Two Sun Belt Conference rivals face off against one another on Thursday when the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns (20-4, 10-2 Sun Belt) visit Hattiesburg, Mississippi and the Reed Green Coliseum to play against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (21-4, 10-2 Sun Belt). Louisiana defeated Marshall 77-67 at home on Saturday for their 10th consecutive victory to keep them tied atop the conference standings. Southern Miss defeated Georgia State 79-71 on Saturday on the road for their seventh consecutive victory and remained tied for the Sun Belt Conference lead. Both teams are also having zero players on the injury report so this will be an interesting matchup.
Louisiana is tied for the top spot in the Sun Belt Conference thanks to excellent offense. Louisiana’s offense has done extremely well as the Ragin Cajuns are scoring an average of 77 points (39th) per game, while shooting 47.9% (23rd) overall and 38.5% (13th) from three point land. The Ragin Cajuns are holding opponents to an average of 71.5 points (209th) per game. Opponents are shooting 45.2% (258th) overall and 34.1% (189th) from 3-point territory. Jordan Brown is the leading scorer for Louisiana with an average of 19.9 points per game while shooting 56.5% overall, but 26.7% from three point land. Greg Williams Jr is the second leading scorer with an average of 14.7 points per game while shooting 51.1% overall and 44.4% from three point land. Three of the next four scorers for Louisiana are shooting 46% or more. Themus Fulks is the leader in assists with an average of 6.5 dishes per contest. On the boards, the Ragin Cajuns average 36.8 rebounds per game led by Brown with an average of 8.2 boards per game. Joe Charles is the leader in steals with an average of 1.2 per game and Brown is leading the program with 1.3 blocks per game.
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