University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, January 17
Mobile, Ala.
3:00 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
at
South Alabama
Louisiana Basketball Preview: at South Alabama
1/16/2026 10:29:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Ragin' Cajuns lost late lead in 63-58 setback to Jags on New Year's Eve
MOBILE, Ala. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team continues on its four-game road trip on Saturday when it faces Sun Belt Conference rival South Alabama at the Mitchell Center.
Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. The game will be available 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 app. Live results will be available at CajunStats.StatBroadcast.com.
Louisiana (4-15, 2-5 SBC) looks to split the season-series against South Alabama (13-5, 4-2 SBC) after dropping a 63-58 contest on New Year's Eve at the Cajundome. The Jaguars scored the game's final nine points in the final 1:28 to claim the win as Adam Olsen scored a game-high 26 points.
The Ragin' Cajuns opened their trip on Wednesday in a 59-52 loss at Texas State. Dorian Finister kept up his consistent performance on the floor scoring a team-high 18 points with De'Vion Lavergne adding 10.
South Alabama got another late game rally in its previous game, erasing a four-point deficit with under a minute remaining to force overtime and edge Arkansas State, 91-87, on Thursday.
Chaze Harris, the SBC's leading scorer at 18.1 points per game, tied a career-high with 38 points against A-State, shooting 14-for-25 from the field and 10-of-15 from the free-throw line.
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).
GAME 20 PREVIEW – Louisiana (4-15, 2-5 SBC) at South Alabama (13-5, 4-2 SBC)
Date/Time: January 17, 2026 / 3 p.m.
Site: Mobile, Ala.
Arena: Mitchell Center (10,000)
RADIO/TV
TV: ESPN+
Talent: Pat Greenwood (pxp), Charlie Harrison (color)
Radio: KPEL 96.5 FM/ The Varsity Network
Talent: Jay Walker (pxp)
LIVE STATS/SOCIAL MEDIA
Live Stats: CajunStats.StatBroadcast.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsMBB | #GeauxCajuns
SERIES HISTORY
Overall – South Alabama leads, 34-33
In Lafayette – Louisiana leads, 17-16
In Mobile – South Alabama leads, 15-12
Neutral Sites – Louisiana leads, 4-3
Last 10 Games – Louisiana, 6-4
Streak – South Alabama +3
STORY LINES
• Louisiana continues its four-game SBC road trip on Saturday when it visits South Alabama in an afternoon game at the Mitchell Center.
• South Alabama claimed the previous meeting between the schools, 63-58, scoring the game's final nine points in the final 1:28 in a New Year's Eve contest at the Cajundome.
• The win by the Jaguars broke a 33-all deadlock in the series.
• Louisiana looks to snap a three-game losing streak in the series and two-game streak overall.
The Ragin' Cajuns are 1-9 on the road this season with their lone victory coming in a 76-62 win at ULM on December 20.
• The four-game road trip is Louisiana's second of the season and first since an in-state battle at McNeese before a three-game trip to the West Coast to face Stanford, Santa Clara and UC Davis.
QUICK HITS
• The Ragin' Cajuns' 85 points vs. ULM on Jan. 8 marked their first 80-point performance since scoring 82 at Georgia Southern on Feb. 5, 2025.
• The 85-point output was Louisiana's highest in the Cajundome since an 86-60 win over Bowling Green on Feb. 11, 2023.
• The Ragin' Cajuns' +17 rebounding margin vs. ULM was their largest since a 49-30 (+19) advantage over South Alabama on Feb. 3, 2024.
• Freshman Joshua Lewis scored a career-high 26 points vs. ULM, tied for the fifth-highest scoring total in a Sun Belt game this season.
• Dorian Finister ranks ninth in the Sun Belt in minutes played (32.3 mpg) and 19th in free throw percentage (.731).
• In Sun Belt Conference play, Finister is eighth in the league in field goal percentage (.488), seventh in scoring (17.7) and 10th in 3-pointers made per game (2.3).
• Todd Jones Jr., is 12th among SBC players in blocked shots (18).
