Louisiana knocks off Georgia Southern in Sun Belt Tournament

AP
Mar 04, 2023

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) Jordan Brown had 16 points and 13 rebounds in Louisiana's 67-49 victory against Georgia Southern on Saturday night in a Sun Belt Conference Tournament quarterfinal.

Terence Lewis II scored 12 points and added 10 rebounds for the Ragin’ Cajuns (23-7, 1-0 Sun Belt Conference). Jalen Dalcourt had 11 points.

Andrei Savrasov led the Eagles (16-15, 1-1) in scoring, finishing with 15 points and seven rebounds. Kaden Archie added 10 points for Georgia Southern. In addition, Jalen Finch finished with eight points and three steals.

Louisiana took the lead with 17:01 left in the first half and never looked back. Lewis led his team in scoring with 10 points in the first half to help put them up 39-24 at the break. Louisiana pulled away with a 7-0 run in the second half to extend a nine-point lead to 16 points. They outscored Georgia Southern by three points in the final half, as Michael Thomas led the way with a team-high nine second-half points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
GASO
Eagles
24
LA
Ragin Cajuns
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Carlos Curry vs. Terence Lewis II (Ragin' Cajuns gains possession)
19:44	+2	Jordan Brown makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:18	+2	Kamari Brown makes two point jump shot	2-2
19:04		Carlos Curry personal foul
19:00	+2	Jordan Brown makes two point layup (Terence Lewis II assists)	2-4
18:33	+2	Kamari Brown makes two point jump shot (Carlos Curry assists)	4-4
18:08		Terence Lewis II misses two point jump shot
18:06		Kamari Brown defensive rebound
18:01		Kaden Archie misses two point jump shot
17:59		Terence Lewis II defensive rebound
17:42		Jordan Brown turnover (Kaden Archie steals)
17:21		Carlos Curry misses two point jump shot
17:19		Terence Lewis II defensive rebound
17:05		Greg Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:04		Terence Lewis II offensive rebound
17:03		Terence Lewis II misses two point layup
17:02		Terence Lewis II offensive rebound
17:01		Carlos Curry shooting foul (Terence Lewis II draws the foul)
17:01	+1	Terence Lewis II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-5
17:01	+1	Terence Lewis II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-6
16:51		Tyren Moore misses two point jump shot
16:49		Kentrell Garnett defensive rebound
16:39		Themus Fulks misses three point jump shot
16:37		Jalen Finch defensive rebound
16:31		Kamari Brown misses three point jump shot
16:29		Themus Fulks defensive rebound
16:19		Ragin' Cajuns turnover
16:08		Kentrell Garnett personal foul
15:58		Andrei Savrasov misses two point jump shot
15:56		Jordan Brown defensive rebound
15:42		Tai Strickland personal foul
15:42		TV timeout
15:26		Jordan Brown misses two point jump shot
15:24		Andrei Savrasov defensive rebound
15:15		Tai Strickland turnover (Themus Fulks steals)
15:08	+3	Jalen Dalcourt makes three point jump shot (Themus Fulks assists)	4-9
14:37		Tai Strickland misses three point jump shot
14:36		Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
14:09		Jordan Brown turnover (bad pass)
13:57		Tyren Moore turnover (Michael Thomas steals)
13:30		Jordan Brown turnover (Tai Strickland steals)
13:17	+2	Andrei Savrasov makes two point dunk	6-9
13:00	+2	Jordan Brown makes two point layup (Michael Thomas assists)	6-11
12:44		Tyren Moore turnover (Michael Thomas steals)
12:40	+2	Michael Thomas makes two point layup	6-13
12:07		Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
11:51		Kobe Julien misses three point jump shot
11:49		Kamari Brown defensive rebound
11:45		Carlos Curry misses three point jump shot
11:43		Isaiah Richards defensive rebound
11:36	+3	Jalen Dalcourt makes three point jump shot	6-16
11:36		Eagles 30 second timeout
11:22		TV timeout
11:22		Michael Thomas personal foul
11:08	+2	Andrei Savrasov makes two point jump shot	8-16
10:50	+2	Terence Lewis II makes two point jump shot (Michael Thomas assists)	8-18
10:26		Kamari Brown misses three point jump shot
10:24		Jalen Dalcourt defensive rebound
10:06		Jalen Dalcourt misses three point jump shot
10:04		Jalen Finch defensive rebound
9:54	+2	Tyren Moore makes two point jump shot	10-18
9:33		Carlos Curry blocks Terence Lewis II's two point layup
9:31		Terence Lewis II offensive rebound
9:26	+2	Terence Lewis II makes two point layup	10-20
8:56		Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
8:40		Terence Lewis II turnover (Jalen Finch steals)
8:34	+2	Jalen Finch makes two point layup	12-20
8:15	+2	Terence Lewis II makes two point layup (Kobe Julien assists)	12-22
7:56		Kaden Archie turnover (Greg Williams Jr. steals)
7:53		Kaden Archie shooting foul (Greg Williams Jr. draws the foul)
7:53		TV timeout
7:53	+1	Greg Williams Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-23
7:53	+1	Greg Williams Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-24
7:33	+2	Jalen Finch makes two point jump shot	14-24
7:18		Johnny McFatten personal foul
7:06		Themus Fulks misses two point layup
7:04		Jordan Brown offensive rebound
7:01	+2	Jordan Brown makes two point layup	14-26
6:49		Kaden Archie misses two point jump shot
6:47		Jordan Brown defensive rebound
6:41		Joe Charles misses three point jump shot
6:40		Kaden Archie defensive rebound
6:39		Jalen Finch turnover (bad pass)
6:39		Kobe Julien personal foul
6:37		Greg Williams Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:35		Andrei Savrasov defensive rebound
6:33	+2	Kaden Archie makes two point layup	16-26
6:33		Jalen Dalcourt shooting foul (Kaden Archie draws the foul)
6:33		Kaden Archie misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:33		Jordan Brown defensive rebound
6:18	+2	Jordan Brown makes two point jump shot	16-28
5:59		Greg Williams Jr. shooting foul (Kaden Archie draws the foul)
5:59	+1	Kaden Archie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-28
5:59		Kaden Archie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:59		Jordan Brown defensive rebound
5:41		Carlos Curry personal foul
5:37	+2	Greg Williams Jr. makes two point dunk (Terence Lewis II assists)	17-30
5:17		Terence Lewis II personal foul
5:12		Kamari Brown turnover (Greg Williams Jr. steals)
4:55		Themus Fulks misses two point jump shot
4:53		Terence Lewis II offensive rebound
4:49	+3	Jalen Dalcourt makes three point jump shot (Terence Lewis II assists)	17-33
4:30	+2	Tai Strickland makes two point jump shot	19-33
4:03	+2	Greg Williams Jr. makes two point jump shot	19-35
3:47		Jalen Finch turnover (Terence Lewis II steals)
3:42	+2	Terence Lewis II makes two point layup	19-37
3:42		Eagles 30 second timeout
3:17		TV timeout
3:17	+2	Tai Strickland makes two point layup	21-37
2:55		Jordan Brown misses two point layup
2:53		Kaden Archie defensive rebound
2:47		Kaden Archie misses two point layup
2:45		Jordan Brown defensive rebound
2:27		Michael Thomas turnover (Tai Strickland steals)
2:20	+2	Andrei Savrasov makes two point layup (Tai Strickland assists)	23-37
2:20		Jordan Brown shooting foul (Andrei Savrasov draws the foul)
2:20	+1	Andrei Savrasov makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-37
2:08		Joe Charles misses two point jump shot
2:06		Johnny McFatten defensive rebound
1:35		Tai Strickland misses three point jump shot
1:33		Joe Charles defensive rebound
1:23		Joe Charles turnover (lost ball)
0:56		Jalen Finch misses three point jump shot
0:54		Joe Charles defensive rebound
0:27	+2	Joe Charles makes two point layup	24-39
0:26		Ragin' Cajuns 30 second timeout
0:03		Jalen Finch misses two point jump shot
0:01		Jalen Dalcourt defensive rebound
0:01		Jalen Dalcourt misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Louisiana knocks off Georgia Southern in Sun Belt Tournament

1st Half GASOEagles24LARagin Cajuns39

1st Half
GASO
Eagles
24
LA
Ragin Cajuns
39