The Pelicans got off to a hot start last night and never looked back in a 120 to 90 win over the Toronto Raptors. Its New Orleans largest margin of victory this season. CJ McCollum was nine of 13 from the field and scored 23 points. Jonas Valancinuas had 18 points and 9 rebounds.

LSU sophomore Tari Eason has been named Louisiana Sports Writers Association men’s basketball player of the week. Not sure how he was not named SEC Player of the week as the six-foot-eight guard averaged 24 points and nine rebounds in two victories last week. The Tigers host Georgia tomorrow.

Southern leads the SWAC western division after beating Texas Southern 70-58 last night. Grambling suffered a tough loss to Prairie View A-and-M 71-70.

The LSU Lady Tigers moved up three spots in the lastest A-P top 25 poll to number eleven.

The Ragin Cajuns men’s basketball team is struggling. They’ve lost three in a row and eight of their last ten and there’s talk among the fan base about head coach Bob Marlin’s job security. Marlin says he’s not paying attention to that noise…
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U-L Lafayette is at ULM on Thursday.

Nicholls has won five in a row and the Colonels host McNeese on Thursday. Nicholls Coach Austin Claunch wants the fans to stuff Stopher Gymnasium with home games against the Cowboys and Houston Baptist this week…
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Claunch credits the fans for their win over Corpus Christi on Saturday.