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We made some bad floor decisions...four turn overs in one minute of play. FIU pulled some 3 pointes out of their butts. The officials also had a part in this turn of events...a few horrible calls which gave the advantage to FIU. Nevertheless we prevailed. In a couple of years the record will show that we won 74-71 and no one will know about our turnovers or their "remarkable" three pointers..;) ..O.. .~.Quote:
Originally Posted by cajunlove
During his interview, coach Lee pretty much said the same thing everyone is writing. In his words, the guys got rattled and were saved by good freethrow shooting in the end.Quote:
Originally Posted by cajunlove
Man, I havent even been drinking. I knew a guy a looooooong time ago named Rodney G. Thanks form the correction.Quote:
Originally Posted by lcitsh
Is Galindo a transfer?
Z.
Yes, Galindo transferred from Kansas
For the first time in a very long time I(actually my whole family) was not able to make the game.:eek:
I was able to catch the last part of the last half on the radio. We are just a young team and we are just as young playing together. If they can sqeak out some more wins and continue to mature as a team we could end up with an ok final stretch.
Hopefully we at the very least make the conference tournament really hot.
DaddyCajun.~.
yes, thank you!Quote:
Originally Posted by lordguill
Z.
<! Mouton leads UL to victory with 22 points ->Quote:
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Maybe it was because UL's men's basketball team hadn't been in that situation ... holding onto a lead. After all, the Ragin' Cajuns had only one other double-digit advantage all season.
UL had that type of edge several times Saturday night at the Cajundome, and didn't handle prosperity well down the stretch. But some clutch free throw shooting overcame three turnovers in the final minute, and the Cajuns held on for a 74-71 Sun Belt Conference victory over Florida International.
The Cajuns (4-12, 2-4 Sun Belt) led by 14 points both late in the first half and early in the second half, and still were in front by nine at 67-58 with 55 seconds left before things started going haywire for the hosts.
FIU (6-9, 1-4) got a key three-pointer from Johwen Villegas in between Elvis Lora free throws, those made possible by two Cajun turnovers, but two freebies by Willie Lago and David Dees provided a 72-68 lead with 13.4 seconds left.
However, Alex Galindo threw in a high-arching trey over UL's defense with 6.8 ticks left, and Rhett Hebert had to make two more free throws for the eventual winning margin. Galindo had a potential tying three-pointer bound away at the horn.
"On the plus side, we'd really never been in that situation, trying to hold onto a lead, and we didn't react well to it," said Cajun coach Robert Lee. "But we had guys that stepped up and made free throws.
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In all, UL was 17-of-22 from the line, and needed every one of them.
"You saw that it was their older guys that stepped up at the end," said FIU coach Sergio Rouco. "We've got so many young guys ... only one guy that really played a lot last year, and when you are in league play you need that kind of experience."
Ross Mouton had 22 points and Dees 18 to go with 10 rebounds to pace the Cajuns, who won a second straight game for the first time this season. One of Dees' rebounds, part of UL's 45-30 board advantage, was a key offensive board with 26 seconds left after an Elijah Millsap miss.
UL also took its second straight league win after a 66-64 win over Denver on Thursday.
"We knew how another loss would feel to us," Mouton said, "especially with the mistakes we made at the end. With those slipups, we had to have guys step up at the end."
The Golden Panthers fell behind by double digits in the first half for the third straight game, with UL using an early 13-3 run to take a 16-8 lead. Moments later, Mouton hit a second three-pointer for a 19-12 lead, and another one with 19 seconds left in the half to provide a 31-17 advantage - the Cajuns' biggest over an opponent this season.
UL's previous largest advantage all season was a 13-point late-first-half lead in the season-opening 76-68 victory over Ouachita Baptist.
UL only shot 36.7 percent in the first half, but that was higher than a Panther squad that needed two late field goals to get over the 30 percent mark.
"We can't score 20 points in a half on the road and expect to win," Rouco said. "We finally started making some shots in the second half, but we've got to get to where we don't fall behind and have to come back."
FIU did come back, cutting the lead slowly until the big rally in the final minute. Villegas had 20 of his game-high 25 in the second half including five three-pointers, while Galindo had 16 of his 23 in the final half. Galindo also had 13 rebounds, almost half of FIU's total.
"The first half they changed up some and went to a zone," Lee said, "and that slowed us until Mouton knocked down a couple of shots."
Hebert had six straight free throws in the final 1:51, the middle two of which provided the 67-58 lead.
"We didn't take care of the ball at the end like we should have," Hebert said. "But we have guys that will step up and make shots. Every day, coach makes everyone make 20 free throws before we can leave. When we have to make them, these guys step up."
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I caught the game on the radio over here in the Villa De Refinery. I was very pleased with Dees and Hebert hitting the clutch free throws, but was curious why in the final minutes, FIU got down the floor and launched 3pt shots so fast. Just as Jay would say we missed a shot, or made one, it was only 2-3 seconds and he would say Vegas or Lauri (sp) launches a 3.
Was that just Jay (who does a great job) having a radio delay of his own, or were they getting down the floor that fast every time? I was getting very worried that our guys were going to let this game slip out of their grasp. Maybe it was the radio, but it sure did seem like FIU got off shots extremely fast down the stretch.
All is good, however... congrats to the Cajuns on a critical win. 2 in a row has got to instill some needed confidence. These 2 games should help a great deal in getting their heads into practice (not to say they weren't) and despite some tough games ahead, they know that they can compete.
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Originally Posted by Zeebart21
HEY Z, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE AFOREMENTIONED PLAYERS. I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT 'EM. CAN'T GET MUCH INFO FROM THE DAILY SADVERTISER! ANY INFO IS APPRECIATED. THANKS.
http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=345&p=9&cfg=bb&c=8&yr=2007Quote:
Originally Posted by jamesthejeweler
ROUX: Chris Gradnigo commits/signs with UL
Basketball:
Chris Gradnigo SF Ability to create and big time scorer
Ht: 6-6 Wt: 200
(Has been given an offer) Is not scheduled for a visit.
(LaGrange HS)
National Ranking (29)
Recruited by:Arkansas, Cincinnati, Colorado State, University of Louisiana, Notre Dame, South Florida, LSU, Tulane
Arkansas, Cincinnati, and ND offered.
Gradnigo is bigtime.
Bloom is a transfer from University of Houston, I believe he is Antoine Landry's brother.
http://pelicanpreps.rivals.com/viewp...2&pr_key=25229
Maybe others can give more insight.
These guys, plus the cats we have in the wings......I believe we'll see a serious improvement next year. Wont tell you we'll be a contender yet, because we'll still be young, but over the next few years...look out! IMHO
Z.