• Eight teams on Louisiana's 2025-26 schedule competed in the 2025 postseason: McNeese (NCAA), UNCW (NCAA), Norfolk State (NCAA), Troy (NCAA), Tulane (CBC), Stanford (NIT), Santa Clara (NIT), and Arkansas State (NIT).
Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. The game will be available 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 app. Live results will be available at CajunStats.StatBroadcast.com.
Louisiana (4-15, 2-5 SBC) looks to split the season-series against South Alabama (13-5, 4-2 SBC) after dropping a 63-58 contest on New Year's Eve at the Cajundome. The Jaguars scored the game's final nine points in the final 1:28 to claim the win as Adam Olsen scored a game-high 26 points.
The Ragin' Cajuns opened their trip on Wednesday in a 59-52 loss at Texas State. Dorian Finister kept up his consistent performance on the floor scoring a team-high 18 points with De'Vion Lavergne adding 10.
South Alabama got another late game rally in its previous game, erasing a four-point deficit with under a minute remaining to force overtime and edge Arkansas State, 91-87, on Thursday.
Chaze Harris, the SBC's leading scorer at 18.1 points per game, tied a career-high with 38 points against A-State, shooting 14-for-25 from the field and 10-of-15 from the free-throw line.
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).
GAME 20 PREVIEW – Louisiana (4-15, 2-5 SBC) at South Alabama (13-5, 4-2 SBC)
Date/Time: January 17, 2026 / 3 p.m.
Site: Mobile, Ala.
Arena: Mitchell Center (10,000)
RADIO/TV
TV: ESPN+
Talent: Pat Greenwood (pxp), Charlie Harrison (color)
Radio: KPEL 96.5 FM/ The Varsity Network
Talent: Jay Walker (pxp)
LIVE STATS/SOCIAL MEDIA
Live Stats: CajunStats.StatBroadcast.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsMBB | #GeauxCajuns
SERIES HISTORY
Overall – South Alabama leads, 34-33
In Lafayette – Louisiana leads, 17-16
In Mobile – South Alabama leads, 15-12
Neutral Sites – Louisiana leads, 4-3
Last 10 Games – Louisiana, 6-4
Streak – South Alabama +3
STORY LINES
• Louisiana continues its four-game SBC road trip on Saturday when it visits South Alabama in an afternoon game at the Mitchell Center.
• South Alabama claimed the previous meeting between the schools, 63-58, scoring the game's final nine points in the final 1:28 in a New Year's Eve contest at the Cajundome.
• The win by the Jaguars broke a 33-all deadlock in the series.
• Louisiana looks to snap a three-game losing streak in the series and two-game streak overall.
The Ragin' Cajuns are 1-9 on the road this season with their lone victory coming in a 76-62 win at ULM on December 20.
• The four-game road trip is Louisiana's second of the season and first since an in-state battle at McNeese before a three-game trip to the West Coast to face Stanford, Santa Clara and UC Davis.
QUICK HITS
• The Ragin' Cajuns' 85 points vs. ULM on Jan. 8 marked their first 80-point performance since scoring 82 at Georgia Southern on Feb. 5, 2025.
• The 85-point output was Louisiana's highest in the Cajundome since an 86-60 win over Bowling Green on Feb. 11, 2023.
• The Ragin' Cajuns' +17 rebounding margin vs. ULM was their largest since a 49-30 (+19) advantage over South Alabama on Feb. 3, 2024.
• Freshman Joshua Lewis scored a career-high 26 points vs. ULM, tied for the fifth-highest scoring total in a Sun Belt game this season.
• Dorian Finister ranks ninth in the Sun Belt in minutes played (32.3 mpg) and 19th in free throw percentage (.731).
• In Sun Belt Conference play, Finister is eighth in the league in field goal percentage (.488), seventh in scoring (17.7) and 10th in 3-pointers made per game (2.3).
• Todd Jones Jr., is 12th among SBC players in blocked shots (18).
• Eight teams on Louisiana's 2025-26 schedule competed in the 2025 postseason: McNeese (NCAA), UNCW (NCAA), Norfolk State (NCAA), Troy (NCAA), Tulane (CBC), Stanford (NIT), Santa Clara (NIT), and Arkansas State (NIT).
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