I was at the game (a Tuba player for the 6th Man Ragin' Band).
We played hard all game long. In fact, in my opinion, the only time during the game that we were outhustled was for the first 2 minutes.
Like Jesse said, it wasn't so much a case of what was called, but rather a case of what wasn't. I'm not making excuses about this; the fouls called against ULL players were valid (90%, at least...that's a good ratio). But also, make no mistake about this: UAB played a dirty game. For most of the 2nd half, at least one Cajun involved in the offensive ball movement spent time on his back because of the force applied by the Blazers. Their defense was like glue, but sometimes they got a little too tight, you know? We should have shot at least 5 more free throws. At LEAST. But we were on their turf, and most of us in the band knew that, just like with the 2000 NCAA Tennessee game, if it was close at the end, we weren't coming out with a win. UAB was a hot team that most people would rather see advance than "some rinky dink team from the Bayou."
I must say that I was VERY impressed, and VERY proud of the effort that the team put forth last night. Since we blew out North Texas, we've played horrible basketball. Not Wednesday night. For the first time in over a month, we played a complete game. It's sad that our season ended on a night when everyone but about 10 fans and the band was against the Ragin Cajuns, but those of us supporting the Cajuns made sure they knew we were there. We gave 100% in our support, and they gave 100% on the court. It simply came down to the calls, and that's a real shame.
I hate to use the officiating as a scapegoat in any sport, but we beat those boys up and down the court for 38 minutes. But non calls and bogus call, pro-UAB, kept us from winning that game. All we can do now is look to next season, which promises to be another great one in the history of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Ragin Cajun books.
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But don't be surprised if they take your ULL off the board 
