LSU-Shreveport Pilots Victorious Against Jarvis Christian College In A Battle [AUDIO]

It was not a night Pilots coaches and fans expected, they all saw the Pilots heading into the locker room trailing to a Jarvis Christian College team that is behind the Pilots in the standings and they witnessed the normally high powered offense only shoot 33% from the field.

The Pilots were able to change their tune in time to rally past the Jarvis Christian Bulldogs, with hot shooting in the second half.

Pilots' coach Kyle Blankenship speaks on the intensity of both teams, and Isaac Reid's injury and how long Reid will be out for:

The Pilots were not in rhythm in the the first half, after getting in foul and turnover trouble early in the game.

Most of the offense Thursday night came from the Pilots bench, who scored a total of 40 points. The Pilots leading scorer this season, Rodney Milum had a rough night. After fouling out early in the game, he only had 3 points on the evening.

Pilots starters Rydell Harris and Mark Politte allowed for a Pilots rally to take place with Harris' 14 points and Politte's 12 points.

This was a night for the bench as they outscored Jarvis' bench 40-20 to allow the Pilots to take the lead late in the game, 73-70 with only minutes to go.

The Pilots shot 47% from the field in the second half to help launch their way past the Jarvis Christian Bulldogs by the final score of, 79-71.

The Pilots will go on a four game road trip that starts in Hobbs, New Mexico on Saturday night against Southwest College. The two teams will tip-off at 8:30 p.m.

[via LSUS.edu]