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Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks vs Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Recap - Louisiana-Lafayette Wins 79-74
Louisiana-Lafayette got 26 points and 10 rebounds from Kobe Julien en route to a 79-74 victory over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday at Cajundome.
Louisiana-Lafayette won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the -7.5-point spread.
Jalen Dalcourt had 17 points for Louisiana-Lafayette and Dou Gueye chipped in with 10 points. Michael Thomas had 4 assists for them, while Kobe Julien was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 10 boards.
Louisiana-Monroe got 20 points from Andre Jones in a losing cause and another 17 points from Nika Metskhvarishvili. Andre Jones contributed 5 assists for them, while Koreem Ozier had 9 rebounds.
Louisiana-Lafayette was losing at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
Louisiana-Lafayette had a 36-26 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
Louisiana-Lafayette heads into a battle against Georgia Southern. Louisiana-Monroe, meanwhile, will have their next action against Georgia State.