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The LSU men’s basketball team will take on the Vanderbilt Commodores at home tonight and hope to end its two-game losing streak. LSU has lost its last two games due in large part to poor shooting.  Forward Darius Days has struggled in those losses, putting up a total of 4 points combined in those games.  Head Coach Will Wade says he knows Days will get out of his shooting slump.

Cut 20 (13) “at home”

If LSU can get a win tonight, it will help the team’s chances of receiving a double-bye in the SEC tournament, which is awarded to the top four teams.

The New Orleans Pelicans got a big 129-124 win against the Utah Jazz last night, a team that has the best record in the NBA.  Forwards Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson each poured in 26 points while guard Lonzo Ball added 23 points to go along with 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

The Tulane men’s basketball team will take on Wichita State tomorrow at 5 p.m. The Green Wave are 9-11 on the season.

Because of the rain and cold, tonight’s LSU-Nicholls baseball game in Baton Rouge will be moved to 2:00 tomorrow. The Fighting Tigers will host Southern later in the day at 6:30 PM. Through seven games the Tigers , are hitting over three-hundred on the season.  Hitting Coach Eddie Smith says the team does a good job of feeding off of each other.

Cut 16 (15) “impose their will”

The Ragin Cajuns and Louisiana Tech will still play each other tonight at 6 p.m at Russo Park. UL-Lafayette is 6-2 after sweeping Rice, while the Bulldogs are 4-2 after sweeping Southern this past weekend.

In college basketball last night, Nicholls knocked off Northwestern State 87-71. UNO clinched a spot in the Southland Tournament with an 88-72 win over UIW. In the SWAC, Mississippi Valley State upset Grambling 67-63.