ULM Returns Home to Face Rival Ragin’ Cajuns

Men's Basketball Feb 22

Game 27: Ragin' Cajuns (11-16, 6-10 Sun Belt) vs. ULM (8-18, 4-13 Sun Belt)
Saturday, Feb. 22 | 2:30 p.m. CT
Monroe, La. | Fant-Ewing Coliseum (7,000)
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ULM Basketball Notes: Game 27 vs. Ragin' Cajuns

TICKET PROMOTION: $5 GENERAL ADMISSION
All general admission tickets are just $5 for Saturday's doubleheader. Prior to the men's game, the ULM women's team entertains the Ragin' Cajuns, with tipoff set for noon.

STORYLINE –
After going 2-1 on its recent three-game Sun Belt road swing, ULM (8-18, 4-13) returns home to Fant-Ewing Coliseum Saturday, Feb. 22 for a match-up against the Ragin' Cajuns (11-16, 6-10) at 2:30 p.m. The Warhawks are 6-7 at home in 2019-20.

ULM is 8-8 this season when scoring 60 or more points. In addition, the Warhawks are 4-0 when holding opponents under 60 points.

ULM junior guard Michael Ertel leads the team in scoring (16.2 ppg.), 3-point field goals (55) and assists (69). Ertel has scored in double figures in 24 of 26 games, including seven 20-point outings. Senior forward Tyree White has been a model of consistency over his last 11 games, averaging 14.5 points and 6.9 rebounds.

THE STARTING FIVE –
• ULM enters its eighth-straight game without its second-leading scorer (14.1 ppg.) and rebounder (5.2 rpg.), in JD Williams, who suffered a season-ending ankle injury early in the first half at the Ragin' Cajuns on Jan. 25. Williams underwent surgery on Jan. 31 to repair his fractured left ankle.

ULM's starting backcourt of Michael Ertel and Williams had combined to average 29.5 points per game. The tandem had combined to account for 47 percent (560 of 1,200 points) of the team's scoring through the first 19 games.

Ertel is ranked among the Sun Belt's Top 10 in five statistical categories: first in minutes played (37.6 pg.), fifth in scoring (16.2 ppg.), eighth in field-goal percentage (.409), eighth in 3-point field goals made (2.1 mpg.), ninth in 3-point field-goal percentage (.346) and 10th in free-throw percentage (.767). His 37.6 minutes per game rank No. 11 among NCAA Division I players. He has scored in double figures in 31 of his last 33 games (dating back to last season).

• Senior forward Tyree White has scored in double figures in 10 of his last 11 games, averaging 14.5 points and 6.9 rebounds during that stretch. The 6-foot-8, 205-pound White is hitting nearly 50 percent (60-of-121) of his field-goal attempts, including 37 percent (10-of-27) from behind the 3-point arc, and 74 percent (29-of-39) from the free-throw line during the stretch. He has led the Warhawks in scoring in seven of his last 11 games.

White hit 7-of-13 field-goal attempts, including 2-of-4 3s, and finished with a game-high 18 points at Arkansas State, as ULM snapped a 14-game losing streak at First National Bank Arena.

The St. Louis, Missouri, native contributed 10 points (4-of-8 FG shooting) and three assists at Troy. White made 7-of-14 field-goal attempts and finished with a team-high 19 points and nine rebounds (five offensive boards) against Georgia State. He added 10 points against Georgia Southern (5-of-10 FG shooting). White scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds at Texas State and followed with 11 points and seven boards at UT Arlington. He recorded his first career double-double at the Ragin' Cajuns with 15 points and a career-best 13 rebounds. White previously posted 21 points at Georgia State, 16 against Texas State and 18 against UT Arlington.

• ULM has held 24 of its 26 opponents below 50-percent shooting from the field. Coastal Carolina became the first opponent to shoot better than 50 percent from the field against the Warhawks, finishing 34-of-62 (55 percent) from the floor, including 11-of-30 3-pointers (37 percent). ULM also allowed a season-high 93 points at Coastal.

Georgia State shot a season-best 58 percent (30-of-52) from the field against ULM, including 62 percent (18-of-29) in the second half.

