Final MBB Louisiana 65, Coastal Carolina 69
The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team returns to Sun Belt Conference play on Thursday when it plays host to Coastal Carolina at the Cajundome.
Tipoff is scheduled for 7pm
Louisiana (9-16, 6-6 SBC) extended its win streak to four games after rallying from a halftime deficit for the second consecutive game in defeating Central Michigan, 85-80, in the MAC-SBC Challenge.
De'Vion Lavergne scored 19 points and led six players in double figures the first time Louisiana had six players score 10 or more points since an 84-67 win at Rice in 2023. Karris Bilal and Todd Jones Jr., scored a career-best 16 and 15 points, respectively for the Ragin' Cajuns with Dariyus Woodson coming off the bench to add 14.
Jaxon Olvera scored 11 points for Louisiana with Dorian Finister chipping in with 10.
Finister (14.1 ppg.) and Olvera (11.3) are the top scorers for Louisiana with Lavergne following at 9.6.
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Louisiana resumes Sun Belt Conference play and looks to extend its four-game win streak on Thursday when it faces Coastal Carolina at the Cajundome.
Louisiana extended its win streak over the Chanticleers to three games after it rallied from a 34-27 deficit in last year's contest to claim a 71-66 victory on Jan. 2, 2025, in Conway.
The Ragin' Cajuns have won their last three games against SBC East Division schools after a 72-58 loss at App State on Jan. 22.
Five of the 11 games in the series have been decided by six points or less (UL is 4-1 overall).
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Louisiana looks to match its longest win streak since the 2023-24 season when it eventually won seven straight between January 13 and February 3, 2024.
During the 2025-26 season, Louisiana is 5-4 overall in games decided by six points or less.
Louisiana's six players scoring in double figures against Central Michigan was its first since December 22, 2023, in an 84-67 win over Rice.
Six different players Jamyron Keller (1), Jaxon Olvera (6), Dorian Finister (9), Joshua Lewis (3), Daryius Woodson (1) and De'Vion Lavergne
(4) have led Louisiana in scoring in a game this season.
Seven players have led the Ragin' Cajuns in rebounding this season with Finister (8), Todd Jones Jr. (8) and Olvera (6) leading the way.
Louisiana has used 13 different starting lineups during the 2025-26 season.
The Ragin' Cajuns have finished an identical 9-for-18 from long distance in three of their last four games (Georgia State, Georgia Southern, Central Michigan).
In its last five games, Louisiana has converted on 59 of 72 (.819) attempts from the charity stripe.
Louisiana ranks second in SBC games in scoring defense (67.5 ppg) behind current league leader App State.
The Ragin' Cajuns rank second in 3-point shooting (.366) in Sun Belt Conference games and have averaged 9.5 makes per game.
Louisiana's 1.29 assist-to-turnover ratio in league games is third in the league behind Troy (1.51) and Marshall (1.48).
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