In second round NIT action, Louisiana Tech sailed past Texas A&M 84-72. Alex Hamilton lead the way for the Bulldogs with 25 points followed by Kenneth Smith with 16. Tech sank 11 three pointers in eliminating the Aggies from postseason play. The Dunkin’ Dawgs advance to the quarterfinals where they travel to Philadelphia to take on Temple Wednesday night. Tipoff is at 8PM and you can watch on ESPN2.

In the College Basketball Invitational, the ULM Warhawks trailed by 20 points early in the second half, but fought their way bak to a 71-69 victory over Mercer. Tylor Ongwae lead all scorers with 27 and Majok Deng added a double-double: 14 points and 14 rebounds. The Warhawks advance to the CBI semi-finals where they will host Vermont tomorrow night at 7PM.

UL-Lafayette will host Evansville Thursday night in quarter-final action in the CollegeInsider-dot-com Tournament. The Purple Aces come into the match-up with a 21-12 record while the Cajuns stand at 22-13. This is the first CIT game UL-Lafayette has hosted this tournament.

The number one ranked LSU baseball team will resume its rivalry with Tulane tonight at Turchin Stadium in New Orleans. The Fighting Tigers are 21-and-3 overall, while the Green Wave are 17-and-7. LSU Coach Paul Mainieri says he’s been impressed how Tulane is playing this year, under first year head coach David Pierce…

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It should be an emotional game for LSU hitting coach and recruiting coordinator Andy Cannizaro, who is a former all-american shortstop at Tulane and helped the Green Wave reach the College World Series in 2001.

The Tigers are ranked number one in five of the six major college baseball polls. Collegiate Baseball is the only hold out. They have Texas A-and-M ranked ahead of the Tigers.

Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis spoke at the NFL owners meetings in Arizona and said reports that New Orleans has quarterback Drew Brees on the trade block are completely untrue. Loomis says he’s not sure how those rumors got started.