Louisiana
Comeback Falls Short For Louisiana Men’s Hoops at ODU, 70-66
NORFOLK, Va. – Jordan Brown and Greg Williams Jr., every scored a team-high 16 factors to guide the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, however Outdated Dominion’s Tyreek Scott-Grayson scored seven of his game-high 17 factors within the last 1:35 to elevate the Monarchs to a 70-66 Solar Belt Convention victory on Saturday at Chartway Enviornment.
ODU (9-5, 1-1 Solar Belt) constructed a 22-point lead early within the second half earlier than Louisiana (10-4, 0-2 Solar Belt) closed to inside 60-58 on Terence Lewis II’s three-point play with 2:04 left.
The Monarchs led 38-24 at halftime and constructed its result in 46-24 on a bucket by Scott-Grayson with 18:16 remaining earlier than Louisiana responded with a 12-0 run. Joe Charles started the run with a 3-pointer earlier than Williams drained three of his 4 3-pointers of the sport to chop ODU’s result in 46-36.
After a pair of Monarch baskets, Louisiana would rating the subsequent 10 factors to get inside 50-46 with Brown and Williams every scoring 4 with Kentrell Garnett scoring a layup off a steal.
A bucket by Scott-Grayson and a dunk by Dericko Williams pushed the Monarch result in 60-51 with 4:59 left earlier than Louisiana minimize the lead as Brown linked on a brief bucket, added a pair of free throws and Lewis transformed on a three-point play.
Scott-Grayson would reply with a well-contested 3-pointer to offer ODU a 63-58 lead earlier than his acrobatic layup off a Louisiana turnover would prolong the lead with 1:13 left. D’Angelo Stines and Faizon Fields every scored 11 factors for the Monarchs, who completed 24-for-60 from the ground and 8-for-17 from behind the 3-point line.
Brown grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds to submit his second double-double of the season for Louisiana whereas William scored 14 factors within the second half. Themus Fulks scored seven factors and dished out a career-best 12 assists for the Ragin’ Cajuns with Lewis and Garnett including seven factors every.
The Ragin’ Cajuns have been held to 25-for-63 (40 p.c) from the ground and 9-for-27 (33 p.c) from behind the 3-point line.
Louisiana returns residence for a pair of Solar Belt Convention video games starting Thursday in opposition to Southern Miss on 7 p.m. The Ragin’ Cajuns will shut out the homestand on Saturday (Jan. 7) in opposition to Georgia State in a 7 p.m. contest.
Chaunce Jenkins added 12 factors for ODU, which had 4 gamers in double figures and held 44-37 benefit on the glass.
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