Following a huge home win against ULM, the Georgia Southern Eagles fell to the Louisiana Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns 87-85 in a close contest full of dynamic defense and physical play.
For the first 16 minutes of the game, GS kept a strong lead. A few offensive struggles led to Louisiana taking the lead and not giving it back until the last few minutes of play. JaKeenan Grant led the Cajuns with 22 points, which challenged both Tookie Brown and Quan Jackson’s 21 points.
Louisiana was tough on defense, forcing GS to settle for countless three pointers that resulted in falling behind.