University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, January 25
Lafayette
7 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
Southern Miss
Louisiana Welcomes Southern Miss for Saturday Showdown
1/24/2025 3:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The home team has won each of the last five in the series
LAFAYETTE – Looking for their third straight weekend win the Louisiana men's basketball team welcomes Southern Miss to the Cajundome on Saturday.
The Cajuns got a strong performance out of Brandon Hardy on Thursday. The sophomore matched a career-high with 15 points in his fourth straight start. Mostapha El Moutaouakkil also finished in double figures for the Cajuns, doing most of his damage at the free throw line where he went 10-for-12. Their efforts weren't enough as Louisiana had a six-game winning streak against Texas State snapped by a score of 89-74.
Southern Miss enters the weekend 3-4 in Sun Belt Conference play after losing their last two contests. They were slated to play at Troy on Thursday but the game was postponed to Monday, January 27 due to the winter weather that hit the south earlier this week.
MEDIA CENTER
Story Lines
• The home team has won each of the last five contests, including a Cajun win in the team's regular season finale last season, 77-61.
• With 959 points, Kentrell Garnett is closing in on becoming the 52nd player in program history to reach that mark. Garnett has had a season filled with milestones already. This season he has broken the program record for games played and has cracked the school's top-five list for career three-pointers.
• The second round of the MAC-SBC Challenge was announced on Monday, January 13. The Ragin' Cajuns will face Northern Illinois on the road on February 8. It'll be the first meeting all time between the programs.
• The Cajuns are second in the Sun Belt Conference in turnover margin (2.0). They're tied with Arkansas State but trail South Alabama (5.5)
• Louisiana has won back-to-back Saturday games, both against ULM, after starting the season 0-4 on Saturdays.
•While Southern Miss leads the all-time series 29-20, the Cajuns are 15-9 in Lafayette against the Golden Eagles going back to 1959.
GAME 21 PREVIEW – Louisiana (6-14, 4-4 SBC) vs. Southern Miss (8-11, 3-4 SBC)
Date/Time: January 25, 2025 / 7 p.m.
Site: Lafayette, Louisiana
Arena: Cajundome (12,362)
Tickets
RADIO/TV
TV: ESPN+
Talent: Dan McDonald (pxp), Eric Mouton (analyst)
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: Southern Miss leads, 29-20
In Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 15-9
In Hattiesburg: Southern Miss leads, 20-5
Streak: Louisiana +1
FOLLOW THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Season tickets are available by visiting the Louisiana Athletics Box Office. For more information call the Louisiana Athletics Box Office at (337) 482-4685.
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).
The Cajuns got a strong performance out of Brandon Hardy on Thursday. The sophomore matched a career-high with 15 points in his fourth straight start. Mostapha El Moutaouakkil also finished in double figures for the Cajuns, doing most of his damage at the free throw line where he went 10-for-12. Their efforts weren't enough as Louisiana had a six-game winning streak against Texas State snapped by a score of 89-74.
Southern Miss enters the weekend 3-4 in Sun Belt Conference play after losing their last two contests. They were slated to play at Troy on Thursday but the game was postponed to Monday, January 27 due to the winter weather that hit the south earlier this week.
MEDIA CENTER
Story Lines
• The home team has won each of the last five contests, including a Cajun win in the team's regular season finale last season, 77-61.
• With 959 points, Kentrell Garnett is closing in on becoming the 52nd player in program history to reach that mark. Garnett has had a season filled with milestones already. This season he has broken the program record for games played and has cracked the school's top-five list for career three-pointers.
• The second round of the MAC-SBC Challenge was announced on Monday, January 13. The Ragin' Cajuns will face Northern Illinois on the road on February 8. It'll be the first meeting all time between the programs.
• The Cajuns are second in the Sun Belt Conference in turnover margin (2.0). They're tied with Arkansas State but trail South Alabama (5.5)
• Louisiana has won back-to-back Saturday games, both against ULM, after starting the season 0-4 on Saturdays.
•While Southern Miss leads the all-time series 29-20, the Cajuns are 15-9 in Lafayette against the Golden Eagles going back to 1959.
GAME 21 PREVIEW – Louisiana (6-14, 4-4 SBC) vs. Southern Miss (8-11, 3-4 SBC)
Date/Time: January 25, 2025 / 7 p.m.
Site: Lafayette, Louisiana
Arena: Cajundome (12,362)
Tickets
RADIO/TV
TV: ESPN+
Talent: Dan McDonald (pxp), Eric Mouton (analyst)
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: Southern Miss leads, 29-20
In Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 15-9
In Hattiesburg: Southern Miss leads, 20-5
Streak: Louisiana +1
FOLLOW THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Season tickets are available by visiting the Louisiana Athletics Box Office. For more information call the Louisiana Athletics Box Office at (337) 482-4685.
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).
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