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RAGIN’ CAJUNS MEN’S BASKETBALL ƫ Į #%*&1*/ƫ 333ċ#%*&1*/ċ+)ƫ ĥ#%*&1*/0$(!0%/ DEC. 9ČƫĂĀāăƫđƫContact: B.%*ƫ **ƫđƫþ!čƫăăĈċąĉĂċćăăāƫđƫ!((čƫĂāćċĈĊĉċćăĈćƫđƫ)%(čƫ.%*ċ)**Į(+1%/%*ċ! 1 SETTING THE SCENE:- Game 10 Houston (6-4) Louisiana (6-3) at Date: Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013 Time: 7:05 p.m. CST Site: Cajundome (11,550) Lafayette, Louisiana Radio: KPEL (1420 AM) KHXT (107.9 FM) (Jay Walker) LOUISIANA PROBABLE STARTERS 2013-14 Statistics TV: None Series: Houston Leads, 9-6 Last M’tg: Houston 85, Louisiana 63 (12/15/12, Houston, Texas) THE COACHES: PREVIEWING LOUISIANA: LOUISIANA (Mississippi State ’81) 49-53 (4th year) 274-184 (16th year) 397-219 (21st year) 0-0 HOUSTON Cajuns By The Numbers (Central Arkansas ’76) _______________________________ 53-49 (4th year) 397 206-183 (15th year) _______________________________ 4-1 924 _______________________________ Ragin’ Cajuns Sports All-Access 24 - The weekly 30-minute television show on Louisiana _______________________________ Athletics airs every Wednesday night at 9:00 p.m. - on KATC CW, COX cable channel 10 in Lafayette .684 _______________________________ (LUS channel 20, Direct TV channel 4 and digital channel 3.2). The show is hosted by Travis Webb 23 with Bob Marlin and includes highlights, player interviews and features. ƫ Į&1*/'!0((ƫ 1 ƫ #%*ƫ&1*ƫ++,/ ĂĀāăġāą MEN’S BASKETBALL SERIES NOTES vs. LOUISIANA IN THE NCAA STATS: HOUSTON Saturday’s game will be the 16th meeting between the Cajuns and Cougars with Houston owning an 9-6 series lead. Geography has been JERRY FLAKE TO BE HONORED: the biggest key in the series as Louisiana has won all three games played in Lafayette while Houston has claimed nine of the 10 meetings on March 10, 1973 when the Cajuns defeated Houston, 102-89 in an NCAA Tournament was later vacated. Series Meetings Date ............Site .....UL -UH Winner $5 TICKET OFFER FOR CENTRAL METHODIST: PAYTON CLOSES IN ON 1,000 POINT MARK: CAJUNS CHASE RECORD HEADING INTO NEW YEAR: SCORING OFF THE GLASS: Overall: In Lafayette: In Cajundome: Houston 85 In Blackham: LAST MEETING Louisiana 63 In Houston: Dec. 15, 2012 Houston, Texas Neutral: Final: Louisiana found the road a difficult place again, falling behind by as many as 18 points in the first half en route to an 85-63 loss at Houston in the Hofheinz Center. The loss dropped the Cajuns to 1-6 on the road this season. 20-POINT GAMES: Defining Moment: The Cajuns battled early, trailing 18-17 with 9:58 left before the Cougars ran off 12 straight points to take a 30-17 advantage with 8:02 left. Key Stats: Houston shot lights out from the perimeter, shooting .500 from three-point with 14 treys, the most allowed by UL this season. The Cajuns were cold from the perimeter, going 4-for-21 from three-point (.190). The Cougars had a 43-34 rebounding edge and a 15-5 lead in second chance points. Louisiana had its streak of four straight games shooting .700 or better from the line, going 11-for-17 (.647). Performance Leaders: Shawn Long surpassed the 20 point mark for the fourth time this season to lead the Cajuns in scoring and rebounding (6). Elfrid Payton scored in double figures for 10th time this year, totaling 12 points and six rebounds. LOUISIANA ............min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Bryant Mbamalu .....34 3-8 0-3 2-4 4 5 1 0 2 3 8 Shawn Long ............35 8-15 1-6 3-5 6 2 7 2 1 2 20 Elridge Moore ..........22 1-7 0-0 0-0 5 1 0 1 1 1 2 Elfrid Payton ...........32 5-9 0-1 2-4 6 4 2 0 1 1 12 Steven Wronkoski ....27 4-6 1-2 0-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 9 Cornell Barnett ..........6 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Josh Soto ...................6 2-2 2-2 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 Kasey Shepherd .......16 1-7 0-4 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 Alan-Michael Thompson .14 0-3 0-3 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Braylon Lazare ..........8 0-1 0-0 4-4 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 Team ........................ 