MBB G3: Louisiana 84, LSU Shreveport 73

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In what has become a fluid 2020-21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball team added a home game with the announcement on Thursday of a contest with in-state program LSU-Shreveport at the Cajundome.

In what has become a fluid 2020-21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball team added a home game with the announcement on Thursday of a contest with in-state program LSU-Shreveport at the Cajundome.

The game, which will take place on Saturday (Dec. 5) at 4 p.m., will mark the official home opener for Louisiana (1-1). The game against LSU-S, currently 8-0 on the season and averaging 109.4 points per game, will be the first between the schools on the hardwood.

The game can be heard in the local area on KPEL 96.5 FM and ESPN 1420 AM, and worldwide at RaginCajuns.com.

Season-ticket holders can download their tickets through mobile ticketing from Ticketmaster. Fans can download the #GeauxCajuns app to their smart phone to begin the process. Season-ticket holders who are unable to download tickets or wish to have printed can visit the Cajundome Ticket Office to have them printed.

Single-game tickets for the game will be made available on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m.

For more information on Men's Basketball tickets, fans can call the Louisiana Athletics Ticket Office at (337) 265-2170.

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The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball team makes its long-awaited home debut on Saturday when it entertains in-state foe LSU Shreveport at the Cajundome.

Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. The game can be heard in the Lafayette area on both KPEL 96.5 FM and ESPN 1420 AM. Live stats will be available at CajunStats.com.

The meeting against LSU-S, currently 8-0 on the season and averaging 109.4 points per game, will be the first between the schools on the hardwood.

Louisiana (1-1), which earned a 66-63 win at New Orleans on Wednesday, had scheduled home games against Xavier of New Orleans and Loyola of New Orleans canceled due to COVID-19 concerns before re-arranging its schedule with a 2020-21 season debut against No. 1-ranked Baylor last week in Las Vegas.

The game against LSU-S marks the first of a scheduled eight home games in a nine-game span for Louisiana, which will also host LSU Alexandria (Dec. 8), Louisiana Tech (Dec. 12), New Orleans (Dec. 15), Texas State (Jan. 1-2) and Little Rock (Jan. 8-9).

Season-ticket holders can download their tickets through mobile ticketing from Ticketmaster. Fans can download the #GeauxCajuns app to their smart phone to begin the process. Season-ticket holders who are unable to download tickets or wish to have printed can visit the Louisiana Athletics Ticket Office at the Cajundome to have them printed.

Single-game tickets for the game will be made available on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m.

For more information on Men's Basketball tickets, fans can call the Louisiana Athletics Ticket Office at (337) 265-2170.

The Cajundome will operate at a significantly reduced capacity for the 2020-21 season (unless state COVID-19 policy changes during the season). This will allow for fans and University students to be accommodated this season. The Department of Athletics will quickly communicate any schedule adjustments or changes to attendance protocols through its social media channels and RaginCajuns.com.

In the interest of public safety and following the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) Best Practices Guide, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Athletics Department is implementing a clear bag policy at all venues that host ticketed events effective with the 2020-21 competition season. Information about the clear bag policy can be found by visiting www.RaginCajuns.com/clearbag.

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GAME INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (1-1) vs. LSU SHREVEPORT (8-0)
Date / Time: December 5, 2020 / 4 p.m.
Site: Lafayette, La.
Arena: Cajundome (12,362)

RADIO/TV
Radio: KPEL 96.5 / ESPN 1420 AM
Talent: Jay Walker (PxP)
Live Stream: None

LIVE STATS/SOCIAL MEDIA
Live Stats: RaginCajuns.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsMBB | #GeauxCajuns

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: First meeting

THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981)
Record at Louisiana: 189-144 (11th season), Career Record: 537-309 (28th season)

LSU SHREVEPORT
Head Coach: Kyle Blankenship (Tulsa, 2006)
Record at LSU-S: 197-70 (ninth season), Career Record: Same

STORY LINES
• Louisiana officially opens a fluid 2020-21 home schedule on Saturday when it entertains in-state program LSU Shreveport to the Cajundome.
• The game is the first between the schools on the hardwood.
• The game marks a stretch for Louisiana in which eight of the next nine scheduled games will be played at the Cajundome.
• Louisiana is 28-7 all-time in season openers at the Cajundome, winning its last nine contests.
• The game is the first of two straight for Louisiana against members of the LSU System with the Ragin' Cajuns set to host LSU Alexandria on Tuesday.
• Cedric Russell became the 49th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point mark after scoring 12 points on Wednesday at New Orleans.
• The senior is five 3-pointers shy of becoming the sixth player in school history to reach 200 in a career.
• Current Pilot senior guard Kadavion Evans was a member of the Ragin' Cajuns Basketball program from 2015-18.

QUICK HITS
• Louisiana is 47-10 in non-conference games at home in the Bob Marlin era including a 20-2 mark since the beginning of the 2016-17 season.
• Against in-state, non-conference opponents played at home under Marlin, Louisiana is 28-1 overall.
• Since the 2013-14 season, Louisiana is fifth among Division I programs scoring 80 points or more (119 games).
• Mylik Wilson's 21-point performance at New Orleans on Wednesday was the second 20-point game of his career.
• Theo Akwuba opened the season making his first 11 shots from the field before missing a contested jumper in the first half on Wednesday at New Orleans.
• Akwuba is the only player in the Sun Belt Conference averaging a double-double (19.0 points, 11.5 rebounds) during the early part of the 2020-21 season.
• A win would give Louisiana its 350th overall victory at the Cajundome since the facility opened in 1985.
• Over the past five seasons, Louisiana has averaged 20 wins (101-66 record).

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We gain nothing by playing this game. Why does Bob Marlin love playing NAIA schools?

No problem with an additional game, but at least find a D1 opponent.

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Originally Posted by Geaux

We gain nothing by playing this game. Why does Bob Marlin love playing NAIA schools?

No problem with an additional game, but at least find a D1 opponent.

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Helps him get to .500

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Originally Posted by Geaux

We gain nothing by playing this game. Why does Bob Marlin love playing NAIA schools?

No problem with an additional game, but at least find a D1 opponent.

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No doubt competition is not what it could be. Tough to get a game against anyone at this late date. They only were able to finalize this yesterday. Program feels any game is better than more practice at this stage. For one it breaks the monotony of practice for players.

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Originally Posted by cajuns80

Helps him get to .500

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Dr. Maggard had put in a policy of 1 non D1 game per season. That was followed last season. However during the summer he said there would be several in this year of Covid. We have bought D1 home games the last two years. We obviously could not afford it this year. Dr. Maggard has also said we are going back to the only one non D1 game policy next year.

20 minutes...

  Louisiana 12
Shreveport 09

  Louisiana 14
Shreveport 09

  Louisiana 18
Shreveport 09

  Louisiana 21
Shreveport 11

  Louisiana 23
Shreveport 15

  Louisiana 25
Shreveport 15

I forgot about Kadavion Evans still having eligibility up there.

This game means nothing. But don’t lose

  Louisiana 36
Shreveport 37

Lmfao are you serious? Losing to lsu-s

I think marlin struggled with LSU-s when he was at Pensacola CC. Haha

  Louisiana 36
Shreveport 39

  Louisiana 40
Shreveport 43

Half 40-43

U G L Y

That’s like ULM embarrassing

Are they seriously losing to LSU-S at the half? Like is this a joke

A friend of mine just texted me the following: BB team playing L$U Shreveport right now, then LSU Alex. I heard they were trying to schedule a home and away with LSU Eunice

Looks like I made a great choice to defer my tickets to next season. Totally unacceptable.