4:45 LRN Sportscast

The LSU men’s basketball team hosts Georgia tonight at 6 PM. When Coach Matt McMahon met with the media on Monday, he said leading scorer Jalen Cook remains day-to-day with a leg injury. He’s missed the last three games. Also Tyrell Ward is also a day-to-day after hurting his hip in the loss to Mississippi State on Saturday.

ULM is at Texas State tonight. The Warhwks are in a three-way tie for ninth place in the Sun Belt standings at 6-10 in the Sun Belt. The top ten finishers in the conference standings earn a first round-bye in the Sun Belt Tournament. Texas State is 5-11 in league play.

ULM baseball is also in action tonight. The Warhawks visit Northwestern State. Nicholls will take on Southern Miss in Biloxi. Tomorrow…McNeese hosts Louisiana Tech and third ranked LSU visits Rice tomorrow.

CJ McCollum is questionable for the Pelicans tonight as they visit the New York Knicks. New Orleans is looking to snap a two-game losing streak and they are trying to avoid the play-in tournament this year. The Pels are currently in sixth place in the West a half game ahead of Sacramento. The top six teams avoid the play-in tournament and Coach Willie Green says every game means something at this point…
cut 22 (14) “…care of business”

Speaking of taking care of business, McNeese clinched a share of the Southland Conference Regular Season championship with a 58-56 win over Lamar last night. It’s the first championship for the Cowboys in 13 years. They can win an outright championship with a win over Nicholls on Saturday.

The Colonels outscored UIW 92 to 82 last night at Stopher Gymnasium. Nicholls made 18 three-pointers. Robert Brown the Third set a new career-high with 28 points as he went 8 for 8 from three-point land.