The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Phoenix Suns 125-114 to even their playoff series at one game each. Brandon Ingram put on a show, finishing with 37 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists. It was an unlikely victory for the Pelicans, with the worst record in the playoffs, over the team with the best record in the league. Head coach Willie Green has been praised for his part in turning the Pels’ season around, but he says the credit shouldn’t come to him.

Cut 18 (20) “…do it every game.”

New Orleans won for the first time ever when trailing a series 0-1 and now returns home for game three on Friday night with home-court advantage in the series.

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In the final Wally Pontiff Junior Classic, the LSU Tigers doubled up the Ragin Cajuns eight to four. Jordan Thompson hit a two-run homer in a five-run fourth inning and Ty Floyd dominated on the mound, striking out eight and allowing two runs on four hits. The Tigers host Missouri starting tomorrow, while the Cajuns are at Georgia State this weekend.

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Greg Martinez threw seven innings of shutout baseball as La Tech blanked Little Rock ten to nothing. Steele Netterville had a three-run double.

Nicholls held Southern hitless for eight and two-thirds innings in three to nothing victory for the Colonels over the Jaguars.

Tyler Finke went five for five, including a walk-off two-run homer as Southeastern Louisiana defeated South Alabama eight to six.

And Northwestern State beat LSU-Alexandria 11 to four as Jeffrey Elkins hit a three-run homer in the eighth. The Demons are at Louisiana Tech tonight.

Tonight, UNO looks to snap a four-game losing streak on the road at Southern Miss.

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