MBB Final: Louisiana 83, Arkansas State 77

[IberiaCajun]

Happy birthday!

[Hatch]

Well one thing that is aggravating about about trying to watch a game on replay without knowing what happened is when you turn it on and see it lasted 2 hours and 19 minutes you pretty much know it is going to overtime.

Overall a really nice win over a good conference opponent missing Brown. Au looked really good, 5 assists in 11 minutes. Even if he can only play 15 minutes or so a game he can help this team and I like the 3 man rotation approach to PG as it frees up Williams to play off guard which he looked good tonight as well.

Have to say Dou stepped up and played well in Brown’s absence. Nice to see the 2 double doubles from him and Theo. However that was a classic Dou face palm moment when he put up the backwards shot after getting the offensive board late in regulation. If he holds it and gets it back outside I don’t think the game goes to overtime.

Omier is a beast but he should have been gone with 2 minutes left in regulation on what was called the jump ball. Glad that call didn’t end up costing us the game.

[NewsCopy]

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns basketball team won a very competitive overtime game against Arkansas State at the Cajundome to remain undefeated in Sun Belt play.

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[zephyr]

Their big (think his name is Omir) is a super freshman. Freshman of the year a season ago. That guy has an NBA body and skills to go with it. Not sure if he will be playing in college next season or playing pro ball somewhere (may not be in the NBA). He is likely to be SBC player of the year this season. Although he had a great game, the Cajuns continue to do a great job of guarding the perimeter. Red Wolves guards shot 6 for 36 and under 30 percent on threes. Cajuns are one of the best in the country at defending the three ball. They do put emphasis on that which results from their analytics study. Half court offense still too stagnant at times but at least the turnover numbers continue to go down. I expect the offense to improve when AU is able to play more minutes. Things just flow so much smoother when he is in the game. He dribbles with a purpose which our other point guards do not always do. Wesley did come up big in the second half however. I was pleased with how the guys did not panic and stayed focused when they lost the lead. Overall very satisfying win considering our best player was not available and the opponent was one of the hottest teams in the league. Great way to end my birthday.

Great recap Mike. My thoughts exactly. Also thought it was great seeing Richards give us good minutes considering he knows he won't be with us in the spring and 3 games in March. My thoughts exactly on Au. While he is kind of chunky and slow, he knows where he's going with the ball and he can actually create.

[zephyr]

Well one thing that is aggravating about about trying to watch a game on replay without knowing what happened is when you turn it on and see it lasted 2 hours and 19 minutes you pretty much know it is going to overtime.

Overall a really nice win over a good conference opponent missing Brown. Au looked really good, 5 assists in 11 minutes. Even if he can only play 15 minutes or so a game he can help this team and I like the 3 man rotation approach to PG as it frees up Williams to play off guard which he looked good tonight as well.

Have to say Dou stepped up and played well in Brown’s absence. Nice to see the 2 double doubles from him and Theo. However that was a classic Dou face palm moment when he put up the backwards shot after getting the offensive board late in regulation. If he holds it and gets it back outside I don’t think the game goes to overtime.

Omier is a beast but he should have been gone with 2 minutes left in regulation on what was called the jump ball. Glad that call didn’t end up costing us the game.

Yeah, my butt puckers up every time that guy (Dou) gets his hands on the ball.

[Hudsheen#Fired]

Yeah really not sure what dou was thinking when he got the rebound and just shot it backwards. Could have easily ran more time off the clock and gotten free throws

[zephyr]

Yeah really not sure what dou was thinking when he got the rebound and just shot it backwards. Could have easily ran more time off the clock and gotten free throws

Or dunked it. Nobody was really defending the shot. Could have gone up strong.

[ZoomZoom]

Yeah, my butt puckers up every time that guy (Dou) gets his hands on the ball.

Justin Miller 2.0. When he dribbles, it’s an adventure.

[CajunEXPRESS]

You rarely win a game when an opponent scores 29 points missed 3 shots , 17 rebounds, and 7if 8 free throws.

[Hatch]

Justin Miller 2.0. When he dribbles, it’s an adventure.

One thing that was nice to see looking at the box score is Dou played 31 minutes with 0 3pt attempts. With Richards out hopefully he will be concentrated down low as the primary back up forward.