ALEXANDRIA, LA – The two-seed Louisiana State University of Alexandria men's basketball team fell in the Red River Athletic Conference final, 87-70, to top-seeded Louisiana State University of Shreveport.
 
EJ McQuillan turned in 22 for points for the Generals (23-8), while TJ James recorded a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds.
 
Emareyon McDonald, Khi Wallace, and James Johnson led the Pilots (27-2) with 22 points each.
 
The Generals' offense struggled to find a rhythm in the first half. They knocked down just nine shots and closed the first 20 minutes with a 31.0-field goal percentage. Three of LSUA's nine buckets were from long range.
 
LSUS, meanwhile, converted on 14 of their 30 shots from the field.
 
Both teams shot well from the free throw line in the opening stanza with LSUA going 11-for-14 and LSUS posting a 9-for-11 mark.
 
LSUA kept the game within three, even leading for 4:21 of the first half, through the opening 19 minutes. A late run from LSUS sent the Pilots into the locker room leading 39-30.
 
The second half wasn't much kinder to the Generals. They shot just 32.4-percent from the floor and struggled from the free throw line, going 12-for-22.
 
LSUS knocked down 52.5-percent of their second half shots. The Pilots led for 79.7-percent of the contest.
 
The Generals now await the NAIA Selection Show to determine their draw in the NAIA tournament.