Louisiana-Lafayette at Incarnate Word, 8:00 PM Eastern, watchcollegeinsider.com
The First Round of the CIT continues tonight with five games on the slate, highlighted by Incarnate Word’s first ever postseason game (in only their second year of transitioning up to the Division I level). The UIW Cardinals will be hosting the Ragin’ Cajuns of Louisiana-Lafayette tonight at 8:00 PM Eastern.
UIW enters tonight’s first round game at 18-10 overall, including having impressively gone 10-8 in the Southland Conference. UIW most notably won at Nebraska back on December 10, in one of the most notable upsets of the non-conference season (even if Nebraska’s season imploded on them this year). The Cardinals played their first full Division I schedule this year and will not be eligible for the NCAA or NIT tournaments until the 2017-18 basketball season. They are led by Denzel Livingston who has scored 30 or more points six times already this season. If he gets to 30 again tonight, it will be a tough game for Louisiana-Lafayette.
The Ragin’ Cajuns of Louisiana-Lafayette enter tonight’s game at 20-13 on the season. They finished in fourth place in the Sun Belt, falling to Georgia State in the conference tournament semifinal round. Shawn Long is the player to keep an eye on tonight as he is a legitimate double-double threat every single game. If he gets there tonight, the Ragin’ Cajuns could very well pull off the road win and advance to the second round of the CIT.
(For my NCAA Tournament Bracketing Analysis, CLICK HERE.)
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