By comparison, the Warhawks have shot better than 50 percent from the floor in four games: .538 vs. Alcorn State (28-52), season-high .542 vs. Little Rock (26-48), .522 vs. Troy (24-46) and .521 vs. Georgia Southern (25-48).

• Nine of ULM's 18 losses have come by a combined total of 34 points. The Warhawks led in the second half in eight of those nine losses (at Texas A&M, vs. Grambling State, at SFA, vs. Little Rock, vs. Arkansas State, vs. Texas State, vs. Georgia Southern and at South Alabama). ULM's 10-game losing streak marked the program's longest since an 11-game skid during the 2011-12 season.

• ULM ranks among the Sun Belt Conference leaders in scoring defense (third at 66.9 points per game), field-goal percentage defense (fourth at .416), 3-point field-goal percentage (fourth at .335), 3-point field-goal percentage defense (fourth at .315) and blocked shots (sixth at 3.2 pg.).

P-40 WARHAWK SERIES UNIFORM –
Saturday's game against the Ragin' Cajuns marks the first time ULM basketball will wear its P-40 series alternate uniform. The Curtiss P-40 Warhawks constituted the principal armament of the U.S. Army Air Force (USAFF) fighter squadrons in the early 1940s. In the summer of 1941, Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault, who grew up in Louisiana, began recruiting and training pilots for the American Volunteer Group, who became known as the "Flying Tigers" in China during World War II.

The P-40 Warhawk served as inspiration for ULM's new nickname/mascot, adopted in 2006. The P-40 uniform series incorporates details of the fighter into its design.

The ULM football team has worn the P-40 series uniform for selected home games since the 2015 season.

RAGIN' CAJUNS SCOUTING REPORT –
The Ragin' Cajuns (11-16) enter Saturday's game in 10th place in the Sun Belt Conference standings at 6-10. Louisiana Lafayette is 4-6 in its last 10 games, including an 81-77 victory at Troy last Saturday. The Ragin' Cajuns are 3-9 in road games this season.

ULL has lost three scholarship players to season-ending knee injuries in 2019-20, including Kobe Julien, Durey Caldwell and Javonne Lowery. Through 27 games, the Ragin' Cajuns have utilized 11 different starting lineups.

The Ragin' Cajuns' playing rotation features three double-figure scorers, in 6-foot-7 forward Jalen Johnson (15.6 points per game, 6.8 rebounds per game), 6-2 guard Cedric Russell (13.3 ppg., 3.7 rpg.) and 6-3 guard Mylik Wilson (11.3 ppg., 5.6 rpg.).

Johnson ranks among the Sun Belt's Top 10 in six different statistical categories: second in minutes played (34.5 pg.), third in free-throw percentage (.825), fourth in field-goal percentage (.439), fifth in rebounding (6.8 rpg.), seventh in scoring (15.6 ppg.) and eighth in offensive rebounds (2.3 pg.). The transfer from St. Louis U. has scored in double figures in 23 games, including eight 20-point efforts. Johnson has produced five double-doubles.

Russell is listed among the league leaders in 3-point field goals made (fourth at 2.4 pg.), 3-point field-goal percentage (seventh at .356), minutes played (eighth at 33.4 mpg.) and scoring (14th at 13.3 ppg.). The junior from Alexandria, Louisiana, has reached double figures in 19 games, including a season-high 29 points at South Alabama.

Wilson, a Rayville High School graduate, has started 19 of 16 games as a freshman. He ranks among the Sun Belt leaders in steals (second at 2.3 pg.) and rebounding (18th at 5.6 rpg.). Wilson has posted double figures in 12 games, including a season-high 30 points at Appalachian State (10-of-19 FG shooting including 4-of-8 3-pointers).

The Ragin' Cajuns rank among the conference leaders in free-throw percentage (fourth at .736), offensive rebounds (fourth at 11.1 pg.), 3-point field-goal percentage defense (fifth at .325), 3-point field goals made (fifth at 7.6 pg.), blocked shots (fifth at 3.3 pg.), scoring offense (sixth at 71.5 ppg.) and rebound margin (sixth at +0.0 pg.).

