GAME BASICS
ULM (2-19, 1-7 SBC)
returns home to face in-state rival UL-Lafayette (11-11, 5-3 SBC) Saturday at 4
p.m. inside Fant-Ewing Coliseum. The game can be heard on 105.3 FM in Monroe or
online at ulmwarhawks.com, with Nick White calling the action. Live stats and a
live video stream are available by visiting ulmwarhawks.com.]
The game will follow
the ULM-UL-Lafayette women's game, which is set to tip off at 2 p.m.
Doubleheader tickets can be purchased for $5, $10 and $12 by contacting the ULM
Ticket Office.
UPDATING THE WARHAWKS
• ULM dropped a 91-63
decision at Troy Saturday in its last outing. The difference in the game came
beyond the 3-point line, where Troy outscored ULM 45-18.
• The Warhawks shot
41.3 percent from the field and scored over 60 points for just the third in
conference play. ULM is averaging 54.4 points in eight conference games this
season.
• A trio of
sophomores led the Warhawks against Troy, paced by 14 points and six rebounds
from center Steven McClellan. McClellan finished game 7 of 10 from the field as
he finished just two points shy of his career high. Six of McClellan's eight
career double-digit scoring efforts have come this season. He is averaging 10.0
points and 7.5 rebounds in conference play.
• Fellow sophomore
Charles Winborne notched double figures in scoring for the fifth straight game
with 11 points Saturday at Troy. Winborne has made at least two 3-pointers in
seven straight games and he leads the team in scoring during conference play
with 11.6 points per game. Winborne is tied for sixth in the Sun Belt in
3-point percentage (.435) and tied for seventh in 3-point field goals per game
(2.0).
• Sophomore guard
R.J. McCray had arguably his finest game of the season with eight points, eight
rebounds, five assists and three steals against Troy. McCray is averaging 3.2
points and 1.8 rebounds per game this season.
• Senior guard Fred
Brown leads the Warhawks in scoring with 11.8 points per game. Brown has not
reached double figures in scoring in three straight games, the longest stretch
of his ULM career.
• Freshman guard
Trent Mackey ranks ninth in the Sun Belt in 3-point percentage (.421). Mackey
is third on the team with 31 3-point makes this season.
• The Warhawks rank
ninth in the Sun Belt in field-goal percentage (.403), sixth in 3-point
percentage (.349) and seventh in free-throw percentage (.675). ULM also ranks
fourth in the conference with 6.2 3-pointers made per game.
OTHER NOTES
• The Warhawks' 76-71
overtime loss to Western Kentucky was their first overtime game since Dec. 31,
2008 at UALR.
• ULM is 1-5 this
season in games decided by five points or less, including 1-2 in Sun Belt play.
• ULM shot a
season-best 62 percent from the field against Nicholls State (Nov. 28). It was
the Warhawks' highest shooting percentage in a game since December of 2009.
• ULM has hung tough
with some of the best teams in the country this season. The Warhawks led then
No. 25 Mississippi State by two points with 14:13 remaining (Nov. 21) and most
recently were tied 43-all at No. 22 Texas A&M with 13:20 to play (Dec. 10).
In addition, ULM also had a second-half lead at Tennessee on Nov. 16.
• The Warhawks made
at least 10 3-pointers in back-to-back games earlier this season. ULM had 11 3s
against Harding (Nov. 26) and followed it up with 12 3s against Nicholls State
(Nov. 28).
• The Warhawks are
playing the 2011-12 season with just nine active scholarship players and are
banned from participating in postseason play due to NCAA APR sanctions.
PREVIEWING THE RAGIN'
CAJUNS
• UL-Lafayette
defeated North Texas 64-62 on Wednesday to move into a tie with the Mean Green
for third place in the Sun Belt Western Division. The Ragin' Cajuns also have
conference wins over UALR (68-49), FIU (87-81 OT), Western Kentucky (72-70 OT)
and Florida Atlantic (67-55). UL-Lafayette averages 69.8 points per game and is
shooting 44.1 percent from the field, 34.7 percent from 3-point range and 65.0
percent from the free-throw line.
• J.J. Thomas leads
three Ragin' Cajuns in double figure scoring with 10.8 points per game. Thomas
shoots 45.9 percent (62-of-135) from the field, 40.0 percent (10-of-25) from
beyond the arc and 77.6 percent (38-of-49) from the free-throw line. Josh Brown
averages 10.4 points and Kadeem Coleby chips in 10.2 points per game for the
Ragin' Cajuns.
• Bob Marlin is 25-26
in his second season as the head coach of the Ragin' Cajuns. He has a career
record of 250-157 in 14 years as a Division I head coach.
SERIES HISTORY
UL-Lafayette
leads the all-time series 41-21. The Ragin' Cajuns won both meetings last
season, including a 61-46 victory in Monroe on Feb. 26 in the regular-season
finale. The series is tied 14-all in games played in Monroe over the years.
UP NEXT
The Warhawks travel to Jonesboro, Ark., to take on Arkansas State Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. inside the Convocation Center. The meeting between the Warhawks and Red Wolves will also be televised by CSS as the Sun Belt's game of the week.
