Evans wants signature win

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LOUISIANA la. -- The improvement is obvious. Now all the University of Louisiana at Lafayette basketball team needs is a signature victory to continue the progress.

ULL gets that chance at 7:05 p.m. tonight at the Cajundome against Houston. The Cajuns (4-4) have lost three of the last five games, but those defeats have come on the road against Dayton (66-59), Xavier (78-74) and No. 4 Arizona (72-69).

Such close defeats away from the Cajundome have ULL coach Jessie Evans encouraged after the Cajuns started the season with a 67-45 loss at now No. 3 Georgia Tech.

"We've let three close games against quality opponents get away from us," Evans said. "Now we have a fourth one coming up. Have we gotten better since Georgia Tech? You bet. Now we need to get over that hump against a good team."

Houston (6-3) is on its first five-game winning streak since the 1997-98 season when the Cougars started 7-0. The Cougars lost three of the first four, but since Dec. 17 Houston has beaten Bethune Cookman (56-45), Washington (79-64), Chicago State (71-65) in overtime, Texas A&M (70-61) and LSU (60-52) on Tuesday night.

Houston has played eight of its nine games at home, including LSU.

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By BOBBY ARDOIN
Special to The Advocate

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"Houston has played eight of its nine games at home, including LSU."

I hope this means they won't be ready for the Cajun Dome.

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Evans gets his Signature win, maybe I was wrong aout this team

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I know I was, and I don't mind admitting it. The best thing that has happened to this team is that Southall didn't make the "grades". The chemistry is so much better. Without him in there is one less distraction. Think about it! Boyd only scores two points and we win. Last year that would have been a disaster. This year other team members can pick up the slack. When this team is concentrating they can really play. We have some real studs!! Too bad the Acadiana area doesn't realize what we have. We should be packing the Dome.