NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Christian University men’s basketball program had its worst shooting evening of the campaign Thursday night opposite the Xavier Gold Rush, stunting their momentum in a low-scoring setback, 61-42, in the Big Easy.
Losing for only the second time in the last nine outings, the Wildcats seemingly had a lid on the basket, dipping to season lows in most key offensive categories — field goals (12), field goal percentage (25), 3-pointers (1), 3-point percentage (6.3) and points.
Louisiana Christian (10-11, 9-8 Red River Athletic Conference) got the 17th consecutive double-figure scoring performance from Devin Carter, who led the losers with 13 points.
Xavier (14-5, 13-4 Red River) will head north to Pineville for a Saturday women’s-men’s doubleheader at H.O. West Fieldhouse, with the first game tipping at 1.
XAVIER WOMEN 71, LCU 57: The 18th-ranked Gold Nuggets (19-1, 16-1) overcame 10 shots blocked by LCU (6-13, 6-11) and prevailed.
Princis Goff went for her eighth double-double of 2024-25 and 15th as a Wildcat, leading all players on either side with 21 points and 11 rebounds while hitting 9-of-10 from the line.
Jakiya Thompson dropped in 10 points in a reserve role. Kylei Leblanc and Deja Tanks each rejected three Xavier shots and Tanks collected 10 rebounds off the bench.