Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Northwestern State Demons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
85 - 89
Northwestern States slips past Louisiana-Lafayette 89-85
Marvin Frazier had 15 points and a career-high 11 rebounds and Sabri Thompson contributed 12 points for Northwestern State (4-5).
Trailing 66-60, Louisiana-Lafayette's Johnathan Stove completed a three-point play, Devonta Walker added a layup and four free throws and Kasey Shepherd hit a jump shot to take a 71-70 lead with 7:09 left. Ta'Jon Welcome answered with a 3-pointer and Woodley drove for a layup and followed with a jumper to retake the lead for good.
UL Lafayette won the rebound battle 49-38 but the Demons made 35 of 72 field goal attempts while limiting the Ragin' Cajuns to 29-of-67 shooting.
Walker had career-highs of 23 points and 19 rebounds, Kasey Shepherd added 18 points and Jay Wright chipped in 12 for Louisiana-Lafayette (6-5).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 85 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Shawn Long Defensive Rebound. | 85 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:07 | DeVonte Hall missed Three Point Jumper. | 85 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Northwestern St Timeout | 85 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Sabri Thompson made Free Throw. | 85 - 89 |
Statistics
 UL |
 NWST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-67 | FG | 35-72 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 4-9 | 3PT | 6-24 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 23-32 | FT | 13-23 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 20 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 22 | Fouls | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Natchitoches, LA
Attendance: 1,240 | Capacity:
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| LSU New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |