NEW ORLEANS -- With Terrance Broadway toughing out the New Orleans Bowl with a cast on his broken right forearm, Louisiana figured its fortunes might hinge on whether its defense could make a few big plays.

Ragin' Cajun defensive backs Corey Trim and Sean Thomas answered that call.

Trim returned an interception 82 yards for a touchdown, Thomas' second interception set up Hunter Stover's go-ahead field goal in the fourth quarter, and Louisiana held off Tulane 24-21 Saturday night for its third straight New Orleans Bowl victory.

"We preached turnovers," Thomas said. "Going into the game, we knew we had to help our offense out a lot."