Shattered backboard postpones Gold Rush-Steers

TYLER, Texas — Xavier University of Louisiana’s Thursday men’s basketball game at Texas College was postponed because of a backboard that shattered during pregame warmups.

No makeup date has been determined.

The Gold Rush (14-4 overall, 10-3 Red River Athletic Conference) are in third place in the league and 1 1/2 games behind LSU-Alexandria, which won 88-81 at Southwest (N.M.) to remain in first place. Texas College is 11-3 in the RRAC and in second place, and LSU-Shreveport is fourth — it dropped out of a tie with XULA — at 10-4 after its 90-86 home loss against Our Lady of the Lake.

The postponement is XULA’s second this season. A facility scheduling conflict moved the Dillard-at-XULA basketball doubleheader from Nov. 18 to Feb. 20.

The Gold Rush will stay on the road and play RRAC opponent Jarvis Christian at 4 p.m. Saturday in Hawkins, Texas.

Red River Athletic Conference scores of Feb. 1, 2024
XULA 75 vs. Texas College, postponed
LSU-Alexandria 88, Southwest (N.M.) 81
Jarvis Christian 91, North American 83
Our Lady of the Lake 90, LSU-Shreveport 86
Texas A&M-Texarkana 70, Huston-Tillotson 62
Paul Quinn 65, Louisiana Christian 58

Red River Athletic Conference standings through Feb. 1, 2024
12-2 LSU-Alexandria
11-3 Texas College
10-3 XULA
10-4 LSU-Shreveport
7-7 North American
7-8 Jarvis Christian
6-8 Our Lady of the Lake
6-9 Paul Quinn
5-10 Southwest (N.M.)
4-10 Huston-Tillotson
4-10 Texas A&M-Texarkana
3-11 Louisiana Christian