5 p.m. (CT)
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
16-14,8-9Sun Belt
66
vs
57
Troy
20-11,10-6Sun Belt
1
2
F
Louisiana
29
37
66
Troy
24
33
57
Louisiana Men’s Basketball Topples Troy, Advances to Sun Belt Championship Game
3/6/2022 9:49:00 PM | Men's Basketball
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Greg Williams, Jr. and Theo Akwuba combined for 31 points to lead No. 8 Louisiana Men's Basketball into the Sun Belt Championship game with a 66-57 defeat of No. 4 Troy Sunday afternoon at the Pensacola Bay Center.
Louisiana will play the winner of App State and Georgia State at 6 p.m. (CT) Monday. The game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2.
For the Ragin' Cajuns, tomorrow will mark their ninth Sun Belt championship appearance. Louisiana is 6-2 in previous contests taking the conference crown in 1992, 1994, 2000, 2004, 2005 and 2015. The 2004 and 2005 victories were later vacated due to NCAA sanctions.
The Ragin' Cajuns are the highest seed to advance to the title game in conference history.
Williams Jr. went 2-4 from beyond the arc and 4-6 from the free-throw line to bolster his scoring. The Lafayette, La. native also added five rebounds.
Akwuba was a perfect 5-5 at the charity stripe and tallied eight boards in addition to a block.
Junior guard Jalen Dalcourt contributed nine points, totaled five rebounds and recorded a steal.
With staunch defense out of the gate, Louisiana jumped out to a 10-2 lead in the opening seven minutes. Akwuba, Williams, Jr. and Jordan Brown shared the scoring early.
Leading 17-16 as the game neared the six-minute mark of the first half, Williams, Jr. sized up his defender and connected on a triple from the left wing. Freshman forward Joe Charles followed up the basket with a layup to push the advantage to six.
Troy knocked a point off in the final stretch of the first half as Louisiana led 29-24 at the break.
The Ragin' Cajuns opened the second half on a 17-5 run and took a commanding 46-29 lead with 13:32 remaining. Dalcourt made two threes in the push while Williams Jr. added a pair of baskets.
With Louisiana still holding to a 17-point lead with eight minutes remaining, a quick 6-0 run by the Trojans cut the score to 53-42 as the contest neared the five-minute mark.
Despite the late rally attempt, Troy would never get closer than eight as the Ragin' Cajuns closed out the quarterfinal at the free-throw line.
More information on the Sun Belt Tournament, including an updated bracket and ticket information, can be found on the league's tournament central page.
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).
Louisiana will play the winner of App State and Georgia State at 6 p.m. (CT) Monday. The game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2.
For the Ragin' Cajuns, tomorrow will mark their ninth Sun Belt championship appearance. Louisiana is 6-2 in previous contests taking the conference crown in 1992, 1994, 2000, 2004, 2005 and 2015. The 2004 and 2005 victories were later vacated due to NCAA sanctions.
The Ragin' Cajuns are the highest seed to advance to the title game in conference history.
Williams Jr. went 2-4 from beyond the arc and 4-6 from the free-throw line to bolster his scoring. The Lafayette, La. native also added five rebounds.
Akwuba was a perfect 5-5 at the charity stripe and tallied eight boards in addition to a block.
Junior guard Jalen Dalcourt contributed nine points, totaled five rebounds and recorded a steal.
With staunch defense out of the gate, Louisiana jumped out to a 10-2 lead in the opening seven minutes. Akwuba, Williams, Jr. and Jordan Brown shared the scoring early.
Leading 17-16 as the game neared the six-minute mark of the first half, Williams, Jr. sized up his defender and connected on a triple from the left wing. Freshman forward Joe Charles followed up the basket with a layup to push the advantage to six.
Troy knocked a point off in the final stretch of the first half as Louisiana led 29-24 at the break.
The Ragin' Cajuns opened the second half on a 17-5 run and took a commanding 46-29 lead with 13:32 remaining. Dalcourt made two threes in the push while Williams Jr. added a pair of baskets.
With Louisiana still holding to a 17-point lead with eight minutes remaining, a quick 6-0 run by the Trojans cut the score to 53-42 as the contest neared the five-minute mark.
Despite the late rally attempt, Troy would never get closer than eight as the Ragin' Cajuns closed out the quarterfinal at the free-throw line.
More information on the Sun Belt Tournament, including an updated bracket and ticket information, can be found on the league's tournament central page.
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
TROY
FG%
.396
.327
3FG%
.250
.190
FT%
.909
.773
RB
37
37
TO
10
11
STL
7
5
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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