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Location: Lafayette, La.
Opponent: Cleveland State (4-0)
Site: Cajundome (11,550)
Game Time: 7:05 p.m.
Live Stats/Video: www.RaginCajuns.com
TV: None
Radio: KHXT107.9 FM
 

Gameday Storylines

  • UL will play its third game in five games as Cleveland State comes to Lafayette. The contest also marks the Cajuns third game at the Cajundome in eight days.
  • The Cajuns and Vikings each have a win in the series but have not played each other since the 1989-90 season.
  • CSU won the first meeting of the '89-90 season, 104-96, before UL avenged the loss two weeks later, 103-92.
  • Randell Daigle is coming off a career-performance at Creighton on Wednesday. The senior guard scored a personal-best 25 points and notched new career marks in rebounds (9), field goals made (9) and three-pointers made (7).
  • Daigle is eight three-pointers shy of having made 200 treys in his career at Louisiana (191)
  • The Cajuns have shot over 40 percent from beyond-the-arc in the previous two games against La. College (7-17, 41.2%) and Creighton (9-22, 40.9%)

Notes and Trends

Scouting the VIKINGS

  • Gary Waters has the Viking Basketball program back at a level where he is comfortable as all five starters and nine lettermen return from last year's team that went 16-17 against one of the most difficult schedules in the country
  • The strength of the squad is at the guards where senior Norris Cole (22.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 3.3 apg), a first team All-Horizon League selection last year, and juniors Trevon Harmon (12.8 ppg, 6.0 rpg) and Jeremy Montgomery (10.8 ppg, 1.8 apg) each return to once again form the nucleus of the starting lineup this season
  • Cleveland State will take to the road for the first time in the 2010-11 season to take on Louisiana in the Cajundome.
  • The Vikings (4-0) have equaled the best start in school history, defeating Bryant (71-57), Iona (78-68), Kent State (69-66) and Urbana (83-49) in a 74-hour span over the weekend to claim the title of the 2010 World Vision Classic.
  • A win over UL will allow CSU to break the school record of four consecutive wins to start a seaon, which was originally set in both 1963-64 and 1985-86.
  • This will be the third series meeting with UL with each team winning on its home court during the 1989-90 season.

ALL OVER THE RADAR

  • Randell Daigle put together a career-night in the loss to Creighton. He was 9-of-17 from the floor including 7-for-13 from three-point range. He set new career records in points (25), FG's made (9), rebounds (9) and three's made (7).
  • His scoring effort was the most since his freshman season when he scored 24 against LSU in 2008-09.

HOLDING COURT

  • Courtney Wallace put together a sold stat line agianst Creighton. It was his best showings of the season with 8 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block and 2 steals.
  • With the effort, he set a new career record for assists in a game and tied a personal best on the glass with the 9 rebounds, including 6 offensive boards.

DOUBLE DOWN

  • Travis Bureau posted his first career double-double in win over Louisiana College. He also set a new career-best for rebounds in the 16-point, 14-board performance.

PERFECT PEREZ

  • Newcomer David Perez has been knocking down shots at a .700 clip (14-20) in just his first two games as a Cajun. From three-point range, he is hitting .750 (9-12). In his first two games since transferring from Centenary, the junior guard is averaging 19.0 ppg.

THE FOUR HORSEMAN

  • Four players rang up double-digit numbers in the 91-66 win over Louisiana College. David Perez led all Cajuns with 22, Travis Bureau had 16 while Scottie Farrington and Josh Brown chipped in 15.

20-20

  • Dating back to last season, Travis Bureau has scored 20 points in the past two games.
  • Last season at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, the senior forward put up 22 points against Louisiana-Monroe. On Friday against New Mexico State, Bureau scored 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting.

HE'S BACK

  • La'Ryan Gary returned to the court for the Cajuns for the first time since suffering an injury during the opening game of the 2008-09 Sun Belt Conference.
  • Against New Mexico State, the senior scored six points and had three rebounds in 16 minutes of action.

DOUBLE DIGIT DEBUTS

  • Two newcomers scored in double digits in their UL debut.
  • Josh Brown and David Perez both scored 16 points in the season-opener against New Mexico State.
  • Brown was 8-of-21 with four rebounds.
  • Perez was 6-of-9 from the floor, including a 4-of-5 showing from three-point range

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