LAFAYETTE — All of a sudden, and at the worst possible time, the Louisiana-Lafayette men’s basketball team has found itself in a losing streak.
There’s no shame in falling just short of an epic comeback against a Little Rock team that’s leading the nation in winning percentage, nor is there embarrassment in dropping a white-knuckle overtime contest to Texas-Arlington, which has only lost once on its home court this season and entered Thursday’s game ranked fifth nationally in scoring margin at home.
But there’s also no time for moral victories. With five games remaining, the two-game slide has effectively dropped the Cajuns (14-10, 10-5) out of a top-two seed in the all-important Sun Belt tournament.