The Other 2 Games Last Night

Censored by Laurie · December 1, 2007

ULM - 72 Iowa - 67 (OT)- After a shaky start to the season the Warhawks may need to be mentioned in the top tier of the Sun Belt once again. Tony Hooper led the Warhawks with 26 and Jordan Payne, Lance Brasher and Raphael Turner all chipped in double figures in the win. Monroe shot 48% from the field...but also 48% from the free throw line and some consistancy at the stripe would've kept this game out of OT, especially from Hooper who was 4-10. ULM showed some resolve, trailing by 9 at the half and by as many as 16 in the second. The Warhawks will face Rice in the championship game of the Hawkeye Classic tonight.

ULL- 70 #11.Tennessee - 98 - True freshman Chris Gradingo led the Cajuns with 14 while David Dees chipped in 14 and Elijah Milsap 12 as Lafayette fell to Tennessee by 41 fewer points than MTSU did two weeks ago. Gradingo was thought to be a redshirt candidate in a crowded Cajun backcourt, but has emerged as ULL's best outside option, knocking down 3 threes in the loss.

Tonight:

WKU vs. Northern Arizona - A week after taking 4th place in the Great Alaska Shootout, the Toppers travel to Flagstaff to take on the 3-3 Lumberjacks who's three losses were in OT to Pepperdine, by 7 at Arizona and a blow out at Kansas

MTSU vs. Houston - The Raiders will have their hands full with a 6-1 Cougar team whose only loss was a 1 point defeat at Virginia Communwealth.

Troy vs. TAMU Corpus Christi - TAMCC has been inconsistant in the early season, a 1-3 record with their win against a good Oral Roberts squad, but a bad loss to Texas Southern mixed in.

FAU vs. McNeese St. - FAU returns home after a miserable Midwest roadtrip...and the Owls look forward to the return of Paul Graham who did not travel. McNeese played LSU to within 4 points earlier this season.

UNO vs. Nichols State - UNO looks to remain as the only unbeaten in the Belt tonight against a 1-6 Nichols St. squad who has lost 5 in a row.

UALR vs. Tulsa - The Trojans seek their fourth win in a row. Tulsa is 2-2 including a win against Arkansas St. earlier in the season.

ULM vs. Rice - The Warhawks look to take the Hwkeye classic tonight against the Owls...Rice is 1-4, their first win coming last night against Eastern Illinois.

UNT vs. New Mexico St - UNT held on for a win against the hated Mustangs...need to find the touch from the line and the arc to beat the Aggies and improve to 5-1.

3 games against the Southland and 2 against CUSA...I think an undefeated night isn't out of the question if MTSU can actually get consistant contributions from their top players (Kanaskie, Yates, Green)...but 7-1 would sound great to me.