Six Pelicans scored in double figures as they were able to hold off the Toronto Raptors last night 100-97. Luke Babbitt lead the way for New Orleans with 18, followed by Alexis Ajinca’s 16. Despite the absence of Anthony Davis and Ryan Anderson due to injury, the Pels improve to 29-27 on the season, two games behind Oklahoma City for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference.

In college basketball, Northwestern State flies past Nicholls State 79-57. The Demons’ Zeek Woodley lead all scorers with 25, while the Colonels were lead by T.J. Carpenter’s 19. Northwestern State is 11-4 in the Southland and have now won four in a row.

Also in the Southland, Nate Frye scored 17 and Kevin Brown added 13 as UNO edged Southeastern Louisiana 74-73. The Privateers improve to 4-10 in league play, while the Lions fall to 6-8. Southeastern is in eighth place and holding on to that final conference tournament spot.

In the SWAC, Jamel Waters hit a jump shot with a half second remaining to give Alabama State a 56-54 win over Southern last night. The Jags were lead by Trelun Banks’ 11 points. The loss puts Southern a game and a half out of first place in the SWAC behind Alabama State and Texas Southern.

LSU Baseball Coach Paul Mainieri announced that freshman outfielder Beau Jordan will undergo knee surgery Thursday to repair a tear in his lateral meniscus. Mainieri says it’s possible Jordan could be back in four to six weeks, but if the injury is worst than feared, the former Barbe star could sit out the rest of the season.

Louisiana Tech’s Tyler Clancy has been named Conference USA Pitcher of the week. The junior left-hander threw seven innings of one-hit baseball in the Bulldogs win over Arkansas Pine Bluff on Friday.

Because of inclement weather, ULM has moved up the start time for its baseball game against Southern Miss this afternoon. First pitch is now scheduled at four P-M.

Northwestern State’s game at 25th ranked Baylor today has been cancelled. But the two teams hope to play tomorrow at four P-M.