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Second Half Surge Lifts Louisiana Past Nicholls

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THIBODAUX – With a dominant second half the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team claimed a 105-80 win over Nicholls on Friday at Stopher Gym.

Louisiana (6-2) shot 69 percent from the floor (18-of-26) and converted 75 percent at the free throw line (22-of-29) in outscoring Nicholls (4-4) by a 61-32 margin in the second stanza. Defensively, the Ragin' Cajuns limited the Colonels to 9-of-37 shooting after the break.

The Ragin' Cajuns turned the tables on the Colonels with a 21-0 run spanning the 15:30 through 9:35 mark which erased a 62-52 deficit.

The win extended Louisiana's current win streak to three games.