BATON ROUGE, La. – In just three years' time, LSU Eunice has established itself as the toast of junior college basketball in the state of Louisiana.  The Bengals secure their second straight LCCAC regular season crown with a 71-62 victory over Baton Rouge on Thursday at the Bonne Sante Wellness Center.
 
LSU Eunice would use strong bench play in the first half as Malik Criner (Gueydan, LA, North Vermilion HS) and Joshua Davis (Houston, TX, Concordia Lutheran HS) both poured in eight points before intermission to give LSUE a 37-30 edge at the break.
 
The typical duo of Jonathan Cisse (Grand Coteau, LA, St. Thomas More HS) and Isaiah Payne (Ville Platte, LA, Pine Prairie HS) would then take over in the second half.  Cisse and Payne combined for 23 points to help ward off a comeback attempt from the Bears.  Payne led the Bengals with 20 points while Cisse added 16. 
 
Davis joined the pair with double digit scoring as eight different Bengals scored on the night.
 
LSU Eunice continues its three game road swing with a trip on Saturday to New Orleans to face Delgado.