The top two men’s basketball teams in the Red River Athletic Conference met Sunday at the Rapides Parish Coliseum in the RRAC Tournament championship game and regular-season champion LSU Shreveport left no doubt with an 87-70 victory over LSU Alexandria as LSU system president Dr. Wade Rousse watched proudly.

Both teams are headed to postseason. LSU (27-2) already was in based on winning the regular season title. LSUA will get a berth, too. The Pilots swept all three meetings with the Generals this season.

The Generals await the NAIA Selection Show Thursday to determine their draw in the NAIA Tournament beginning March 13.

E.J. McQuillan poured in 22 points for the Generals, while T.J James recorded a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds.

Emareyon McDonald, Khi Wallace, and James Johnson led the Pilots with 22 points each.

The Generals’ offense struggled to find a rhythm in the first half. They knocked down just nine shots and closed the first 20 minutes with a 31.0 field goal percentage. LSUA kept the game within three, even leading for 4:21 of the first half, through the opening 19 minutes. A late run from LSUS sent the Pilots into the locker room leading 39-30.

The second half wasn’t much kinder to the Generals. They shot just 32.4 percent from the floor and struggled from the free throw line, going 12-for-22.

LSUS knocked down 52.5 percent of its second half shots.

The Generals earned their championship game berth Saturday with a 77-73 semifinal win over third-seeded Xavier.

McQuillan led the Generals with 26 points, 10 of which came from the free throw line. Jordan Decuir recorded 20 points. They were first-team All-RRAC selections announced Friday.  P.D. McCraney and T.J. James were honorable mention picks.