The LSU men’s basketball team dropped an ugly one last night in the PMAC to SEC rival Florida. The Gators made a school record 19 three-pointers in a 106-71 win over the Tigers. With the loss, LSU falls to 1-7 in conference play.

Louisiana Tech begins a difficult road trip tonight in Birmingham as they visit the UAB Blazers, the defending regular season champs in Conference USA. The Bulldogs bring a season-high four-game winning streak into tonight’s contest and Head Coach Eric Konkol credits tough defense for his team’s recent winning ways..:
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The Bulldogs are led by Erik McCree, who is averaging 17 points a game.

Also tonight, McNeese State is at UNO and Nicholls State travels to face Houston Baptist.

More college hoops, Northwestern State snapped Southeastern’s 16-game home winning streak with an 85-74 Southland Conference victory Wednesday in Hammond. The Lions went into the game with the 10th-longest home court win streak in the nation.

In the NBA, Anthony Davis was back on the floor, but the Pels struggled throughout the game against The Thunder and New Orleans ended up falling to OKC 114-105. The loss drops The Pelicans to 2 and a half games back of the NO 8 seed in the Western Conference standings.

The Senior Bowl takes place Saturday at 1:30 in Mobile Alabama. Saints GM Mickey Loomis was asked about the possibility of signing Drew Brees to another extension; Loomis brushed it off saying Brees has already said he plans to play out his final year then they’d go from there. The Saints are taking Seniors off-site for interviews. A source says they signed long snapper Jesse Schmitt of Purdue on Wednesday.

Former LSU coach Les Miles will be part of ESPN’s national signing day coverage on February first.