ULM Battles League-Leading Little Rock

Men's Basketball Feb 27

Game 28: ULM (9-18, 5-13 Sun Belt) vs. Little Rock (19-9, 13-4 Sun Belt)
Thursday, Feb. 27 | 6:30 p.m.
Little Rock, Ark. | Jack Stephens Center (5,600)
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2019-20 ULM Basketball Notes: Game 28 vs. Little Rock

STORYLINE –
ULM (9-18, 5-13), which has won three of its last four games, plays its final Sun Belt road game of the regular season at league-leading Little Rock (19-9, 13-4) on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6:30 p.m. The Warhawks have won two of their last three road games.

ULM is 6-1 when scoring 70 or more points.

ULM junior guard Michael Ertel leads the team in scoring (16.4 ppg.), 3-point field goals (56) and assists (73). Ertel has scored in double figures in 25 of 27 games, including eight 20-point outings.

Senior forward Tyree White has been a model of consistency over his last 12 games, averaging 14.8 points and 6.8 rebounds.

THE STARTING FIVE –
• ULM enters its ninth-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 (37.7 pg.), fourth in scoring (16.4 ppg.), eighth in field-goal percentage (.411), eighth in free-throw percentage (.789) and 10th in 3-point field-goal percentage (.339). His 37.7 minutes per game rank No. 9 among NCAA Division I players. He has scored in double figures in 32 of his last 34 games (dating back to last season).

• Senior forward Tyree White has scored in double figures in 11 of his last 12 games, averaging 14.8 points and 6.8 rebounds during that stretch. The 6-foot-8, 205-pound White is hitting nearly 50 percent (66-of-133) of his field-goal attempts, including 44 percent (14-of-32) from behind the 3-point arc, and 74 percent (31-of-42) from the free-throw line during the stretch. He has led the Warhawks in scoring in seven of his last 12 games.

White hit 6-of-12 shots from the field, including 4-of-5 3-pointers, for 18 points to go along with six rebounds and three assists in ULM's 83-77 victory over the Ragin' Cajuns. He scored a game-high 18 points at Arkansas State (7-of-13 FG attempts including 2-of-4 3s) as the Warhawks 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 25 of its 27 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 67.3 points per game), 3-point field-goal percentage (fourth at .339), field-goal percentage defense (fourth at .417),
3-point field-goal percentage defense (fourth at .318) and blocked shots (fifth at 3.3 pg.).

P-40 WARHAWK SERIES UNIFORM –
ULM basketball will wear its P-40 series alternate uniform for the second-straight game Thursday at Little Rock. 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.

TYREE WHITE NAMED COLLEGE SPORTS MADNESS SUN BELT PLAYER OF THE WEEK –
ULM senior forward Tyree White, who averaged 18.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game while helping the Warhawks to a 2-0 record last week (66-52 road win at Arkansas State and 83-77 home-court victory over the Ragin' Cajuns), was selected Sun Belt Player of the Week by College Sports Madness. He hit 52 percent (13-of-25) of his field-goal attempts, including 67 percent (6-of-9) from 3-point range, during the stretch.

The 6-foot-8 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. He added six rebounds, three assists and a steal against the Red Wolves.

White scored 18 points, connecting on 6-of-12 shots from the field against the Ragin' Cajuns, including 4-of-5 3-pointers, to go along with six rebounds and three assists.

LITTLE ROCK SCOUTING REPORT –
Little Rock (19-9 overall), which has won eight of its last 10 games, leads the Sun Belt Conference standings with a 13-4 record. The Trojans are ranked No. 18 in the latest ColleInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25.

The Trojans are 11-2 in games played in the Jack Stephens Center, including a 7-1 record in league games.

The Trojans starting lineup features four double-figure scorers, in 5-foot-7 guard Markquis Nowell (16.8 points per game, 64 3-pointers, 127 assists), 6-10 forward Ruot Monyyong (11.8 ppg, 9.9 rebounds per game), 6-7 guard Ben Coupet Jr. (11.5 ppg., 35 3-pointers) and 6-7 forward Kamani Johnson (10.5 ppg., 6.8 rpg.).

