It's the last chance to fine tune their game before returning to Sun Belt play for the rest of the season when Louisiana hosts Centenary Tonight Dec. 28 at the Cajundome. Tipoff is slated for 7:05 p.m.

● It's the final home game before the New Year with 300-level tickets being sold for $5 as part or Ragin' Cajuns New Year's Madness.

● The contest marks the final non-conference game of the 2009-10 season.

● Louisiana went 2-4 in the first round of non-conference action. In the second segment, UL is 1-3 having defeated Lamar and losing to Southern Miss, Tulane and Louisville. The Cajuns enter the Centenary game with a 3-7 non-conference mark.

● Game features two teams looking to halt a losing streak. UL has lost two straight and Centenary has dropped five straight since Dec. 3.

● Chris Gradnigo is beginning to find his groove. In the last four games he's averaging 19.0 points per game and shooting 24-of-53 from the floor (45%).

● Louisiana made a season-high 12 three-pointers at Louisville. The Cajuns have shot the "3" well in December, going 48-of-130 (37%) and averaging nearly seven per game.

● Seven of the Cajuns' 11 games have been decided by single digits.

● Tyren Johnson became the fourth Cajuns player to reach 500 career points, accomplishing the feat in last Monday's game with Tulane. He joins a group that includes Travis Bureau, Randell Daigle and Chris Gradnigo.

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