At 4 PM, the third seeded LSU Lady Tigers take on second seeded Utah in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. LSU is led by six-foot-two All-American forward Angel Reese who is averaging 24 points and 16 rebounds a game. But Coach Kim Mulkey says they are not a one-person show…
cut 18 (16) “…we’ll shoot it”
Utah is one of the best offensive teams in the country, averaging 84 points a game.

Brandon Ingram had his first career triple-double last night and the Pelicans took care of the Hornets 115 to 96. New Orleans has won three straight to move into a tie for tenth place in the West and they begin a four-game road trip on Saturday against the Clippers.

Two teams ranked in the top five in college baseball square off in an SEC weekend series at Alex Box Stadium this weekend. Because of the threat of storms tonight. Game 1 of the series starts at noon and more rain is in the forecast for Sunday, so a doubleheader is scheduled for Saturday. Coach Jay Johnson says it’s important they get all three games in….
cut 19 (16) “…top five team”
So on Saturday LSU will play Arkansas at 1 PM and the final game of the series will be at 6:30 that night.

The Ragin Cajuns are also playing a doubleheader at South Alabama on Saturday. Game one of their series starts tonight in Mobile at 6:30. ULM is at Troy this weekend. Both teams are 0-3 in Sun Belt play.

Louisiana Tech is at Western Kentucky. The Bulldogs have won the six straight games against the Hilltoppers, who are 15-and-7 on the season.