Nowell ranks among the Sun Belt's Top 10 in nine different statistical categories: first in free-throw percentage (.882), second in 3-point field goals made (2.6 pg.), second in assists (5.1 pg.), third in scoring (16.8 ppg.), third in 3-point field-goal percentage (.376), third in steals (2.2 pg.), third in minutes played per game (34.4 mpg.), sixth in field-goal percentage (.421) and 10th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.3). The sophomore from Harlem, New York, has scored in double figures in 18 games, including 11 20-point efforts. Nowell scored a season-high 33 points in Little Rock's 73-72 win at ULM, hitting 11-of-21 shots from the field including 8-of-14 3-pointers.

Monyyong leads the league in rebounding (9.9 rpg.), blocked shots (2.2 pg.) and double-doubles (14). The junior from Nashville, Tennessee, has posted double figures in 21 games, including two 20-point outings.

Coupet, a transfer from UNLV, has scored in double figures in 19 games, including a season-high 23 points against Appalachian State (9-of-13 FG shooting including 3-of-5 3s).
Johnson is listed among the conference leaders in offensive rebounds (second at 2.9 pg.) and rebounding (sixth at 6.8 pg.). He earned Sun Belt Player of the Week honors for the second time this season after producing a double-double (set career highs for 32 points and 16 rebounds) in an 81-78 win at Arkansas State. Johnson has recorded double-doubles this season.

Little Rock leads the Sun Belt in field-goal percentage (.470) and assists (14.8 pg.). The Trojans also rank among the league leaders in rebound margin (second at +3.1 pg.), 3-point field-goal percentage (third at .344), scoring margin (fourth at +3.5 ppg.), blocked shots (fourth at 3.6 pg.), scoring offense (fifth at 72.5 ppg.), field-goal percentage defense (fifth at .422), scoring defense (sixth at 69.0 ppg.), free-throw percentage (sixth at .710) and steals (sixth at 7.0 pg.).

ULM/LITTLE ROCK SERIES NOTES –
Thursday's game marks the 37th meeting between ULM and Little Rock. The Trojans lead the all-time series, 19-17, including an 11-6 record in games played in Little Rock. Overall, ULM has won nine of the last 14 meetings.

The Trojans won the first regular-season meeting, 73-72, in Monroe, Louisiana on Dec. 19, 2019, ending a six-game losing streak in Fant-Ewing Coliseum.

THE LAST MEETING –
Little Rock 73, ULM 72 (Dec. 19, 2019, in Monroe, La.): The dagger shot came fell with three seconds left on Thursday night as Little Rock guard Markquis Nowell drilled a 40-foot 3-pointer to stun ULM 73-72 at Fant-Ewing Coliseum in the Sun Belt Conference opener for both teams.

But the damage was done with a slow start and a staggering finish that cost the Warhawks their chance to begin conference play with a win. Instead, ULM lost its third-straight to fall to 4-5 overall, 0-1 in the Sun Belt.

ULM trailed by 10 points at halftime, led by as many as 10 points with a big turnaround in the second half but then didn't hit a bucket over the final five minutes.

JD Williams led ULM with 24 points, one short of his career high and Michael Ertel added 23 for a ULM team that shot 54.2 percent from the floor and made 7-of-12 3-pointers. But ULM also made just 13-of-22 free throws (59.1 percent) and committed 17 turnovers leading to 16 Little Rock points.

ULM shook up the starting lineup for the fourth time in four games in an effort to help the Warhawks shake the woes that have plagued the squad of late.

But an inconsistent offense littered with too many turnovers continued to hamper ULM, and the team couldn't put Little Rock away when it had a chance. The Warhawks remixed the starting lineup as guards Ertel, Williams, Jalen Hodge and forwards Tyree White and D'Andre Bernard got the first crack at the Trojans.

The guard-oriented lineup had its moments, but Little Rock had the hottest hand in the game as Nowell, the top scorer in the Sun Belt Conference, paced the Trojans (7-5, 1-1 Sun Belt) with 33 points and eight 3-pointers.

