Louisiana Returns Home To Face In-State Opponent SLU

[HoustonCajun]

Zero D1 wins I might add

We sure do play ugly, out of control, isolation basketball. Same thing year after year. Really hard to watch.

[zephyr]

Last 8 minutes were substantially better. Much better defense and that translated into a far more controlled offense.

Personal preference but I HATE the "Jack up 3s from everywhere" style of offense. Hard for me to watch. Jmo

I would agree, especially when we don't have a bunch of JJ Redick's out there

[zephyr]

Halftime stats show SLU coming back down towards their yearly shooting averages at least. They cooled off a bit.

[zephyr]

Up by 12 now. Crisis averted

[Jacob81]

Both teams 22 FGs 6 3’s
Difference cajuns up 12 at the free throw line

[zephyr]

Both teams 22 FGs 6 3’s
Difference cajuns up 12 at the free throw line

Nice work there

[zephyr]

Good thing these guys can't handle the ball

[HOUCajun]

Cajuns Crushing SLU now. Good to see

[DocCajun]

WAAYYY better 2nd half. Thank goodness

[ULvictory]

Nice way to respond to the early struggles.

[Million$Mullet]

Nice way to respond to the early struggles.

I think we were down 14 or 15 points at one point in the first half and were up by as many as 18 in the second. It wasn’t pretty at first but once we settled in, we controlled the game. So yes it was a very nice way to respond.

[Cajunsmike]

Both teams 22 FGs 6 3's
Difference cajuns up 12 at the free throw line

Game plan was to shoot the three often because of the style defense SLU plays in the half court. At least that was what told to people by Mike Murphy in the premium drink section. Problem early in the game was the Cajuns were not getting into the proper shooting stance before releasing the shot. Once they started setting their feet and squaring up, their percentage went up quite a bit. Turnover problem in the first 10 minutes was so discouraging that people would have understood if anyone had walked out or tuned out. Huge turnaround in game occurred when they got that problem under control. Less dribbling and more passing led to our highest assist number this year. Only 4 turnovers in second half, holding SLU to below 40 percent in second half, and a good free throw percentage were also positives. Whenever you score 98 points you did something well. Jalen Johnson scoring 26 points with shots inside and out is also encouraging. Going forward, these slow starts have to be a concern. Seems we are working from behind at the under 12 timeout in almost every game. That also discourages the fan base. Need to find an answer for that issue soon.