2 1 PAYTON NEARS ASSIST TOP 10: Totals ....................200 24-60 4-21 11-17 34 12 12 3 5 12 63 HOUSTON ..............min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Leon Gibson ............16 2-4 1-1 0-0 3 0 0 1 0 2 5 TaShawn Thomas ....30 6-9 0-0 3-4 13 6 3 2 2 3 15 Joseph Young ..........33 10-17 6-11 1-1 6 6 1 0 1 1 27 Brandon Morris .......27 2-6 1-2 0-0 8 6 0 0 0 4 5 J.J. Thompson ..........26 2-6 0-2 0-0 1 2 2 0 1 1 4 Tione Womack..........15 1-3 1-2 1-2 1 3 0 0 1 1 4 Jherrod Stiggers ......19 1-6 1-5 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 Danuel House ..........25 8-13 4-5 2-4 6 0 1 0 0 1 22 J.J. Richardson ..........9 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 Team ........................ 1 Totals ....................200 32-67 14-28 7-11 43 23 9 3 5 16 85 Halftime: Houston 45, Louisiana 29. Dead Ball Rebounds: Louisiana 1, Houston 3. Technicals: None. Officials: Mike Thibodeaux, Tim Gattis & Steve Pyatt. Attendance: 3,268. ƫ Į&1*/'!0((ƫ 2 ƫ #%*ƫ&1*ƫ++,/ ƫ Į&1*/'!0((ƫ ƫ #%*ƫ&1*ƫ++,/ ĂĀāăġāą MEN’SBASKETBALL Louisiana Projected Starters Ragin’ Cajuns Bench 21 Shawn Long 0 Bryant Mbamalu - 1 Luka Kamber 22 Elridge Moore 3 Xavian Rimmer 2 Elfrid Payton - - 4 Steven Wronkoski 5 Kasey Shepherd - 31 Kevin Brown 23 Hayward Register - 33 Vieux Kande - 44 J.J. Davenport ƫ Į&1*/'!0((ƫ ƫ #%*ƫ&1*ƫ++,/ ƫ Į&1*/'!0((ƫ 3 ƫ #%*ƫ&1*ƫ++,/ ĂĀāăġāą MEN’S BASKETBALL PAYTON SHOWS IMPROVEMENT AT THE LINE: Louisiana's Record When... Out-rebound their opponent ....................4-0 Out-score opponents' bench ...................5-0 Lead at halftime .......................................5-0 - Trail at halftime ........................................1-3 Tied at halftime ........................................0-0 Shoot better FG pct .................................6-0 Shoot worse FG pct. ................................0-3 Shoot 50% or better.................................4-0 Shoot less than 50%................................2-3 SHEPHERD IS HEATING UP: Opp. shoots 50% or better.......................0-3 Opp. shoots less than 50%......................6-0 Shoot more free throws ...........................4-0 Commit fewer turnovers ..........................2-1 Commit more turnovers ...........................4-2 - Commit same no. of turnovers ................0-0 CAJUNS RECORD BY DAY & MONTH On Monday ..............................................0-0 On Tuesday .............................................1-0 LONG RECORDS QUICK DOUBLE-DOUBLES:- On Wednesday ........................................2-0 On Thursday ............................................0-0 On Friday .................................................0-1 On Saturday ............................................2-1 On Sunday...............................................1-1 In November ............................................5-2 In December ............................................1-1 - FREE THROWS IN THE LAST 5:00 SEASON CAREER FTM -FTA Pct. FTM -FTA Pct. Shepherd 6 -6 1.000 10 -12 .833 Moore 2 -2 1.000 9 -12 .750 Payton 11 -14 .786 96 -155 .619 Rimmer 6 -8 .750 6 -8 .750 Long 7 -13 .538 28 -41 .683 Wronkoski 0 -1 .000 14 -20 .700 Mbamalu 0 -0 ---- 45 -58 .776 Lazare 0 -0 ---- 3 -4 .750 Brown 0 -0 ---- 1 -2 .500 Williams 0 -0 ---- 3 -4 .750 Louisiana 32 -44 .727 Opponents 31 -42 .738 LONG STARTS YEAR ON A ROLL: COMPARATIVE STATISTICS Wins Losses Home Away Offense 90.7 68.3 99.3 83.3 Defense 71.7 92.0 69.0 75.2 Offense FG % .508 .387 .522 .436 Defense FG % .379 .571 .352 .477 3-Pt. FG % .411 .279 .367 .357 LONG NAMED TOURNAMENT MVP: Opp. 3-Pt FG % .293 .262 .303 .273 FT % .667 .700 .681 .671 Opp. FT % .644 .794 .690 .717 Reb. Margin +6.5 -5.3 +14.0 -3.2 Turnover Mar. -1.1 -3.3 +2.3 -4.