The LSU men’s basketball team picked up the win last night over Gardner-Webb 78-57 on Wednesday night. Keith Hornsby scored 14 points and Ben Simons had 11 points with 12 rebounds. The Tigers play Oral Roberts at the PMAC on Saturday.

Elsewhere around the state in college hoops, Tulane fell to North Carolina 96-72. The Tar Heels bounced back from a last-second loss at Texas that knocked them out of the top 10.

SMU topped Nicholls 86-42 and UNO fell to Massachusetts 103-95. Tonight Grambling faces North Carolina on the road.

The New Orleans Pelicans were on fire last night as they smashed the Utah Jazz in the 4th quarter. That’s when a 16 point turnaround gave the Pels the 104-94 victory. Ryan Anderson scored 24 points off the bench for New Orleans, while Anthony Davis finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Eric Gordon added 19. The Pelicans take on Phoenix on the road tomorrow night.

McNeese State officially announced Defensive Coordinator Lance Guidry will be the next head coach of The Cowboys, taking over for Matt Viator who’s going to ULM. Guidry, who played at McNeese from 1990-1993, served as Viator’s defensive coordinator since 2013. He’s popular with fans as his fiery pre-game speeches before both bowl games became widely-viewed his on social media. Guidry was extremely excited about getting this job…:
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The 2015 Camping World Independence Bowl in Shreveport on December 26th between Tulsa and Virginia Tech will feature of flyover from a United States Air Force C17. The aircraft will make its pass immediately following the National Anthem and will set the stage for the 40th anniversary of the I-Bowl.