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LSUS makes it back-to-back with RRAC Tournament title - Mar 16, 2021 
For the second straight year, it came down to LSU Shreveport and Texas A&M-Texarkana, and it was LSUS winning again, 67-64, in the championship game of the 2021 RRAC Men's Basketball Tournament. The Pilots capped their regular season title with the tournament trophy and an automatic berth in the NAIA national tournament with a win here at Rapides Parish Coliseum on Monday night. LSUS, ranked third nationally, moved to 16-1 on the season. The Eagles are 11-3 and the the No. 19 team in the country. They will await an at-large berth in the national event. Early in the game, TAMUT built a nine-point advantage at 29-20 behind 11 first-half points from Diovonte Caldwell (6'0''-PG). The lead was holding at 31-23 when LSUS was sparked by a turnover to close out the half on a 10-0 run. Kadavion Evans (6'0''-PG-97) had a key steal and layup followed by a dunk from Jeffrey Boyd (6'5''-G). Then just before the buzzer, Akeem White (6'7''-F) had a put back that pushed the Pilots to a 33-31 lead at intermission. LSUS kept a narrow lead into the early going of the second half, hanging on to a 37-36 lead before going on an 8-0 run. Leondre Washington (6'0''-PG) drilled a big three-pointer and White hit another follow shot to close out the run and build a 45-36 edge. The Eagles didn't go away and closed to within one on a three-point play from Kobe Powell (5'9''-PG) to cut it to 54-53 only to see LSUS score the next six points. Caldwell would cut it to two with 12 seconds left, but the Pilots' Leondre Washington made a pair of free throws to extend the lead back to 66-62. Powell raced down the court for a quick layup with three seconds left. The Eagles fouled Kadavion Evans who made 1-of-2 free throws for the final score, but Powell had one more desperate heave to tie the game from the other side of the court at the buzzer. White was named the tournament MVP after compiling 23 points and eight rebounds. Evans finished with 15 points, and Jeffrey Boyd had 13. TAMUT was led by Powell with 21 points and Caldwell with 20. Courtesy of redriverconference.com RRAC Tournament Final: LSU Shreveport - Texas A&M Texarkana 67-64 RRAC Tournament Semifinals: LSU Shreveport - Jarvis Christian 97-78 Texas A&M-Texarkana - LSU Alexandria 79-73 All-RRAC Awards 2021 - Mar 16, 2021
All-Tournament MVP: Akeem White (6'7''-F) of LSU Shreveport Player of the Year: Kadavion Evans (6'0''-PG-97) of LSU Shreveport Defensive Player of the Year: Semaj Matthews (6'8''-F) of Jarvis Christian Freshman of the Year: Rodney Munson (6'2''-G) of LSU Alexandria Newcomer of the Year: Leondre Washington (6'0''-PG) of LSU Shreveport Coach of the Year: Kyle Blankenship of LSU Shreveport
1st Team Jakemin Abney (6'2''-G) of LSU Alexandria Kadavion Evans (6'0''-PG-97) of LSU Shreveport Rodney Munson (6'2''-G) of LSU Alexandria Kobe Powell (5'9''-PG) of Texas A&M-Texarkana Leondre Washington (6'0''-PG) of LSU Shreveport McShane Wyatt (6'1''-G) of Jarvis Christian
2nd Team Jevon Berry (6'4''-F) of LSU Alexandria Jeffrey Boyd (6'5''-G) of LSU Shreveport Joe Lewis (6'6''-F) of LSU Alexandria Connor Ouellette (6'4''-G) of Texas A&M-Texarkana Marquis Waller (6'3''-G) of Texas A&M-Texarkana
Honorable Mention Christian Bennings (6'7''-F) of Jarvis Christian Thurbil Bile (6'4''-F-01) of Southwest Davonte Craven (6'8''-SF) of Texas A&M-Texarkana Kelvin Henry Jr (6'0''-PG-98) of LSU Shreveport Semaj Matthews (6'8''-F) of Jarvis Christian All-Tournament Team Jeffrey Boyd (6'5''-G) of LSU Shreveport Leondre Washington (6'0''-PG) of LSU Shreveport Akeem White (6'7''-F) of LSU Shreveport Diovonte Caldwell (6'0''-PG) of Texas A&M-Texarkana Kobe Powell (5'9''-PG) of Texas A&M-Texarkana Joe Lewis (6'6''-F) of LSU Alexandria McShane Wyatt (6'1''-G) of Jarvis Christian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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