Scores

Final OT

LA-Lafayette 71

(1-1, 0-1 away)

Texas Southern 74

(1-2, 1-0 home)

8:00 PM ET, November 16, 2012

Health & PE Center, Houston, TX

1 2 OT T
ULL 19 46 671
TXSO 29 36 974

Top Performers

Louisiana-Lafayette: S. Long 20 Pts, 13 Reb, 1 Ast, 4 Blk

Texas Southern: F. Sturdivant 14 Pts, 11 Reb, 1 Stl, 6 Blk

Texas Southern 74, Louisiana-Lafayette 71

Associated Press

HOUSTON -- Ray Penn scored 17 points to lead Texas Southern as it defeated Louisiana-Lafayette 74-71 in overtime Friday night in Tigers home opener.

Penn was 6 of 11 from the field, including three 3-pointers. Fred Sturdivant had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Omar Strong had 14 points and Kyrie Sutton had 12 for the Tigers (1-2).

Texas Southern led 29-19 at the half.

The Ragin Cajuns battled back in the second half, with Bryant Mbamalu and Elfrid Payton scoring all of their combined 33 points in the half. The game was tied at 65 at the end of regulation.

Shawn Long was Louisiana-Lafayette's high scorer with 20 points. He also led the team with 13 rebounds. Mbamalu finished with 18 points and Payton with 15 for Louisiana-Lafayette (1-1).

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Team Stat Comparison

 
ULL
TXSO
Points 71 74
FG Made-Attempted 27-75 (.360) 23-60 (.383)
3P Made-Attempted 7-23 (.304) 7-22 (.318)
FT Made-Attempted 10-17 (.588) 21-32 (.656)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 25 (0/0) 19 (0/0)
Largest Lead 3 10

Game Leaders

 
ULL
TXSO
PointsS. Long 20R. Penn 17
ReboundsS. Long 13F. Sturdivant 11
AssistsE. Payton 4R. Penn 4
StealsA. Thompson 1O. Strong 2
BlocksS. Long 4F. Sturdivant 6
Team Stats: Louisiana-Lafayette | Texas Southern

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Nov 16, 2012 @TXSO 74, ULL 71Recap

Next 5 Games

ULL
TXSO
11/18 @BSU 3:00pm
11/21 SU 8:30pm
11/23 @NMSU 9:30pm
11/25 @MSU 12:00pm
11/29 MTU 8:00pm
 11/18 @MSU 12:00pm
11/20 OAK 8:00pm
11/24 @MTU 7:00pm
11/27 @COLO 9:30pm
12/03 @SDSU 10:00pm
Complete Schedule: Louisiana-Lafayette | Texas Southern