Tough night for the Pels as Bull’s guard Zach Lavine’s 46 points help lift Chicago to a 129-116 win over New Orleans. It’s the end of a four game win streak for New Orleans who was up at the half but just buried by Lavine and his backcourt partner Colby White who both made over eight threes in the game. Only good news? Another 29 points from Zion and rookie guard Kira Lewis played 24 aggressive minutes racking up 14 points.
In better news the Tigers scored another W last night getting a 94-80 win over Mississippi State behind big games from guards Cameron Thomas and Javonte Smart who put up 25 and 22 points respectively. Hot night of shooting for the Tigers who went 61 percent from the floor and 45 from 3.
After a brutal start to the year Northwestern has now won four in a row. The Demons won a squeaker over Incarnate Word 68 to 67 last night on a team effort that saw four players in double digit scoring.
The Cajuns and Warhawks begin their two game series tonight in Lafayette with tip off set for 7 PM. The Cajuns top two scorers are Cedric Russell, who is averaging nearly 19 points a game and sophomore Mylik Wilson, who is averaging 13 a contest. But Wilson’s shooting numbers are down from last season when he was the Sun Belt Freshman of the Year. Assistant coach Brock Morris says other teams have figured out what Wilson does well…
Warhawks coach Keith Richard says his team will face the challenge of trying to slow down guard Cedric Russell.