HAMMOND, La. – Southeastern Louisiana renews its rivalry with UL-Lafayette following a 33-year hiatus Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Cajundome.

    The game between the Lions (6-5) and Ragin' Cajuns (9-2) can be heard in the Hammond area on KSLU-FM (90.9), online at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the TuneIn Radio app. Live stats, provided by UL Lafayette, will be accessible on the Southeastern men's basketball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.

    Southeastern and UL Lafayette have not met since an 83-80 Lion victory in the Bayou Classic in Lafayette on Dec. 15, 1984. That is the only meeting since 1971. UL Lafayette won that meeting, the last in Hammond, 87-70, and leads 31-20 in the series which dates back to 1947.

    Southeastern will be looking to bounce back from a 68-67 loss at home to Grambling State on Saturday. The Tigers rallied from 22 down in the second half to pull out the win with 3.7 seconds left.

    Senior guard Joshua Filmore led the Lions with 16 points. Senior forward James Currington and senior guard Jabbar Singleton contributed 11 points each. Junior forward Moses Greenwood had a team-high eight rebounds while junior guard Marlain Veal had six assists. The Lions shot 50 percent for the game but were out-rebounded 41-29 and made just 14-of-28 (50 percent) of their free throws.

    UL Lafayette won its sixth straight, 87-65, at home over New Orleans on Saturday. Junior forward JaKeenan Gant recorded his first career double-double with 21 points and a career-high tying 11 rebounds. Senior guard Frank Bartley added 19 points, all in the second half while senior forward Bryce Washington had 12. Junior guard Marcus Stroman had 10 points and seven assists while junior combo guard Malik Marquetti contributed 10 points and three assists. The Ragin' Cajuns shot 54.7 percent and had 21 assists.
 
NOTES
Southeastern
    Southeastern is averaging 74.2 points on 44.3 percent shooting overall. The Lions rank third in the Southland Conference in 3-point field goal percentage at .356 (89-of-250).
 
    Southeastern has lowered its scoring defense to 70.9 points per contest after allowing 70 or fewer points in five of its last seven games. Opponents are shooting 45.5 percent, including 35.6 percent on 3s.
 
    The Lions are out-rebounding opponents, 35.5-34.3. Southeastern is fourth in the league and 24th nationally with 13.45 offensive boards per game. The Lions are also 30th in the nation in forcing 17.3 turnovers per contest.
 
    Veal leads the conference in assists per game (5.6) while also tying for ninth in steals per contest (2.1). He is 11th in assist/turnover ratio (1.6) and 22nd in scoring (11.9 ppg). Senior forward Jordan Capps leads the Lions and is tied for 17th in the Southland with 12.8 points per game while ranking 10th in field goal percentage (.532) and 13th in blocked shots (0.9 bpg).
 
    Currington (8.5 ppg, 4.7 rpg) ranks eighth in the league in field goal percentage at 53.3 percent. Greenwood is 10th in rebounding (6.6) while averaging 8.3 points per game. Singleton (7.6 ppg, 25 assists) is eighth in 3-point field goal percentage (.410) and tied for 13th in 3-pointers made per game (1.5). Senior guard Eddy Polanco (9.4 ppg) is 10th in 3-point field goal percentage (.405) and ninth in free throw percentage (.800).
 
    Veal, Filmore (10.1 ppg, 15 assists), Capps, Singleton and Currington are the projected starters for the Lions.
 
    Southeastern is 12-12 at home, 7-18 on the road and 1-1 at neutral sites against UL Lafayette.
 
UL Lafayette 
    UL Lafayette has equaled its best start since 1993-94.
 
    The Cajuns will be playing their fourth Southland Conference team this season, having taken home wins over McNeese (89-78) and New Orleans (87-65) and a victory at Nicholls (105-80).
 
    Both Southeastern (80-53) and UL Lafayette (95-56) have wins over Loyola-New Orleans this season. 
 
    The Cajuns return four starters and 10 letterwinners from a squad that went 21-12 overall and reached the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
 
    UL Lafayette, which has scored 80 or more points in all but two games this season, including three games of 100-plus points, is 13th nationally with 89.2 points per game. The Cajuns are shooting 49.2 percent, including 37.1 percent on 3s, and are at 70.6 percent from the line.
 
    UL Lafayette is giving up 72.8 points per contest on 43.2 percent shooting. The Cajuns are out-rebounding opponents, 39.5-33.3.
 
    UL Lafayette is fifth in the nation in assists per game (19.5), eighth in total assists (215), 18th in steals (101), 19th in steals per game (9.2) and 23rd in turnovers forced (17.64).
 
    Gant leads UL Lafayette with 17.3 points per game and 27 blocks while averaging 7.1 rebounds. Bartley, the reigning Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year, is averaging 15.7 points with 23 assists and 15 steals while senior guard Johnathan Stove is at 11.3 points per game.
 
    Washington, a second-team all-conference selection last season, has a team-high 10.1 rebounds per contest while averaging 10.2 points. Stroman paces nine Cajuns with double-digit assists with 63 while tying Washington with a team-high 17 steals.
 
    Projected to start Tuesday are Gant, Bartley, Washington, Stroman and Marquetti (8.9 ppg, 25 assists).
 
    Bob Marlin, the head coach at Southeastern's Southland Conference rival Sam Houston State from 1998-2010, is in his eighth season as head coach of the Cajuns.
 
QUOTES:
Southeastern head coach Jay Ladner:
On bouncing back from Saturday's loss…
    "Are deal is how are we going to respond to it. We have a tough two to bounce back against because UL Lafayette is really good. They are 9-2 and have an outstanding team just like the rest of our schedule. There are no easy ones on there. We don't have time to feel sorry for ourselves. It's unfortunate we got beat but we have a chance to bounce back and redeem ourselves."
 
On UL Lafayette…
    "They are an outstanding team and a very well-coached basketball team. Coach Marlin does a great job. They may be the best team we've played this far as far as talent-wise, top to bottom. They are going to be on the level of   a Valpo, a Tulane, a Central Florida, those type of teams. We are going to have our hands full and have to play at a really high level and respond or it could be a very long night in Lafayette."
 
UP NEXT:
   Southeastern closes out its non-conference schedule at No. 18 Notre Dame Thursday at 6 p.m. (Central). The game will be streamed on ACC Network Extra and broadcast live in the Hammond area on KSLU-FM (90.9), online at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the TuneIn Radio app.