Very little defense was played in the Smoothie King Center last night and it resulted in a bad loss for the Pelicans who fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves 139 to 134. It’s only the third win since February for the T-Wolves. New Orleans also missed 25 three-point attempts and 11 free throws. The Pels are at Dallas tonight.

There were plenty of baskets made in the Cajundome last night and U-L Lafayette defeated Coastal Carolina 108 to 101. Cedric Russell had 28 points, P-J Hardy added 24 points. The Cajuns will host Arkansas State in a Sun Belt Tournament game on Saturday.

ULM’s season ended with a 61-57 loss to Appalachian State. The Warhawks finish with a nine and 20 record, five and 15 in the Sun Belt.

After getting no-hit on Sunday, LSU scored five runs in the first three innings last night and went on to a six to three win over Southeastern Louisiana. Cade Doughty hit his second home run of the season.

A week ago, LSU basketball suffered one of its worst losses of the year, a 15-point defeat at Florida. But the Tigers rebounded with a 14-point win over Texas A-and-M on Saturday. Coach Will Wade Wade expects his guys will give a good effort tonight in Fayetteville…
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Wade is 2-and-0 in Bud Walton Arena. Tip off tonight is at six PM.

Louisiana Tech will host F-I-U tonight at the Thomas Assembly Center for their first home game in 18 days. The Bulldogs are in third place in the league standings and looking to get a first-round bye in next week’s Conference USA Tournament.

Back to college baseball…Louisiana Tech scored six-runs in the tenth inning to beat Sam Houston State 9-3. ULM blanked Jackson State two to nothing. The Cajuns crushed Rice eleven to two, Southern upended Northwestern State eight to seven, and Nicholls won in walk-off fashion over Valparaiso three to two.