Louisiana junior guard Diamond Morrison (No. 15) defends LSU-Shreveport guard Tatym Barnes during Wednesday's non-conference game at the Cajundome. The Ragin' Cajuns defeated the Pilots to improve to 7-2 overall on the season. Photo by Raymond Partsch III The Louisiana women's .
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ALEXANDRIA, La. For the second straight year, it came down to LSU Shreveport and Texas A&M-Texarkana, and it was LSUS winning again, 67-64, in the championship game of the 2021 RRAC Men s Basketball Tournament. The Pilots capped their regular season title with the tournament trophy and an automatic berth in the NAIA national tournament with a win here at Rapides Parish Coliseum on Monday night.
LSUS, ranked third nationally, moved to 16-1 on the season. The Eagles are 11-3 and the the No. 19 team in the country. They will await an at-large berth in the national event.
Early in the game, TAMUT built a nine-point advantage at 29-20 behind 11 first-half points from Dio Caldwell. The lead was holding at 31-23 when LSUS was sparked by a turnover to close out the half on a 10-0 run. Kadavion Evans had a key steal and layup followed by a dunk from Jeff Boyd. Then just before the buzzer, Akeem White had a put back that pushed the Pilots to a 33-31 lead at intermission.