JOURNAL SPORTS

The LSU Shreveport basketball teams roared out of holiday breaks and smacked visiting Texas College in a pair of lopsided Red River Athletic Conference wins Thursday night at The Dock.

LSUS will host another RRAC doubleheader Saturday against Jarvis Christian in the annual Toy Drive Game. The women’s game tips at 1 with the men slated to start at 3:30. Admission is free with a toy donation.

LSUS MEN 107, TEXAS COLLEGE 63: After a 10-day break between games, Khi Wallace paced all scorers with 26 points and 14 rebounds while adding two blocks, and Hayden Brittingham contributed 21 points and 12 boards with two blocks of his own.

The Pilots improved to 4-3 overall and 2-0 in conference play. The Steers fell to 1-6 on the season and 0-2 in RRAC action.

LSUS carried a 54-37 lead into halftime, then opened with a 14-2 run to blow open the matchup.

Thaddeus Johnson matched Brittingham’s scoring output with 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while Emareayon McDonald finished with 18 points and six assists. Alexzaye Johnson led LSUS with nine assists.

LSUS WOMEN 61, TEXAS COLLEGE 35: Playing for the first time in 14 days, the Pilots restricted Texas College to 19 percent shooting overall including 13 percent from beyond the arc, improving to 6-2 overall and 2-0 in conference play.

Sami Slusarek and Slema Markisic scored 16 points each. Slusarek recorded a double-double with 10 rebounds and added four steals. Markisic finished with six steals and four assists.  Toni Coleman contributed 10 points, five assists, five steals, and four rebounds. 

Texas College dipped to 2-5 and 1-1 in the RRAC.