SHREVEPORT, LA – The Louisiana State University of Alexandria fell to Louisiana State University of Shreveport, 89-80, on the road in a Red River Athletic Conference game.
 
Courtney McCarthy led the Generals (15-7, 12-4 RRAC) with 28 points. He finished 11-for-18 from the field and 5-for-9 from deep. EJ McQuillan recorded 25 points. He knocked down four shots from long range and recorded a team-high eight rebounds. PD McCraney also recorded a double-digit scoring effort, tallying 10 points.
 
The Pilots (17-4, 14-1 RRAC) had five players finish in double digits. James Johnson recorded a team-high 19 points. Hayden Brittingham (18), Emareyon McDonald (16), Thaddeus Johnson (16), and Khi Wallace (12) also had 10 or more points.
 
The Generals scored the first four points of the game on a layup from Pouncy and free throws from James. A 5-0 run for the Pilots quickly erased the lead but a three from McQuillan put LSUA back ahead in the first five minutes of the half.
 
Midway through the first half, a dunk and layup from Brittingham gave the Pilots a 17-16 lead. They expanded their lead to as many as 12, 37-25, with 2:57 left in the half.
 
A late jumper from McCraney cut the Generals' deficit to single digits, 40-31, heading into the locker room at halftime.
 
With 14:26 left in the second half, the Pilots pushed their lead to 13, 49-36, on a dunk from Wallace. Two minutes later, a three from Courtney McCarthy made it a nine-point game once more. After a layup from LSUS, McCarthy knocked down a free throw at the line before McQuillan drained a three to make it 53-46.
 
A tip-in from Decuir and three from McCarthy, with a bucket for LSUS in between, made it a four-point game with just under 11 minutes left in regulation.
 
McCarthy knocked down a shot from beyond the arc with 9:51 on the clock, cutting the deficit to three, 59-56.
 
The Pilots slowly extended their lead back to double digits, 77-66, with 3:11 left in regulation. The Generals forced the gap back to single digits, but LSUS held for the 89-80 victory.
 
LSUA hosts Texas College and Jarvis Christian next week. Saturday's game against Jarvis Christian will be Senior Day.