6:45 LRN Sportscast

The 17th ranked LSU men’s basketball team looks to stay undefeated tonight when they host Lipscomb at 7 PM. The Bisons are 6-and-7, while the Fighting Tigers are 11-and-0, the first time LSU has won 11 straight to begin a season since the 1999-2000 season. Coach Will Wade says putting together a double-digit win streak is very difficult…
cut 17 (18) “…different challenge”

The Pelicans have a three-game winning streak as New Orleans outscored Portland 30-19 in the fourth quarter to top the Trail Blazers 111 to 97 last night. Forward Brandon Ingram had 28 points. Since starting the season 3-and-16, the Pels are 8-and-5.

With Philadelphia beating Washington 27-17 last night, the Saints are now in ninth place in the NFC Standings. They need to move ahead of the Eagles and Vikings to grab the final playoff spot in the NFC.

In other NFL news…former LSU Tiger and Tampa Bay running back Leonard Fournette is expected to be placed on I-R and miss the rest of the regular season with a hamstring injury.

LSU defensive tackle Neil Farrell Junior has announced he will not play in the Texas Bowl against Kansas State on January fourth. He’s the first Tiger to indicate he’s opting out. The fifth-year senior had 45 tackles this past season and recorded a career-high 9.5 tackles for a loss.

In college basketball last night, Texas A-and-M topped Northwestern State 80-61, Iowa slammed Southeastern Louisiana 93-62, Kansas State clobbered McNeese 74-59 and Oregon State knocked off Nicholls 83-61, despite 26 points from Ty Gordon.

The 21st ranked Lady Tigers defeated Texas Tech 74-60 for its 10th straight win. Khayla Pointer had 19 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists.