Tough night in Tuscaloosa LSU as was blown out by a surging Alabama team. The Tigers shot just 39-percent from the field in an 80-65 loss to the Crimson Tide. While Bama shot 55%. Danta Hall had a huge game for the winning team as he had 20 points and eight rebounds. LSU is now 4-7 in the SEC.
There are some big games in the Southland tonight. In Thibodaux, Nicholls hosts Sam Houston State. The Colonels are looking for their first win over the Bearkats since 2013. Nicholls enters the game a half-game ahead of Sam Houston State for first place.
Southeastern Louisiana and UNO are tied with Sam Houston for second and they play each other in Hammond at 7 PM. The Lions are trying to win their 11th Southland game of the season for only the third time in program history. Travin Thibodaux leads the Privateers, averaging 17 points a game.
The Pelicans play their final game before the All-Star break tonight as they host the Los Angeles Lakers. New Orleans is looking for its third straight win as it seems like they’ve righted the ship after the season ending injury to DeMarcus Cousins.
An LSU quarterback target in the class of 2019 has decommitted from Texas A-and-M. Grant Gunnell is a four-star QB from Houston. According to Cleveland.com, Gunnell re-opened his recruitment hours after receiving an offer from Ohio State.
A CBS sports report finds college football attendance involving FBS schools had its biggest drop in 34 years. On average, 14-hundred fewer fans attended games in 2017 compared to 2016.
Tiger Stadium has seen declines in attendance as well. The average attendance last season was 98-thousand, down from 102-thousand in 2015. The number season of ticket sales has also declined by about 25-hundred since 2015.