LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Bryant Mbamalu scored 24 points, leading six Louisiana-Lafayette players in double figures, and the Ragin' Cajuns routed Louisiana-Monroe 90-66 Sunday night.
Louisiana-Lafayette (9-16, 5-9 Sun Belt) never trailed, but it was mostly a close game until the Ragin' Cajuns went on a 24-0 run in a 6-minute stretch midway through the second half to lead 78-50.
Elfrid Payton had 15 points, seven assists and four steals for the winners. Alan-Michael Thompson scored 12 points, Shawn Long had 11 points and 11 rebounds, Elridge Moore scored 11 points and Steven Wronkoski scored 10 for Louisiana-Lafayette.
Trent Mackey led the Warhawks (3-16, 2-11) with 20 points. Amos Olatayo added 15 points but Louisiana-Monroe lost for the ninth time in a row.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Louisiana-Monroe (3-17) | 31 | 35 | 66 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette (9-16) « | 37 | 53 | 90 |
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| Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. James, F | 31 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| M. Brown, F | 27 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| T. Mackey, G | 37 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| A. Olatayo, G | 34 | 6-15 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| R. McCray, G | 29 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Koszuta | 23 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| T. Lindsey | 11 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| T. Birchett | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I. Eke | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 25-54 | 8-10 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 66 | |
| 46.3% | 80% | ||||||
| Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| S. Long, F | 29 | 5-17 | 0-1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| E. Moore, F | 29 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| E. Payton, G | 34 | 5-5 | 5-5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| A. Thompson, G | 31 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| S. Wronkoski, G | 17 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| B. Mbamalu | 32 | 8-14 | 4-5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
| K. Shepherd | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Lazare | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Leblanc | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Soto | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Barnett | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Williams | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 32-61 | 16-19 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 90 | |
| 52.5% | 84.2% | ||||||
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