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        ALEXANDRIA, La. — Makye Richard, Cory Wells and TJ Jones combined for 54 points Sunday to lead Xavier University of Louisiana men's basketball to a 74-58 victory against Southwest (N.M.) in the quarterfinals of the Red River Athletic Conference Tournament.
        The Gold Rush (22-5), winning for the fourth straight time and the 11th time in the last 12 games, will play Louisiana Christian (14-13) in the semifinals at 7:30 p.m. CST Monday at Rapides Parish Coliseum (5600 Coliseum Blvd., Alexandria, LA 71303-3747). Tickets are available online via Ticketmaster, but fans can avoid the surcharge and pay $10 at the door.
        Louisiana Christian defeated Texas A&M-Texarkana 83-77 in the final game Sunday to become the fourth Louisiana team to reach the RRAC men's semifinals. LSU-Alexandria and defending champion LSU-Shreveport also advanced.
        Richard scored 20 points, Wells scored a career-best 18 points, and Jones scored 16. They combined to make 7-of-13 3-pointers.
        XULA's Cameron Wells — Cory's older brother — scored eight points and had game highs of four assists and three steals, and Corey Dunning grabbed six rebounds.
        Latarryus Smith scored 14 points, Jeremiah Toney 12, Alvin Thompson 11 and Brandon Meadows 10 for Southwest (10-16). Matthews grabbed eight rebounds.
        XULA scored the first seven points, but Southwest scored the next 11. Jeremy Lindsey swished a 35-footer at the buzzer to give the Gold Rush a 40-34 halftime lead, and XULA pulled away with a 16-2 run to start the second half. Richard opened the second half with a 3, then Cory Wells made 3s on the next two possesions.
        Cory Wells is 5-of-8 on 3s in the last two games after making 1-of-13 in his first 20 games this season.
        XULA shot 50 percent from the floor and was plus-8 in turnovers. It was XULA's 16th double-digit victory this season and its seventh this month.
        In the other quarterfinal games, LSU-Alexandria defeated Huston-Tillotson 89-75, and LSU-Shreveport defeated Our Lady of the Lake 97-88.

Red River Athletic Conference Tournament
at Rapides Parish Coliseum, Alexandria, La.
Quarterfinals — Sunday, Feb. 27
LSU-Alexandria 89, Huston-Tillotson 75
LSU-Shreveport 97, Our Lady of the Lake 88
XULA 74, Southwest (N.M.) 58
Louisiana Christian 83, Texas A&M-Texarkana 77

Semifinals — Monday, Feb. 28
LSU-Shreveport (21-7) vs. LSU-Alexandria (20-5), 5:30 p.m.
XULA (22-5) vs. Louisiana Christian (14-13), 7:30 p.m.

Championship — Tuesday, March 1
Semifinal winners meet at 5:30 p.m.