It was South Alabama that was taking what UL coach Bob Marlin called the “50-50 balls” early on.

But it was the Ragin’ Cajuns who were winning the hustle plays late, and that coupled with a pair of late 3-pointers from P.J. Hardy and Cedric Russell — plus a team-high 28 points from JaKeenan Gant — lifted UL to an 88-84 Sun Belt Conference victory over the Jaguars on Thursday night at the Cajundome