Gaston, Auburn Tigers to face the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns

Auburn Tigers (7-3) at Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (4-4)

Lafayette, Louisiana; Wednesday, 12 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana faces Auburn in a matchup of Division 1 Division teams.

The Ragin’ Cajuns have gone 4-0 at home. Louisiana is fourth in the Sun Belt in team defense, giving up 59.4 points while holding opponents to 39.4% shooting.

The Tigers are 1-2 on the road. Auburn scores 74.4 points and has outscored opponents by 20.2 points per game.

Louisiana is shooting 35.6% from the field this season, 1.9 percentage points lower than the 37.5% Auburn allows to opponents. Auburn averages 4.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.1 fewer made shots on average than the 5.5 per game Louisiana gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Erica Lafayette averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Ragin’ Cajuns, scoring 12.4 points while shooting 40.6% from beyond the arc.

Deyona Gaston is averaging 19.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.9 blocks for the Tigers.

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