Holding a 15-point lead with 15 minutes to go, UL appeared to be on its way Thursday night to an easy win over Sun Belt West Division leader Arkansas-Little Rock.

Then the Trojans rewrote the script in a rematch between last season's West Division co-champions.

Instead of moving into a two-way tie with UALR atop the division, the Cajuns unraveled down the stretch and suffered one of their most frustrating losses in recent memory, 79-71, in overtime. The Trojans closed the second half with a 26-11 run to force overtime before scoring the first 10 points in the extra session on their way to a fourth straight win in the series.

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Joshua Parrott • jparrott@theadvertiser.com • January 16, 2009