ESTERO, Fla. – Nate Navigato and Jaelen Sanford each scored 17 points to lead four players in double figures and Toledo took advantage of cold shooting by the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns to claim a 77-64 victory in the semifinals of the Gulf Coast Showcase on Tuesday at Hertz Arena.
Louisiana (2-3), which will face Tulane in the third-place game on Wednesday at 4 p.m., CT, missed its first 10 shots of the game before using a 17-5 run to take a 19-18 lead on bucket with 8:07 remaining in the first half.
After falling behind, 25-21, the Ragin' Cajuns claimed their last lead of the game when freshman drained a 3-pointer and scored on a layup with 4:32 remaining before Toledo (4-1) took the lead for good on a pair of free throws by Chris Darrington.