Tenth-year ULL head coach Bob Marlin launched his coaching career as a graduate assistant (1981-83) at ULM under legendary coach Mike Vining, who now serves as color analyst on ESPN+ broadcasts originating from the Monroe campus. During his stint at ULM, Marlin also coached (current Warhawk head coach) Keith Richard.

ULM/RAGIN' CAJUNS SERIES NOTES –
Saturday's game marks the 81st meeting between ULM and ULL. The Ragin' Cajuns lead the all-time series, 53-27, including a 20-18 record in games played in Monroe. ULL has won the eight of the last 13 meetings in the series. Seven of the last 13 meetings have been decided by nine points or less.

The Ragin' Cajuns won the first regular-season meeting, 81-60, in Lafayette on Jan. 25.

THE LAST MEETING –
Ragin' Cajuns 81, ULM 60 (Jan. 25, 2020, in Lafayette, La.): Jalen Johnson scored a career-high 27 points to lead Louisiana Lafayette to an 81-60 victory over rival ULM Saturday as the Ragin' Cajuns snapped a four-game losing streak in Sun Belt Conference play.

Johnson hit 7-of-10 field-goal attempts, including 3-of-6 3-pointers, and 10-of-12 free-throw attempts. The transfer from St. Louis U. also added seven rebounds, two assists, two steals and blocked three shots.

There were three ties and two lead changes in the first half. ULM missed its first six field-goal attempts as the Ragin' Cajuns jumped out to a 5-0 lead. A transition layup from JD Williams sparked an 11-3 run as the Warhawks took an 11-8 lead on Tyree White's 3-pointer from the left wing with 13:42 left. Unfortunately, Williams twisted his left ankle after scoring ULM's first basket and left the game at the 16:41 mark.

Johnson scored 11 points during a 14-3 spurt as the Ragin' Cajuns moved out to a 22-14 advantage on his 3-pointer from the left wing with 8:51 remaining in the opening half. Michael Ertel buried back-to-back 3s as ULM answered with an 11-4 run of its own to cut its deficit to 26-25 with 5:21 on the clock. The Ragin' Cajuns (8-13, 3-7 Sun Belt) outscored the Warhawks, 10-2, down the stretch and took a 36-27 lead into the locker room, thanks to Mason Aucoin's 3-pointer from the right corner as time expired in the first half.

ULM (6-13, 2-8) went scoreless for 3:11 and made just one of its last 11 field-goal attempts to close out the first half.

The Warhawks got a three-point play from Jalen Hodge and a layup from Langston Powell to open the second half and pulled to within four points at 36-32 with 18:34 left. P.J. Hardy's 3-pointer from the right wing keyed a 13-4 run as the Ragin' Cajuns built a 49-36 lead on Cedric Russell's pull-up trey from the right wing with 15:27 to play. ULM managed to pull to within eight at 49-41 on Tyree White's slam dunk on a nifty pass from Ertel with 13:48 remaining, but the Warhawks failed to close the margin any further. The Ragin' Cajuns regained control, thanks to a 10-0 spurt, and built a 61-43 advantage on Tirus Smith's three-point play with 10:55 to go. ULM went scoreless for 3:37 during that stretch. Johnson's third 3-pointer gave ULL its largest lead at 81-59 with 1:57 on the clock.

The Ragin' Cajuns also got 11 points from Smith and 10 from Russell. ULL outscored ULM, 26-11, from the free-throw line.

Four Warhawks scored in double figures, led by Tyree White who recorded his first career double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds. Ertel finished with 13 points, Hodge 12 and Powell 10.

THE LAST MEETING IN FANT-EWING COLISEUM –
ULM 99, Ragin' Cajuns 95 (Jan. 19, 2019, in Monroe, La.): ULM made its point with lots of points and the Warhawks needed them all. Five Warhawks reached double figures in scoring and ULM outlasted Louisiana Lafayette, 99-95, at Fant-Ewing Coliseum.

Daishon Smith scored 27 points and contributed seven rebounds and eight assists. Michael Ertel poured in 23 points, JD Williams scored 15 points and matched his career best with nine rebounds, Andre Washington scored a career-high 12 points and added seven rebounds and Travis Munnings contributed 11 points and eight boards.

ULM (10-7, 3-2 in the Sun Belt) improved to 8-0 at home.

