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UL Ragin Cajuns Host UCF Knights At The Cajundome
Cajuns Crush Dillard, 102-38
Cajuns Host Blue Devils
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team returns to the hardwood on Monday evening, when coach Bob Marlin's squad plays host to the Dillard Blue Devils, in non-conference action.
The Cajuns are 4-6 on the year, while Dillard, and NAIA school, is still winless on the season, at 0-10.
Tip-off time at the Cajundome is scheduled for 7:05 pm.
You can catch all the play-by-play action on Sports Radio ESPN 1420, and espn1420.com, beginning with the pre-game show, at 6:35 pm.
Cajuns Fall To Lamar, 80-63
Cajuns Travel To Beaumont To Take On Lamar
Cajuns Down Cowboys 78-56
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun men's basketball team picked up a non-conference home victory on Thursday night, defeating the McNeese St. Cowboys, 78-56, at the Cajundome.
McNeese St. led the game, 26-20, at the 7:05 mark of the first half, but the Cajuns outscored the Cowboys, 20-7 the rest of the half to take a 40-33 lead into the locker room at halftime.
UL never trailed in the second half, and went on to coast to the 78-56 victory.
Louisiana out-shot McNeese St. from the field, 57%-36%, and also out-rebounded the Cowboys, 31-25.
Junior center Kadeem Coleby led the way for the Cajuns, with 15 points and 8 rebounds, while freshman guard Elfrid Payton chipped in with 10 points and five assits.
Jeremie Mitchell paced the Cowboys in a losing cause with 18 points.
With the win, UL improved to 4-5 on the season, while McNeese St. fell to 3-4.
Louisiana returns to action on Saturday night, when they travel to Beaumont, Texas, to take on the Lamar Cardinals, in non-conference play.
Cajuns Host Cowboys
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun men's basketball team returns to the hardwood on Thursday evening, as coach Bob Marlin's squad plays host to the McNeese St. Cowboys, in non-conference action.
The Cajuns, who are coming off a 76-67 setback to Kent St., on Monday night, are 3-5 on the year, while the Cowboys stand at 3-3.
This will be the 86th time in history that the two schools will meet, with UL holding a 52-33 advantage.
Tip-off time at the Cajundome is scheduled for 7:05 pm.
You can catch all the play-by-play action on Sports Radio ESPN 1420, and espn1420.com, beginning with the pre-game show, at 6:35 pm.
Cajuns On The Road To Take On Golden Flashes
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun men's basketball team wraps-up a short two-game road trip on Monday evening, when they travel to Kent, Ohio, to take on the Kent St. Golden Flashes, in non-conference action.
UL, who fell to Duquesne, 84-65, on Saturday night, is 3-4 on the year, while Kent St. comes into the match-up with an overall record of 2-1.
The game will mark the first, ever, between the two schools.
Tip-off time is scheduled for 6 o'clock.
You can hear all the live play-by-play action on Sports Radio ESPN 1420, and espn1420.com, beginning with the pre-game show at 5:30 pm.
Cajuns Whip Colonels, 84-57
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun men's basketball team wrapped-up play in the three-day Beryl Shipley Classic on Sunday, defeating the Nicholls St. Colonels, 84-57, at the Cajundome.
The Cajuns led it at the half, 36-31, and then outscored Nicholls St., 48-26, in the second half, for the victory.
UL was able to out-shoot Nicholls state from the field, 52%-33%, and were also able to out-rebound the Colonels, by a 38-29 count.
The Cajuns were led by sophomore forward J.J. Thomas, who had 15 points, and seven rebounds, while junior guard Darnell Jackson added 12 points, and five boards.
In a losing cause, Chris Talkington paced the Colonels, with 16 points, and eight rebounds.
With the win, UL improves to 3-3 on the year, while Nicholls St. drops to 1-4.
The Cajuns return to action this Saturday, when they travel to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to take on the Duquesne Dukes, in non-conference action.

