GT: Louisiana Defeats Mc McNeese 71-70

[Turbine]

The Cowboys took a brief lead at 12 points.

UL went on a nice little tear after that

UL 23
Mc 17

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Half time
UL 31
Mc 29

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2nd Half

Mitchell sounds good but he just picked up his 4th foul.

Fobbs will try to fill in, Rhodeman turned an ankle in practice.

UL 42
Mc 37

15:50

[Turbine]

McNeese takes lead for the 1st time since the score was 12-11

UL 49
Mc 51

10:11

[Turbine]

SeeSaw scoring

Cajuns lead (for now)
55 - 54

[Turbine]

Cajuns win a nail biter.

UL 71
Mc 70

[RaginEsquire06]

Someone other than T. Wade has got to step up...or it's gonna be a long season!

[RaisingCajun08]

Hamilton has been doing quite a bit lately. Hamilton was our leading scorer tonight. With Greene out everyone knows Wade our go to guy. Look for more games from Hamilton like he had tonight. Dont forget Hamilton was our leading scorer last year.

[RedBug58]

Is Rhett Hebert ready to step in yet?

[RaginEsquire06]

Very interested in seeing him perform...obviously he must have some talent...he is apart of the team!:confused:

[UL_Cajuns]

Im am so glad we won this game.

It shows that we need alot more improvement.

I give mcneese credit, they will do good in the southland. Our shooting has to improve.

[NewsCopy]

LAKE CHARLES - With all the struggles that the University of Louisiana has had on the perimeter this year, the Ragin' Cajun frontcourt has had to take on more and more responsibility.

But Chris Cameron took that responsibility to a new level here Thursday.

The 6-foot-11 senior Australian nailed an open three-pointer from the right corner with 0.9 seconds left, bringing the Cajuns from the brink of a disappointing loss and providing a 71-70 victory over McNeese' Cowboys in a "retro" night at the Lake Charles Civic Center.

Cameron's shot came after the host Cowboys led by four points in the final minute, and gave the Cajuns (5-5) their first hostile-court victory of the season.

"That was the most important thing," said Cameron, who finished with 14 points as one of four Cajuns in double figures. "We hadn't won on the road, and after the embarrassment at Kansas we've been going twice a day, trying to get everyone on the same page."

Neither the Cajuns nor the Cowboys (4-6) were on the same page much in a game that featured 38 turnovers (McNeese 20, UL 18), but the final seven seconds went just like Cajun head coach Robert Lee drew it up.

Trailing by a 70-68 margin, UL had possession on the sideline with 7.1 seconds left, and Dwayne Mitchell got possession on a give-back and was watching for leading scorer Tiras Wade to come off Cameron's screen.

But Wade, as he was much of the evening, was double-teamed, and freshman Aldrynn Wardell - Cameron's man - was the one providing the double-team on a switch.

Cameron rolled off his pick and was wide open at the arc, and had time to shuffle one foot back to get behind the line before firing off the game-winner.

"Coach Lee drew it up just like that," said Cameron after the first game-winning three of his basketball career. "We figured they were going to double up Tiras, and he said I'd be open if he was and to shoot it."

"At the end, we figured he (Wade) was going to be the go-to guy," said Cowboy coach Tic Price. "But we've said all week that Cameron was capable of making the three. That's what veteran players do ... he's been in the wars for four years now.

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Dan McDonald
dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com