Recap - Louisiana-Lafayette Defeats Florida International 87-81
Recap - Louisiana-Lafayette Defeats Florida International 87-81
Louisiana-Lafayette got 28 points from Darshawn McClellan en route to an 87-81 victory over Florida International on Saturday at Cajundome.
Louisiana-Lafayette won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the 10.5-point spread.
Louisiana-Lafayette got 23 points from Josh Brown and another 9 points from Elfrid Payton. Elfrid Payton contributed 5 assists, while Josh Brown cleaned the glass with 10 rebounds.
Florida International got 22 points from Jeremy Allen in a losing cause and another 19 points from Phil Taylor. Deric Hill contributed 3 assists for them, while Dominique Ferguson had 7 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Louisiana-Lafayette were victorious, as the score was 35-32 at the break.
Louisiana-Lafayette won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 41-36.
