Scores

Final

North Texas 88

(16-5, 5-3 Sun Belt)

LA-Lafayette 93

(6-14, 3-5 Sun Belt)

8:05 PM ET, January 27, 2011

Cajun Dome, Lafayette, LA

1 2 T
UNT 35 5388
ULL 38 5593

Top Performers

North Texas: T. Thompson 20 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast

Louisiana-Lafayette: T. Bureau 15 Pts, 10 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Blk

Louisiana-Lafayette 93, North Texas 88

Associated Press

LAFAYETTE, La. -- Randell Daigle scored 13 points to reach 1,000 for his career, and Louisiana-Lafayette defeated North Texas 93-88 on Thursday night.

Daigle, who scored all but one in the first half and became the 39th player in school history to reach the milestone, led seven Ragin' Cajuns in double figures.

Travis Bureau scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and La'Ryan Gary added 14 points for Louisiana-Lafayette (6-14, 3-5 Sun Belt Conference). Javan Mitchell scored 13, Bryant Mbamalu 12, and Raymone Andrews and Josh Brown had 11 each for the Ragin' Cajuns, who shot 50 percent from the field (30 of 60).

Louisiana-Lafayette led 38-35 at halftime and started the second half going 3 for 3 to take a 48-40 lead with 15:58 to play. The Ragin' Cajuns extended their lead to 68-45 with 10:13 left.

Josh White scored 21 points and Tristan Thompson had 20 for the Mean Green (16-5, 5-3).

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Team Stat Comparison

 
UNT
ULL
Points 88 93
FG Made-Attempted 28-60 (.467) 30-60 (.500)
3P Made-Attempted 9-17 (.529) 7-19 (.368)
FT Made-Attempted 23-34 (.676) 26-39 (.667)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 27 (1/0) 29 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 8

Game Leaders

 
UNT
ULL
PointsJ. White 21T. Bureau 15
ReboundsJ. Holmen 10T. Bureau 10
AssistsD. Johnson 6R. Andrews 6
StealsD. Johnson 3R. Andrews 3
BlocksB. Knox 2J. Mitchell 2
Team Stats: North Texas | Louisiana-Lafayette

2010-11 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 1, 2011 @UNT 80, ULL 63Recap
» Jan 27, 2011 @ULL 93, UNT 88Recap

Next 5 Games

UNT
ULL
01/29 @DEN 6:00pm
02/03 FAU 8:30pm
02/10 @UALR 8:30pm
02/12 @WKU 4:00pm
02/17 USA 8:30pm
 01/30 @USA 5:05pm
02/05 UALR 8:05pm
02/10 @FIU 7:00pm
02/12 @FAU 7:00pm
02/17 ARST 8:05pm
Complete Schedule: North Texas | Louisiana-Lafayette

Sun Belt - West Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
North Texas8-822-11
Arkansas-Little Rock7-919-16
Arkansas State11-517-15
Louisiana-Lafayette11-514-15
Denver9-713-17
Louisiana-Monroe2-147-24
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