NEW ORLEANS — With about 10 minutes to go in the Louisiana-Lafayette men’s basketball team’s quarterfinal matchup with South Alabama in the Sun Belt Conference tournament, the only thing in question was just how big of a night Shawn Long would have.
He had just hit his fourth 3-pointer to put the Ragin’ Cajuns ahead by 18 with 10 minutes, 38 seconds to go. A minute and a half later, he hit his fifth, giving him 30 points and his team a 21-point lead.
Long finished with a career-high 34 points, a feat he accomplished in just 26 minutes, as the Cajuns rolled to a 90-68 win against South Alabama at Lakefront Arena.