LSU will face North Carolina State in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. The Tigers are the nine seed in the East Regional and will play in their first NCAA Tourney game since 2009. Guard Tim Quarterman says he’s familiar with the Wolfpack after watching them play in the A-C-C Tournament…
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N-C State is 20-and-13 overall, 10-and-8 in the A-C-C.

Louisiana Tech was hoping to make the NCAA Tournament, but the Bulldogs will have to settle for the N-I-T. Tech will host Central Michigan tomorrow night at 6:30.

New Saints Center Max Unger spoke with reporters today on a conference call and said he’s stoked to be part of the Who Dat nation. The two-time Pro Bowler missed ten games last season, because of knee and ankle injuries. The 28-year-old said he took a physical today and he assumes that he past.

The LSU Tigers are still ranked number one in Baseball America’s poll. The Tigers took two out of three from Ole Miss this past weekend. LSU lost on Saturday to the Rebels in 14 innings, but starting pitcher Alex Lange received SEC Freshman of the Week honors for his performance on that night. The Missouri native struck out a career-high 13 in eight innings.

In the Southland….McNeese State swept Incarnate Word this past weekend and the Cowboys are now five and one in the league. Northwestern State is also 5-and-1 in the Southland after taking two of three from Sam Houston State.

After losing in double overtime last night, the Pelicans are off tonight. New Orleans is now one game back of Oklahoma City for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Thunder are at Dallas tonight. O-K-C’s Serge Ibaka reportedly needs knee surgery to relieve some soreness. No word on how much time he might miss. New Orleans hosts Milwaukee on Tuesday.