The first half was mostly Elfrid Payton. The second half was all Shawn Long, who finished with a career-high 29 points. And a lot of Elridge Moore was peppered throughout.
The recipe was right for UL to roll past McNeese State 92-66 Tuesday night at the Cajundome, but not before the Cowboys gave the Ragin’ Cajuns a scare with a 15-2 run that helped make a potential early blowout a three-point game at halftime.