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Men's Basketball: Late Run Carries Louisiana Past Privateers, 76-71

NEW ORLEANS – Senior guard Jay Wright scored five of his game-high 27 points in the final 1:05 and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns erased a seven-point deficit with a 17-5 run over the final 5:06 to claim a 76-71 victory over New Orleans on Saturday at Lakefront Arena.

Freshman Justin Miller scored 11 points and Frank Bartley added 10 as Louisiana (9-3) grabbed 19 offensive rebounds that led to a 20-4 advantage in second-chance points and overcome an impressive second-half performance by UNO (4-5), which shot 14-for-25 (56.0 percent) in the second half and 26-for-52 (50.