JaKeenan Gant led ULL (11-7, 2-3) with 31 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots.
Two buzzer-beater losses on the road the previous week had ULM in no mood to keep it close early on. The Warhawks were on fire from the start, shooting their way to a 35-15 lead by the 9:34 mark. Ertel scored 10 points with two 3-pointers during the early blitz.

With 1:17 left in the first half, Munnings reached a solid milestone with his 800th career rebound. Munnings became just the fourth player in school history with 1,000 career points and 800 boards, joining Calvin Natt, Henry Steele and Bill Snellings in the exclusive club.

ULM led by as many as 22 points in the opening half while shooting 57 percent overall and 50 percent (7 of 14) from 3-point territory. Smith led ULM scorers with 14. Williams hit a long buzzer-beater as time expired in the first half to send ULM to the dressing room up 53-39.

The Warhawks cooled off to shoot 40.6 percent in the second half and 49.3 percent overall, and the Ragin' Cajuns made their run. A 3-pointer by P.J. Hardy at the 12:31 mark cut the lead to six at 64-58.

ULM kept ULL from getting any closer until Hardy's 3-pointer with 2:35 remaining cut the lead to 90-87. But Ertel answered immediately on the other end with a clutch 3-ball to boost ULM back ahead 93-87.

The Cajuns cut it to 95-92 on Justin Miller's layup with 15.2 second left in the game. Fouled with 8.2 seconds, Smith calmly hit a pair of free throws.

ULL's Cedric Russell stroked a 3-pointer with three seconds remaining to get it to two at 97-95, but Smith was fouled again and added two more free throws for the final margin, 99-95.

Smith made 13-of-13 free throws in the game, and ULM was 21-of-25 from the line overall.

THE LAST TIME OUT –
ULM 66, Arkansas State 52 (Feb. 19 in Jonesboro, Ark.): Tyree White and Michael Ertel combined to score 35 points to lead ULM to a 66-52 victory at Arkansas State Wednesday night, as the Warhawks led from start to finish while winning for the first time in 15 games at First National Bank Arena. It also marked ULM's first win in Jonesboro, Arkansas, since March 5, 1985, snapping a 17-game losing streak.

White opened the game with back-to-back 3-pointers and hit a fall-away jumper from the left baseline as ULM (8-18, 4-13 Sun Belt) raced out to an 8-0 lead. The Warhawks made six of their first seven field-goal attempts, including all five 3-point attempts, and rolled to a 17-4 lead on Michael Ertel's 3 from the left corner with 15:55 remaining. ULM put together a 9-0 run midway through the first half and took an 18-point lead at 32-14 on White's 15-foot jumper from the right baseline with 7:16 on the clock. During a stretch of 5:16, Arkansas State (15-13, 7-10) went 1-of-7 from the floor and committed five turnovers. The Red Wolves scored six-straight points late in the opening half and cut their deficit to 11 at 37-26 on a steal and fast-break layup from Caleb Fields with 2:02 left. White hit a 10-foot jumper in the lane and assisted on Elijah Ifejeh's slam dunk as Warhawks enjoyed a 41-26 lead at the intermission.

ULM's 41 first-half points marked a season high.

The Warhawks got 12 points each from White and Ertel in the first half while shooting 59 percent from the field (17-of-29), including 50 percent (6-of-12) from behind the 3-point arc. ULM parlayed A-State's 10 first-half turnovers into 13 points.

Marquis Eaton outscored ULM, 7-2, to open the second half as A-State pulled to within 10 at 43-33 with 17:17 remaining. The Warhawks responded with a 12-0 spurt to regain control at 55-33 on Ertel's 3-pointer from the right wing with 12:35 left. ULM led by as many as 23 points twice in the second half.

White hit 7-of-13 field-goal attempts, including 2-of-4 3s, and finished with a game-high 18 points to pace ULM. Ertel added 17 points while Erie Olonade, who scored in double figures for the fourth time in his last five games, chipped in with 12 points. Olonade connected on 5-of-7 shots from the floor, including 2-of-3 from 3-point range.

Efretuei, who made 4-of-6 shots from the field, contributed eight points and eight rebounds.

