Colby's Big Night Leads Cajuns to Win

Lafayette,La---Kadeem Coleby scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Cajuns to a 61-60 win over the UCF Golden Knights Wednesday Night in the Cajun Dome.

Kadeem Coleby scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and Louisiana held off a Central Florida comeback for a 61-60 victory Wednesday night.

The Ragin' Cajuns (6-8) led 54-41 with 5:41 to play before a 3-pointer by Marcus Jordan started a 16-5 run that brought the Knights (8-3) within two points, 59-57, with 36 seconds left.

Raymone Andrews missed 1 of 2 free throws with 23 seconds left to leave Louisiana-Lafayette's lead at three points, but Jordan's attempt at a tying 3-pointer missed with 7 seconds left. David Perez's free throw then gave the Ragin' Cajuns a four-point lead, allowing them to withstand a 3-pointer by Tristan Spurlock just before the final buzzer.

David Perez added 13 points for Louisiana and J.J. Thomas had 12 off the bench for the Cajuns returnung to the court after missing six games with a knee injury.

Jordan scored 17 points and Spurlock and Keith Clanton had 13 each for UCF.

The Cajuns will take a much needed break over the Christmas Holiday before returning to practice next week to prepare for Florida Atlantic on December 31st.