6:45 LRN Sportscast

The fifth ranked LSU Lady Tigers take on the defending national champion South Carolina Gamecocks today in a highly anticipated matchup pushed back one day because of the historic snowfall in Louisiana. The Gamecocks are 18-and-1 and ranked second in the country. Reed Darcy covers LSU for the Advocate and says Carolina is once again a favorite to win the national title…

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Kim Mulkey is 0-and-4 against South Carolina during her time as head coach at LSU.

U-L Lafayette men’s basketball six game winning streak over Texas State ended yesterday as the Bobcats defeated the Cajuns 89 to 74. U-L Lafayette shot 39-percent from the field while Texas State shot 64-percent from the field and was 33 of 39 from the free throw line.

UL Lafayette and Louisiana Tech women’s basketball also lost.

Jordan Crawford and Al Green came back from injuries to combine to score 22 points as Louisiana Tech men’s basketball defeated Western Kentucky 77 to 67. Coach Talvin Hester….

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Tech is back home on Saturday to host Middle Tennessee.

The Pelicans are at Memphis tonight and Zion Williamson will not play. He had a non-COVID illness this week and the team says he needs to recondition from the illness. Brandon Ingram is also out. He’s missed 20 straight games because of a left ankle sprain.