Eaton, who scored 13 of his team-high 17 points in the second half, was the only A-State player to reach double figures.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS –
• Michael Ertel is averaging 12.0 points in five career games against the Ragin' Cajuns. Ertel has hit 22-of-51 shots (.431) from the floor, including 10-of-17 (.588) from behind the 3-point arc, against ULL.

• Through 25 games, ULM has allowed only five opposing players to score 20 or more points. Georgia Southern's Quan Jackson netted 20 of his season-high 24 points (9-of-17 FG shooting including 4-of-6 3-pointers) in the second half as the Eagles escaped with a 67-65 win over the Warhawks Thursday night.

Jalen Johnson scored a career-high 27 points to lead Louisiana Lafayette to an 81-60 victory over rival ULM as the Ragin' Cajuns snapped a four-game losing streak in Sun Belt Conference play. Johnson hit 7-of-10 field-goal attempts, including 3-of-6 3-pointers, and 10-of-12 free-throw attempts.

Texas State's Nijal Pearson scored 14 of his game-high 23 points in the second half as the Bobcats rallied for a 10-point deficit for a 64-63 road win at ULM.

Georgia State's Justin Roberts hit 7-of-9 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 23 points to lead the Panthers to an 84-62 victory over ULM while extending their home-court winning streak to 14 games.

Little Rock's Markquis Nowell (11-of-21 field-goal shooting including 8-of-14 3-pointers) scored a career-high 33 points in the Sun Belt Conference opener, including the game-winning 3-pointer from 40-feet out with :03 left.

By comparison, the Warhawks have posted 12 20-point games (7 by Michael Ertel, 3 by JD Williams, 1 by Jalen Hodge and 1 by Tyree White).

• ULM is 5-1 when scoring 70 or more points.

• Twelve of ULM's 26 games have been decided by eight points or less (3-9 record).

• ULM has recorded assists on at least 50 percent of its field goals in 15 games, including 11 of the last 18 contests. The Warhawks were credited with assists on a season-best 74 percent of their field goals (20-27) vs. South Alabama.

• ULM ranks fifth in the Sun Belt Conference in overall average home attendance (1,911 per game) and fourth in attendance for league home games (1,995 per game).

WARHAWK STAT LEADERS –
Double-figure scoring games (73): Michael Ertel 24, JD Williams 15, Tyree White 13, Jalen Hodge 7, Erie Olonade 4, Chris Efretuei 3, Langston Powell 3, Josh Nicholas 2, Youry White 2. Opponents: 70.

20-point games (12): Michael Ertel 7, JD Williams 3, Jalen Hodge 1, Tyree White 1. Opponents: 5.

30-point games (2): Michael Ertel 2. Opponents: 1.

40-point games (0): None. Opponents: None.

Double-figure rebounding games (4): D'Andre Bernard 1, Chris Efretuei 1, Tyree White 1, Youry White 1. Opponents: 6.

Double-doubles (2): Tyree White 1, Youry White 1. Opponents: 5.

Games leading ULM in scoring: Tyree White 9, Michael Ertel 8, JD Williams 5, Jalen Hodge 2, Josh Nicholas 1, Langston Powell 1.

Games leading ULM in rebounding: Tyree White 7, JD Williams 6, Chris Efretuei 5, D'Andre Bernard 3, Youry White 3, Josh Nicholas 3, Michael Ertel 1, Jalen Hodge 1, Erie Olonade 1.

Games leading ULM in assists: Michael Ertel 11, JD Williams 7, Tyree White 5, Langston Powell 4, Jalen Hodge 3, Erie Olonade 3, Josh Nicholas 2, D'Andre Bernard 1, Elijah Ifejeh 1, Youry White 1.

