LAFAYETTE – Marcus Stroman and JaKeenan Gant combined for 42 points and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns moved into a three-way tie for fifth-place in the Sun Belt Conference standings after claiming an 83-76 victory over ULM before an announced crowd of 5,041 on Saturday at the Cajundome.
P.J. Hardy added 10 points and Justin Miller hauled down a game-high 12 rebounds as Louisiana (15-10, 6-6 SBC) shot 50 percent from the floor and led nearly from wire-to-wire. The Ragin' Cajuns, who improved to 34-4 at home in the all-time series against ULM (13-11, 6-6 SBC), led 37-29 at halftime and 61-48 on a Gant alley-oop dunk with 8:54 left.