Cajuns, Drake meet in matchup of unbeatens Saturday

DES MOINES, Iowa – Coming off a hard-fought overtime battle at SMU, the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Men’s Basketball team heads north to face Missouri Valley Conference member Drake in a battle of unbeaten teams on Saturday at the Knapp Center.

Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ and can be heard on KPEL-FM (96.5) and the Varsity Network. Live results will be available at CajunStats.com.

Louisiana (5-0), ranked No. 7 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid Major poll, extended its unbeaten streak after claiming a 76-72 win over the Mustangs on Tuesday in Dallas. Jordan Brown matched his season-high with 26 points for the Ragin’ Cajuns with Greg Williams, Jr., scoring 19 and grabbing nine rebounds.

Brown leads Louisiana in scoring at 20.2 points per game with Terence Lewis II pacing the Ragin’ Cajuns with 9.8 rebounds per contest. As a team, Louisiana is 23^rd nationally in scoring offense (86.4 points) and is 30^th in 3-point field goal percentage (40.2).

Drake (5-0), ranked No. 3 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid Major poll, is coming off a tournament championship at the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, V.I., where it defeated Buffalo, Wyoming and Tarleton State.

The Bulldogs opened the season with home wins over IUPUI and Wofford and are ranked among the top-50 Division I teams in both field goal percentage (49.1) and free throw percentage (78.4).

LOUISIANA (5-0) at DRAKE (5-0)
Date / Time: November 26, 2022 / 5 p.m.
Site: Des Moines, Iowa
Arena: Knapp Center (7,152)
RADIO/TV
TV: ESPN+
Talent: Larry Morgan (pxp), Adam Emmenecker (color)
Radio: KPEL-FM 96.5 / The Varsity Network
Talent: Ian Auzenne (pxp)
LIVE STATS/SOCIAL MEDIA
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsMBB | #GeauxCajuns
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: First meeting