SHREVEPORT, La. – The Louisiana Christian University men's basketball program hung tough with the 7th-best team in the NAIA, but ended up watching the Pilots slowly pull away in the second half to take the contest, 78-60.

The Basics:

• Score

  • #7 LSU Shreveport – 78

  • Louisiana Christian – 60

• Records

  • Louisiana Christian (2-5, 0-2 Red River)

  • #7 LSU Shreveport (6-0, 2-0 Red River)

• Location

  • Shreveport, Louisiana – The Dock

• Series History (Since 2003-04)

  • LSU Shreveport Leads 7-0 (0%)

• Winning Streak (Since 2003-04)

  • LSU Shreveport (W7) | Louisiana Christian's Last Win: N/A

Wildcats Top Performers:

• For the second straight game, Charles Jones topped the team in the scoring department with 20-plus points, going for a game-high 22 on 9-for-17 (52.9%) with three deep balls on six attempts.

• D'Marcus Fugett went for a career/contest-best seven rebounds plus a game-most four assists.

• Konnor DeJean eclipsed ten points for the first time in his career, dropping 11 points along with other benchmarks for both assists (3) plus steals (2).

• Tre Pullins was the solo representative for the Wildcats with multiple blocks at two while Jude Akabueze is starting to find his zone by putting up ten points too.

Next:

• The men will take the following week-and-a-half off to regroup before hosting the Paul Quinn Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 14.

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