
The LSU Alexandria men’s basketball team took care of business Wednesday night at home, moving on to a semi-homecourt at the Rapides Parish Coliseum.
The Generals, the second seed in the Red River Athletic Conference bracket, notched an 83-69 win over No. 7 Jarvis Christian in a tournament quarterfinal contest.
E.J. McQuillan led the Generals (22-7) with 23 points and issued six assists. Courtney McCarthy (17) and P.D. McCraney (13) also scored in double digits. LSUA’s bench recorded 41 points.
The Generals take on third-seeded Xavier on Saturday at 5:30 at the Laborde Earles Rapides Parish Coliseum. Top-seeded LSU Shreveport is in the other men’s semifinal.
WOMEN LOSE: In New Orleans Wednesday night, the fifth-seeded Generals women were eliminated by No. 4 Xavier 66-55 in the RRAC quarterfinals.
Former LCU star Princis Goff, who transferred south for this season, and Justice Young recorded a team-high 13 points with Sydney Person adding 10. LSUA (14-14) shot just 30.5-percent from the floor.