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MBB Game 33 Preview: vs Georgia State
3/13/2015 9:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Saturday, March 14 • 1:00 p.m. (CST) • Lakefront Arena (10,000) • New Orleans, La.
Game Notes: Louisiana | Georgia State
Live Stats
Radio: KHXT 107.9 FM Video: ESPN3
Rosters: Louisiana | Georgia State
Statistics: Louisiana | Georgia State
Ragin' Cajuns Twitter: @ULRaginCajuns | @Cajunbasketball
Opponents Twitter: @GSUPanthers
THE COACHES
Louisiana: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981)
Career Record: 433-241 (22nd season) Record at Louisiana: 85-75 (5th season)
Georgia State: Ron Hunter (Miami (OH), 1986)
Career Record: 358-265 (21st season) Record at Georgia State: 84-46 (4th season)
FOR STARTERS
After a win over No. 8 Texas State in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, the No. 4 seeded Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns will now turn their attention to a rematch of last year's SBC Tournament final when it hosts top-seeded Georgia State on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in a game to be aired live on ESPN3.
THE LAST TIME OUT
The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns overcame a cold-shooting first half to run by No. 8 seed Texas State in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, 53-43, on Friday at Lakefront Arena.
Louisiana, the tournament's No. 4 seed, shot 45.8 percent in the second half after a first half that saw them put up just 18 points and shoot 17.9 percent from the field.
The win secures the 21st 20-win season in UL program history and the first back-to-back 20-win season since 2001-02 and 2002-03.
Kasey Shepherd poured in a game-high 16 points in 24 minutes off the Cajun bench, and Shawn Long became just the third player in Cajun history with 1,000 rebounds, pulling in a game-high 11. Long scored just six points for the game, but added a game-high four assists and four blocked shots.
Johnathan Stove was the only other Cajun to finish in double figures with 10 points, while fellow freshman Bryce Washington hauled in 10 rebounds to go with six points.
UP NEXT
A Cajun win would move the Cajuns into the SBC Tournament finals for the second straight season agains the winner of No. 2 Georgia Southern and No. 3 ULM. Game time for the championship is set for noon on Selection Sunday on ESPN2.
• Saturday snapped a 13-game streak for the Cajuns to hit at least five or more three-point buckets, and the fifth straight game with at least eight. During their current six-game win streak, UL is 54-137 (.394) from beyond the three-point arc.
• Louisiana picked up its seventh straight win on Friday over Texas State, its longest win streak of the season and the longest current win streak of any team in the Sun Belt Conference.
• Shawn Long became the third player in UL history to reach 1,000 rebounds with his 11-rebound performance in the quarterfinal game vs Texas State.
• The Cajuns turned the ball over just six times in the regular-season finale at Arkansas State, its lowest turnover total of the season and the fourth time with less than 10 turnovers this year.
• Friday's game snapped a streak of 20 straight games in which big man Shawn Long had reached double-figures in scoring.
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