Up by five points with less than a minute left in overtime, UL missed five of six free throws in a span of just 30 seconds.

But the 7-3 Ragin' Cajuns managed to hang on anyway for a 79-76 victory over Houston on Saturday night at the Cajundome, winning for the fifth time in six outings behind 31 points from point guard Elfrid Payton and a 22-point, 12-rebound double-double by big man Shawn Long.