KANSAS CITY, MO – The Louisiana State University of Alexandria men's basketball season came to an end in the NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship Round of Eight, 98-87 to seven-seeded Oklahoma Wesleyan.
 
The Generals finish the season with a 31-3 record.
 
"Not the end we wanted," LSUA Head Coach Dimario Jackson said. "Of course, a lot of things we could have done better, but that one game doesn't define our season. These guys worked their butts off every day. They're a great group of young men."
 
Oklahoma Wesleyan (27-7) stormed out of the gates to an 11-0 lead in the first four-and-a-half minutes. Their lead became 18-3 and expanded to 27-5 with 11:42 left in the half.
 
Jordan Decuir knocked down a three for the Generals' first points. He finished with a team-high 26 points off the bench. LSUA's bench recorded 55 points.
 
Jakemin Abney recorded 19 points, while EJ McQuillan tallied 16. McQuillan led LSUA with four assists.
 
The Generals forced 16 turnovers and had 12 steals. Kashie Natt recorded a team-high three assists. He also led the Purple and Gold with 10 rebounds.
 
Trailing by 22, the Generals battled back to head into the locker room trailing 45-32. They outscored OKWU 24-18 in the final 11:01 of the first half.
 
The first six minutes of the second half spelled more trouble for the Generals. The Eagles outscored LSUA 18-8 over the stretch for a 65-40 lead.
 
LSUA continued to fight, putting up a 25-21 margin of the final six minutes of the game to pull within 11 in the final seconds.