LAFAYETTE – scored a game-high 29 points, going 11-for-18 from the floor, and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team scored the first 14 points and never looked back in defeating Coastal Carolina, 83-70, in a Sun Belt Conference game on Thursday at the Cajundome.
added 14 points for Louisiana (17-11, 8-7 SBC), which remained in a fifth-place tie with ULM in the SBC standings. added 13 points, eight assists and five steals for the Ragin' Cajuns, who shot 54 percent from the floor and held a 31-30 advantage on the glass.
Gant, looking to become the 48 player in school history to reach the 1,000-point mark in his career, finished 11-for-18 from the floor and 7 of 8 from the free throw line in posting his 13 20-point game of the season.