Marshall Thundering Herd (7-15, 2-9 Sun Belt) at Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (10-11, 5-6 Sun Belt)
Lafayette, Louisiana; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana faces Marshall after Erica Lafayette scored 24 points in Louisiana’s 77-68 loss to the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers.
The Ragin’ Cajuns are 8-3 on their home court. Louisiana is 6-11 against opponents with a winning record.
The Thundering Herd have gone 2-9 against Sun Belt opponents. Marshall is seventh in the Sun Belt scoring 67.1 points per game and is shooting 37.6%.
Louisiana is shooting 38.9% from the field this season, 3.2 percentage points lower than the 42.1% Marshall allows to opponents. Marshall has shot at a 37.6% rate from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points less than the 38.9% shooting opponents of Louisiana have averaged.
The Ragin’ Cajuns and Thundering Herd square off Wednesday for the first time in conference play this season.
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