2019-20 ULM STARTING LINEUPS –
Nov. 5 vs. Louisiana College: Ertel, Williams, T. White, Y. White, Efretuei
Nov. 9 vs. Alcorn State: Ertel, Williams, T. White, Y. White, Efretuei
Nov. 11 at Texas A&M: Ertel, Williams, T. White, Y. White, Efretuei
Nov. 14 at Mississippi State: Ertel, Williams, T. White, Y. White, Efretuei
Nov. 26 vs. Northwestern State: Ertel, Williams, T. White, Y. White, Efretuei
Dec. 4 vs. Millsaps College: Ertel, Williams, T. White, Y. White, Efretuei
Dec. 10 vs. Grambling State: Ertel, Williams, T. White, Bernard, Efretuei
Dec. 14 at SFA: Ertel, Williams, Hodge, Nicholas, Efretuei
Dec. 19 vs. Little Rock: Ertel, Williams, Hodge, T. White, Bernard
Dec. 21 vs. Arkansas State: Ertel, Williams, Hodge, T. White, Bernard
Dec. 28 at No. 12 Butler: Ertel, Williams, Hodge, T. White, Efretuei
Jan. 2 vs. Troy: Ertel, Williams, Hodge, Ifejeh, Efretuei
Jan. 4 vs. South Alabama: Ertel, Williams, Nicholas, Ifejeh, Efretuei
Jan. 6 at Coastal Carolina: Ertel, Williams, Nicholas, Ifejeh, Efretuei
Jan. 9 at Georgia Southern: Ertel, Williams, Hodge, T. White, Efretuei
Jan. 11 at Georgia State: Ertel, Williams, Powell, T. White, Efretuei
Jan. 16 vs. Texas State: Ertel, Williams, Olonade, T. White, Efretuei
Jan. 18 vs. UT Arlington: Ertel, Williams, Hodge, T. White, Efretuei
Jan. 25 at Ragin' Cajuns: Ertel, Williams, Powell, T. White, Efretuei
Jan. 30 at Texas State: Ertel, Hodge, Powell, T. White, Efretuei
Feb. 1 at UT Arlington: Ertel, Hodge, Powell, T. White, Efretuei
Feb. 6 vs. Georgia Southern: Ertel, Nicholas, Powell, T. White, Efretuei
Feb. 8 vs. Georgia State: Ertel, Olonade, Powell, T. White, Efretuei
Feb. 13 at Troy: Ertel, Olonade, Powell, T. White, Efretuei
Feb. 15 at South Alabama: Ertel, Olonade, Powell, T. White, Efretuei
Feb. 19 at Arkansas State: Ertel, Olonade, Powell, T. White, Efretuei

Different Starting Combinations (12):
Ertel, Williams, T. White, Y. White, Efretuei: 6 (4-2)
Ertel, Williams, T. White, Bernard, Efretuei: 1 (0-1)
Ertel, Williams, Hodge, Nicholas, Efretuei: 1 (0-1)
Ertel, Williams, Hodge, T. White, Bernard: 2 (0-2)
Ertel, Williams, Hodge, T. White, Efretuei: 3 (0-3)
Ertel, Williams, Hodge, Ifejeh, Efretuei: 1 (1-0)
Ertel, Williams, Nicholas, Ifejeh, Efretuei: 2 (1-1)
Ertel, Williams, Powell, T. White, Efretuei: 2 (0-2)
Ertel, Williams, Olonade, T. White, Efretuei: 1 (0-1)
Ertel, Hodge, Powell, T. White, Efretuei: 2 (0-2)
Ertel, Nicholas, Powell, T. White Efretuei: 1 (0-1)
Ertel, Olonade, Powell, T. White, Efretuei: 4 (2-2)

2019-20 WARHAWK STATISTICAL TRENDS –
Games played in Fant-Ewing Coliseum: 6-7
Games played on the road: 2-11
Games played at a neutral site: 0-0

Games played in November: 3-2
Games played in December: 1-5
Games played in January: 2-7
Games played in February: 2-4
Games played in March: 0-0

When leading at halftime: 7-6
When trailing at halftime: 1-11
When tied at halftime: 0-1

When shooting .500 or better from the field: 2-2
When shooting less than .500 from the field: 6-16
When opponent shoots .500 or better from the field: 0-2
When opponent shoots less than .500 from the floor: 8-16

When outrebounding opponent: 3-5
When outrebounded by opponent: 4-11
When rebounding totals are equal: 1-2

When hitting more free throws than opponent: 5-6
When hitting fewer free throws than opponent: 3-12
When hitting the same number of free throws as opponent: 0-0

When committing fewer turnovers than opponent: 3-3
When opponent commits fewer turnovers: 4-14
When turnover totals are equal: 1-1