A basket separated the two teams through most of the first 12 minutes before ULM hit a scoring drought of more than four minutes. Little Rock used a 9-0 run to go up 28-20 by the 4:32 mark.

The Trojans finished the half with an 8-4 run to lead 36-26 by intermission. ULM made 12 turnovers and shot 46 percent through the first 20 minutes, with Ertel and Williams scoring nine points each. Little Rock shot 50 percent from the floor led by Nowell's 15 points and four 3-pointers.

The second half was a different story for the home team, until the final stretch.

A pair of 3-pointers by Tyree White and Williams, and a driving layup by Williams helped ULM quickly shave the lead to 38-34 coming out of the break.

White's jumper at the 14:46 mark tied the game at 41 as the Warhawks completely erased their double-digit deficit.

An Ertel layup with 11:06 remaining gave ULM a 50-48 edge, its first lead since the 8:27 mark of the first half. ULM hit 10-of-14 field goals coming out of the locker room to turn the game around.

Defensively, ULM did a better job as well as the Trojans shot 5-of-15 from the floor while falling behind 56-51. Little Rock went more than eight minutes in all without scoring as ULM built its lead to 10 at 62-52.

But Little Rock pushed back to get within four points at 67-63 at the 2:27 mark as ULM hit another dry spell without a field goal. Nowell's 3-pointer with 36 seconds to go made it 69-66.

Ertel hit a pair of free throws, but Nowell answered with another 3-pointer to bring his team closer at 71-69 with 22.7 showing.

With ULM leading 72-70 after a Little Rock free throw, the officials called a jump ball as Ertel dribbled up the court and gave the Trojans the ball with 11.7 remaining. The Trojans inbounded and Nowell swished the long 3-pointer to complete the comeback.

THE LAST MEETING IN THE JACK STEPHENS CENTER –
ULM 79, Little Rock 62 (March 9, 2019, in Little Rock, Ark.): Travis Munnings and JD Williams combined for 41 points to lead ULM to a 79-62 victory at Little Rock as the Warhawks completed the regular-season sweep over the Trojans. Munnings led five Warhawks in double figures with a game-high 23 points, followed by Williams who netted 18.

ULM also got a double-double from Daishon Smith, who finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds, 12 points from Tyree White and 11 from Michael Ertel.

The Warhawks, who built a 40-32 halftime advantage, led by as many as 22 points in the second half.

ULM outscored Little Rock, 24-13, from the free-throw line and outrebounded the Trojans, 39-29.

Rayjon Tucker paced Little Rock with 17 points while Dani Koljanin recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Deondre Burns contributed 12 points off the bench for the Trojans.

THE LAST TIME OUT –
ULM 83, Ragin' Cajuns 77 (Feb. 22 in Monroe, La.): Michael Ertel scored a game-high 22 points to lead all five ULM starters in double figures as the Warhawks earned a regular-season series split against the Ragin' Cajuns with an 83-77 victory Saturday (Feb. 22) afternoon before a season-best crowd of 3,363 at Fant-Ewing Coliseum.

ULM (9-18, 5-13 Sun Belt), which scored over 80 points for only the second time this season, has now won three of its last four conference games.

Chris Efretuei scored ULM's first six points and eight of the first 13 as the Warhawks jumped out to a 13-5 lead. Erie Olonade's 3-pointer from the top of the circle sparked a 10-4 spurt as ULM built a 10-point advantage at 28-18 on Tyree White's 3 from straightaway with 9:25 remaining in the first half. The Ragin' Cajuns answered with a 19-5 run and took a 37-33 lead on Kristian Lafayette's layup with 3:52 on the clock. The Warhawks went 4:21 between field goals, hitting just 1-of-8 shots, during the stretch. Cedric Russel's 3 from the right wing gave Louisiana Lafayette its largest lead at 43-38 with 50 seconds to play in the opening half. ULM trimmed its halftime deficit to 43-41 on Langston Powell's 3-ball from the left wing with 37 seconds left.
Thirteen of the 14 lead changes and seven of the 10 ties came in the second half. The teams were separated by no more than four points until the final minute of play.

