RUSTON – Junior JaKeenan Gant scored a game-high 22 points to lead four players in double figures and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns led wire-to-wire in winning its fifth straight game with a 75-71 win over Louisiana Tech on Tuesday at the Thomas Assembly Center.
Malik Marquetti scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half as Louisiana (8-2) defeated its in-state rival for the fourth time in the past five meetings under head coach Bob Marlin. Bryce Washington recorded a double-double with 12 points and a game-high rebounds while Frank Bartley scored all 11 of his points in the first half.