Cajuns vs. Wolfpack

[RaginFan2]

78-72 final with NCS getting a layup at the buzzer. Very good effort from the Cajuns. I'm very proud of the job this team has done after the embarrassment at KU and the loss of Orien Greene. With the slow start tonight (didn't score for the first 5 or 6 minutes), the team easily could have folded. But they showed big-time character fighting back to take the lead and giving the Wolfpack all they could handle tonight. Great job, guys! Good luck the rest of the season.

[CajunCharlie]

I for one thought it was going to be a one sided affair. How wrong I was, and I will take my butt kicking like a man!! Way to go Cajuns.

I have renewed hope,

[RaginEsquire06]

See you guy's Monday night! Be loud and Proud!

[Turbine]

Victory in defeat

[NewsCopy]

RALEIGH - N.C. State got an unexpected scare last night but was still able to remain undefeated with a 78-72 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette at the RBC Center.

The Wolfpack suffered through a night of offensive futility and trailed at halftime, but endured and eventually made enough plays to pull out the game in the final 10 minutes.

Freshman Andrew Brackman provided the spark, coming off the bench to score a season-high 20 points. He also had four rebounds and three blocked shots.

The win moved State, ranked 12th in the AP poll, to 8-0 overall, while Louisiana-Lafayette fell to 3-5.

Brackman, a 6-10, 205-pound freshman from Cincinnati, also made several key defensive plays.

His one-handed rebound dunk of a miss by Ilian Evtimov gave State the lead for good at 49-48 with 10:28 remaining, and started a 7-0 spurt that allowed State to take control.

State went on to lead by as many as eight from there.

But Louisiana-Lafayette fought back and got as close as two at 74-72 before Cameron Bennerman's two free throws with 6.9 seconds left pushed the lead back to four, and then Tony Bethel's layup at the buzzer pushed the final margin to six.

Tiras Wade led Louisiana-Lafayette with 37 points, an RBC Center record.

Julius Hodge added 16 points, five rebounds and five assists for State, and Bethel scored 14.

Louisiana-Lafayette led 28-23 at halftime, marking the first time all season the Wolfpack has trailed at the half.

State scored the first eight points of the game, and held the Ragin Cajuns scoreless on their first eight possessions. Louisiana-Lafayette's first points didn't come until 14:10 was left in the first half on a 3-point shot by Ross Mouton.

The rest of the story

By John Delong
JOURNAL REPORTER

[UL_Cajuns]

man ow man, would coulda been.

[BabbForHeisman]

Rebounds:

UL 37
NCST 18

That's what I like to see!

[Jason]

Dunk You Very Much!!!

[Jason]

UNC State did have some good things to say about us... not many though but here is one i got off their site:

"It's a shame Lafayette doesn't have the athletes to play all game with us, because they are far better coached. Of course, who isn't?"

That was said right before halftime last night!


http://mb6.scout.com/fnorthcarolinas...tart=1&stop=20

[CajunCharlie]

I am not much on moral victories. To me it doesn't prove anything, other than it is a loss. In this particular case we at least showed some intensity, and an ability to play defense. We out rebounded a good ACC team, which is a plus. Does it mean that we will be successful the remainder of the season? If we continue to play like we did against NC State, the answer is yes! We will see if this progression continues Monday night. The team will need our support. LET'S PACK THE DOME to show OUR team that they still have our support. If we do this it will go a long way to a winning season, a, hopefully, Conference championship, and a NCAA tournament berth.