Wesley's 3-pointer from the top of the circle gave the Ragin' Cajuns a 55-51 lead with 12:10 to play in the game. The Warhawks put together a 9-3 spurt and regained the lead at 60-58 on White's 3 from the top of the circle with 9:15 on the clock. Ertel buried a 3-pointer from the right wing to give ULM a 73-71 lead with 2:20 remaining. ULL (11-17, 6-11) pulled even again at 73-all as Wesley converted both ends of a one-and-one with 1:46 left. Olonade's 3 from straightaway gave the Warhawks the lead for good at 76-73 with 1:29 to play and fueled a 7-0 run as ULM opened up an 80-73 advantage with 13 seconds to go. Ertel hit six-straight free throws in the final 20 seconds to ice the game.

Ertel posted 16 of his 22 points in the second half, including a perfect 9-for-9 from the free-throw line.

ULM's other four starters scored in double figures, including White who finished with 18 points, Efretuei who added a season high 15, Olonade who contributed 12 and Powell who netted 11.

White hit 6-of-12 shots from the field, including 4-of-5 3-pointers, to go along with six rebounds and three assists.

Efretuei, who made 6-of-11 field-goal attempts, also collected a team-high eight rebounds, with seven coming off the offensive glass.

Powell also tallied a season-high six assists.

As a team, ULM recorded 19 assists on 26 made field goals. The Warhawks outscored ULL, 20-7, from the free-throw line and outrebounded the Ragin' Cajuns, 40-34.

Five ULL players also posted double figures, led by Wesley who scored 16 points off the bench, followed by Jalen Johnson who tossed in 15, Russell who added 12, P.J. Hardy who netted 11 and Dou Gueye who chipped in with 10.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS –
• Michael Ertel is averaging 11.8 points and 3.6 assists in five career games against Little Rock.

• Through 27 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 13 20-point games (8 by Michael Ertel, 3 by JD Williams, 1 by Jalen Hodge and 1 by Tyree White).

• ULM is 6-1 when scoring 70 or more points.

• Thirteen of ULM's 27 games have been decided by eight points or less (4-9 record).

• ULM has recorded assists on at least 50 percent of its field goals in 16 games, including 12 of the last 19 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 (2,015 per game) and third in attendance for league home games (2,147 per game).

WARHAWK STAT LEADERS –
Double-figure scoring games (78): Michael Ertel 25, JD Williams 15, Tyree White 14, Jalen Hodge 7, Erie Olonade 5, Chris Efretuei 4, Langston Powell 4, Josh Nicholas 2, Youry White 2. Opponents: 75.

20-point games (13): Michael Ertel 8, 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: Michael Ertel 9, Tyree White 9, JD Williams 5, Jalen Hodge 2, Josh Nicholas 1, Langston Powell 1.

Games leading ULM in rebounding: Tyree White 7, Chris Efretuei 6, JD Williams 6, 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 5, 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
Feb. 22 vs. Ragin' Cajuns: 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: 5 (3-2)

2019-20 WARHAWK STATISTICAL TRENDS –
Games played in Fant-Ewing Coliseum: 7-7
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: 3-4
Games played in March: 0-0

When leading at halftime: 7-6
When trailing at halftime: 2-11
When tied at halftime: 0-1

When shooting .500 or better from the field: 2-2
When shooting less than .500 from the field: 7-16
When opponent shoots .500 or better from the field: 0-2
When opponent shoots less than .500 from the floor: 9-16

When outrebounding opponent: 4-5
When outrebounded by opponent:m4-11
When rebounding totals are equal: 1-2

When hitting more free throws than opponent: 6-6
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: 5-14
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: 2-0
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: 3-4
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: 2-2
Games decided by 11-19 points: 2-3
Games decided by 20 points or more: 3-6

Last five games: 3-2
Last 10 games: 3-7

Largest deficit overcome to win: 5 (9-4 at Troy, Feb. 13; 43-38 vs. Ragin' Cajuns, Feb. 22)
Largest lead surrendered in a loss: 12 (19-7 at South Alabama, Feb. 15)

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 121 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 849 of ULM's 1,007 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.

WARHAWKS TOUGH ON HOMECOURT –
ULM is 33-14 (.702) 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.

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