When ULM scores less than 50 points: 0-3
When ULM scores 50-59 points: 0-7
When ULM scores 60-69 points: 3-7
When ULM scores 70-79 points: 4-1
When ULM scores 80-89 points: 1-0
When ULM scores 90-99 points: 0-0

When opponent scores less than 50 points: 2-0
When opponent scores 50-59 points: 2-0
When opponent scores 60-69 points: 3-10
When opponent scores 70-79 points: 2-4
When opponent scores 80-89 points: 0-2
When opponent scores 90-99 points: 0-1

Games decided by five points or less: 2-6
Games decided by 6-10 points: 1-2
Games decided by 11-19 points: 2-3
Games decided by 20 points or more: 3-6

Last five games: 2-3
Last 10 games: 2-8

Largest deficit overcome to win: 5 (9-4 at Troy, Feb. 13)
Largest lead surrendered in a loss: 12 (19-7 at South Alabama, Feb. 15)

WARHAWKS TOUGH ON HOMECOURT –
ULM is 32-14 (.696) in games played in Fant-Ewing Coliseum since 2017-18. The Warhawks went 14-3 at home in 2018-19, including a 7-2 record in league games. The 14 home victories matched the second-highest single-season total in school history (six times; previous seasons: 1985-86, 1990-91, 1992-93, 2006-07, 2014-15 and 2018-19). The Warhawks won a single-season record 15 games (15-1) in 1978-79.

ULM RECORDS 1,000TH WIN IN PROGRAM HISTORY –
With its 73-72 overtime win over Alcorn State Saturday, ULM recorded its 1,000th victory in program history since beginning competition as a four-year institution in 1951-52 (69th season). Keith Richard's 120 career victories at ULM rank third on the all-time list, trailing only Mike Vining (402; 1981-05) and Lenny Fant (326; 1957-79). That trio has accounted for 848 of ULM's 1,006 all-time wins as a four-year institution.

ULM Basketball Inks Four in Early Signing Period –
The ULM men's basketball team signed four high school athletes to National Letters of Intent during the early signing period in November, featuring three athletes from the state of Louisiana.

"This is the first time in many years we have been able to sign four quality high school players in the early signing period," ULM head coach Keith Richard said. "We think each one of these young men are great prospects for ULM both on and off the floor. All four play different positions and all four of them can score. We are excited about all of their futures in a Warhawk uniform."

D'Marcus Hall | 6-6 | Forward
Shreveport, La. | Calvary Baptist HS
Hall averaged 21 points, 10 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.7 blocks per game as a junior at Calvary Baptist. He was named 2019 District 1-2A Player of the Year following the 2018-19 season, and was a 2019 Louisiana Sportswriters' Association All-State honorable mention selection. He is a second team All-City selection in Shreveport. Hall is rated as the 12th-best player in Louisiana by Prep Hoops Louisiana.

Thomas Howell | 6-8 | Forward
Natchitoches, La. | St. Mary's HS
Howell was a first team All-State selection following his junior year at St. Mary's, where he averaged 22 points, 17 rebounds and five blocks per game. Howell was named the 2019 All-CENLA Player of the Year. As a sophomore in 2017-18, Howell was named All-State after he posted 20 points, 15 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game at St. Mary's. Howell owns the St. Mary's career blocks record with 301 and counting, and is on pace to break the career scoring and rebounding records. Howell is rated as the fifth-best player in Louisiana by Prep Hoops Louisiana.

Zaakir Sawyer | 6-4 | Guard
Mesquite, Texas | Horn HS
Sawyer posted 18.5 points, 7 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game as a junior at Horn High School. He is a three-time first team All-Conference selection. Sawyer is the 29th-ranked player in Texas by Texas Basketball Review and 31st by Rivals.com.

Elijah Tate | 6-3 | Guard
Baton Rouge, La. | Madison Prep HS
Tate is a three-time state champion at Madison Prep, leading his team to a 33-7 record as a junior. Tate averaged 12.5 points, 4 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game as a junior in 2018-19, including a 17-point effort to pace Madison Prep in the 2019 LHSAA State Championship game vs. Wossman. He was named first team All-District 6-3A as a junior. Tate is the 13th-ranked player in Louisiana by Prep Hoops Louisiana.

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