University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, February 20
San Marcos, Texas
4:30 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
14-11, 10-6SBC
57
at
61
Texas State
11-13, 5-10SBC
1
2
F
UL Lafayette
23
34
57
Texas State
37
24
61
Team Stats
UL
TXST
FG%
.290
.440
3FG%
.308
.214
FT%
.567
.667
RB
45
41
TO
7
12
STL
6
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
14
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
7
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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Bobcats Hold Off Cold-Shooting Cajuns, 61-57
2/20/2016 8:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Washington posts double-double in disappointing loss
SAN MARCOS, Texas – Emani Gant scored 11 of his game-high 19 points in the second half and Texas State benefitted from the lowest shooting performance by the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns this season to claim a 61-57 win in a Sun Belt Conference men's basketball game on Saturday at Strahan Coliseum.
Ojai Black added 14 points for Texas State (11-13, 5-10 SBC), which recorded its first-ever win over Louisiana (14-11, 10-6 SBC) on the hardwood in eight meetings. The Bobcats used a 15-0 run in the first half as they built a 16-point lead and led 37-23 at halftime.
Louisiana, which finished 18-for-62 (29.0 percent) from the field, went scoreless for over eight minutes and went nearly 10 minutes without a basket in the first half after Steven Wronkoski scored off his own miss that gave the Cajuns a 4-2 lead with 17:59 remaining.
A pair of buckets by Black put Texas State ahead, 6-4, and the Bobcats would eventually push their lead to 17-4 after a jumper by Ethan Montalvo with 11:55 remaining. The Bobcats took their biggest lead of the game – 22-6 – when Montalvo drained his only 3-pointer of the night in 10 attempts.
Louisiana chipped away at the lead in the second half, eventually cutting the deficit to two points on three occasions. A bucket by Bryce Washington with 6:41 remaining capped a 19-6 run for the Cajuns and trimmed the Texas State lead to 49-47.
Gant, who finished 6-for-9 from the floor and grabbed eight rebounds, answered with a three-point play for Texas State that pushed the lead back to 52-47 with 6:20 remaining.
A pair of free throws by Kasey Shepherd and a bucket by Washington cut the deficit to 54-52 with 3:15 remaining, and Hayward Register would later add a 3-pointer that got Louisiana to within 57-55 with 1:29 left.
But Texas State answered again as Gant made one of two free throws and Black hit a jumper for a 60-55 lead with 18 seconds left.
Louisiana, which finished 6-for-30 (20.0 percent) from the floor in the first half, held Texas State to 9-for-23 aim (39.1 percent) from the floor in the second half while holding a 45-41 advantage on the glass.
Washington recorded his second double-double of the season for Louisiana with 13 points and career-high 13 rebounds. Johnathan Stove led the Cajuns with 14 points while Shawn Long was limited to a season-low seven points while grabbing nine rebounds.
Louisiana will return to action on Thursday, Feb. 25, when it visits Troy in a 7:30 p.m. contest at Trojan Arena.
Ojai Black added 14 points for Texas State (11-13, 5-10 SBC), which recorded its first-ever win over Louisiana (14-11, 10-6 SBC) on the hardwood in eight meetings. The Bobcats used a 15-0 run in the first half as they built a 16-point lead and led 37-23 at halftime.
Louisiana, which finished 18-for-62 (29.0 percent) from the field, went scoreless for over eight minutes and went nearly 10 minutes without a basket in the first half after Steven Wronkoski scored off his own miss that gave the Cajuns a 4-2 lead with 17:59 remaining.
A pair of buckets by Black put Texas State ahead, 6-4, and the Bobcats would eventually push their lead to 17-4 after a jumper by Ethan Montalvo with 11:55 remaining. The Bobcats took their biggest lead of the game – 22-6 – when Montalvo drained his only 3-pointer of the night in 10 attempts.
Louisiana chipped away at the lead in the second half, eventually cutting the deficit to two points on three occasions. A bucket by Bryce Washington with 6:41 remaining capped a 19-6 run for the Cajuns and trimmed the Texas State lead to 49-47.
Gant, who finished 6-for-9 from the floor and grabbed eight rebounds, answered with a three-point play for Texas State that pushed the lead back to 52-47 with 6:20 remaining.
A pair of free throws by Kasey Shepherd and a bucket by Washington cut the deficit to 54-52 with 3:15 remaining, and Hayward Register would later add a 3-pointer that got Louisiana to within 57-55 with 1:29 left.
But Texas State answered again as Gant made one of two free throws and Black hit a jumper for a 60-55 lead with 18 seconds left.
Louisiana, which finished 6-for-30 (20.0 percent) from the floor in the first half, held Texas State to 9-for-23 aim (39.1 percent) from the floor in the second half while holding a 45-41 advantage on the glass.
Washington recorded his second double-double of the season for Louisiana with 13 points and career-high 13 rebounds. Johnathan Stove led the Cajuns with 14 points while Shawn Long was limited to a season-low seven points while grabbing nine rebounds.
Louisiana will return to action on Thursday, Feb. 25, when it visits Troy in a 7:30 p.m. contest at Trojan Arena.
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