With New Orleans and Lamar renewing their basketball rivalry this week, here's a small sampling of the matchups in the 1980s via local news highlights. In 1987, the Privateers steamrolled past the Cardinals on their way to a 26-4 season and NCAA Tournament berth. In 1988, UNO lost its first American South Conference battle with Lamar on an Anthony Bledsoe three-pointer with two seconds left.
