Locure and UL Monroe host Louisiana

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (12-4, 2-2 Sun Belt) at UL Monroe Warhawks (7-10, 3-1 Sun Belt)

Monroe, Louisiana; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UL Monroe takes on the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns after Tyreke Locure scored 21 points in UL Monroe's 65-60 loss to the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.

The Warhawks have gone 5-3 in home games. UL Monroe ranks sixth in the Sun Belt with 10.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Victor Baffuto averaging 2.7.

The Ragin' Cajuns are 2-2 against Sun Belt opponents. Louisiana scores 81.0 points while outscoring opponents by 9.4 points per game.

The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jamari Blackmon is shooting 40.0% from beyond the arc with 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Warhawks, while averaging 11.4 points, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals. Locure is shooting 38.7% and averaging 14.5 points over the last 10 games for UL Monroe.

Themus Fulks is averaging 8.6 points and 6.3 assists for the Ragin' Cajuns. Jordan Brown is averaging 18.8 points over the last 10 games for Louisiana.

LAST 10 GAMES: Warhawks: 5-5, averaging 69.2 points, 31.0 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 7.3 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.4 points per game.

Ragin' Cajuns: 7-3, averaging 80.0 points, 33.6 rebounds, 17.2 assists, 6.9 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.6 points.

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