For the first time this season, the Pelicans won the second game of a back-to-back as they defeated the Dallas Mavericks 119 to 116. Dejounte Murray scored a season high 30 points and he scored 13 points in the final six minutes to help close the game out. Coach Willie Green says Murray has shown he can be a closer…
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Trey Murphy added 24 points for the Pelis who improved to 10-and-32.
ULM men’s basketball lost to Troy 77 to 58 as the Warhawks fell to 4-and-15 on the season. Tulane topped Florida Atlantic 80 to 65 to improve to 4-and-1 in the American Athletic Conference.
Louisiana Tech won two in a row at home last week and they are back on the road this week. Tonight, the Bulldogs visit Jacksonville State. The Gamecocks finished with a losing record last year, but Tech head coach Talvin Hester says Jax State is 9-and-7 overall this year…
Also tonight, the Ragin Cajuns men’s basketball team is at Arkansas.
The U-L Lafayette women’s basketball team lost in overtime to Arkansas State 67 to 65 last night and Tulane defeated Wichita State 66 to 62.
In high school football, Thibodaux has named Lowell Narcisse as its new football coach. Narcisse was a three-sport star at St. James High School and this past season, he led Ascension Catholic to an eleven win season and a semifinal appearance. Thibodaux was just 4-and-6 in 2024.