Seven of the Sun Belt's ten teams are in action this Saturday. The Cajuns and Arkansas State don't meet until Tuesday night and North Texas has the week off. Here is the lineup of games.
FIU (1-6, 0-3) AT TROY (3-3, 2-2)--Before the season started this one looked like must see TV. FIU was...
Louisiana 79, #12 Mississippi State 76
November 23, 2002
Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, MS
This was the Cajuns' season opener, bringing back memories of when basketball started as football was ending. The game was played on the same day as the Cajuns' season finale at Louisiana-Monroe, bringing to an end Rickey Bustle's first season as UL football coach.
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The #3 ranked LSU Tigers physically wore down #25 Mississippi State in Starkville Thursday night to earn a 19-6 victory. The Tigers only led by 3 entering the 4th quarter, put pulled away in the final period. The Tiger defense was dominant all night, holding an explosive Bulldog rushing attack to only 52 yards on the ground. The lone touchdown of the game came on a 19 yard TD pass (pictured left) from Jarrett Lee to Rueben Randle. Spencer Ware rushed for 107 yards in the winning effort.
Third ranked LSU travels to Starkville to take on twenty-fifth ranked Mississippi State tonight. The Tigers have won 11 straight and 18 of the last 19 against the Bulldogs. Tonight, they face one of the more talented MSU teams in the last 19 years. What will be the keys to victory for LSU?
Besides the Cajuns heading to Kent State for a crucial game this week, there are some other games that I'll be keeping an eye on for various reasons. I could have listed a couple more, but have capped it at five:
ARIZONA AT OKLAHOMA STATE (-13.5) ...
LSU snapped a 10 game losing streak Wednesday night in Starkville, defeating Mississippi State 84-82. Aaron Dotson scored 16 off the bench, while Storm Warren finished with 14 points.