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Gant, Marquetti Help @RaginCajunsMBB Roll Past UVI, 121-80

LAFAYETTE – and each scored 19 points to lead six players in double figures and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns shot an impressive 67 percent in its opener as it earned a 121-80 victory over the University of the Virgin Islands on Tuesday at the Cajundome.

scored 16 points in his debut as Louisiana (1-0) led from wire-to-wire and finished 47-for-70 (67.1 percent) from the floor against the NAIA Buccaneers. added 14 points for the Ragin' Cajuns with scoring 11 and 10.

Louisiana scored the first six points of the game and quickly built an 18-7 lead after a layup by Gant with 15:46 remaining in the first half.