The 19th ranked LSU basketball team pulled off a huge upset last night as the Bayou Bengals beat 5th ranked Kentucky 73-71 on a tip in at the buzzer by Kavell Bigby Williams. Tigers Coach Will Wade felt good about his team’s chances heading into the game…
cut 30 (25) “…were loose”
The Tigers are 20-4 and 10-1 in the SEC. They own sole possession of second place in the SEC as they head into Saturday’s game against Georgia.

Brutal loss for the Pelicans last night as they were thumped by Orlando 118 to 88. Anthony Davis had just three points.

In college hoops tonight….red hot Southeastern Louisiana hosts Incarnate Word. The Lions have won seven of their last eight. Nicholls welcomes Abilene Christian into Stopher Gym tonight. The Colonels are coming off a one-point win over UNO to snap a five game losing streak.

Northwestern State is at Lamar, while McNeese visits Stephen F Austin. The Cowboys have announced that standout guard Roydell Brown will miss two to four weeks because of a sprained ankle.

The Phillies are reportedly close to signing former LSU ace pitcher Aaron Nola to a four-year, 45-million dollar contract extension. The 25-year-old Baton Rouge native went 17-and-6 last season with a 2.37 ERA and finished third in the National League in the Cy Young voting.

According to Tiger Rag Editor James Moran, LSU Baseball Coach Paul Mainieri will announce tomorrow who will start on the mound for the Tigers for the opening weekend. LSU hosts ULM Friday.

D-1 Baseball-dot-com reports that Louisiana Tech senior left-hander David Leal is out two months after undergoing surgery to repair a broken foot.