A slow start doomed the Pelicans last night as they scored just 34 points in the first half and lost to the Phoenix Suns 110 to 99 to open up their best of seven playoff series. New Orleans made a run in the second half and they were within six with six minutes left, but veteran Suns point guard Chris Paul scored 19 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter. The Pelicans were led by CJ McCollum who had 25 points. Brandon Ingram and Jonas Valanciunas each had 18 points. Larry Nance Junior had 14 points off the bench. Nance on what happened in the first half…
cut 29 (09) “…does”
Game Two is tomorrow night in Phoenix. Tip time is at 9 PM.

There’s just one more week left in spring practice for LSU as the Tigers will practice three more times this week before Saturday’s Spring game. The Bayou Bengals are short on depth at some positions, but not at wide receiver. Coach Brian Kelly says he’s trying to build some grit with this group…
Cut 16 (19) “…big catches late”

At the halfway point of the SEC schedule, LSU Baseball is in fifth place in the SEC West with a seven and eight league record after getting swept by Arkansas.

The Tigers will host U-L Lafayette tomorrow night. The Cajuns are nine and six in the Sun Belt after taking two of three from ULM. The Warhawks are 5-9-and-1 in league play. Louisiana Tech swept a doubleheader from Marshall on Saturday to improve to 11-and-4 in Conference USA, two games back of Southern Miss for first place.