edged the 36ers 23-21 at quarter-time after a three-pointer in the dying

BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU interim coach Ed Orgeron smiled patiently while fielding questions about his long-term future at LSU, and politely tried to steer the conversation toward Thursdays regular season finale at Texas A&M.We said in the beginning, let the chips fall where they may, Orgeron said Monday. Its getting close. We understand that. But we need to finish this job first.Orgeron added that he and LSU athletic director Joe Alleva havent discussed anything yet, but probably will after the game.Support for Orgeron, a Louisiana native raised in a heavily Cajun community southwest of New Orleans, grew considerably after LSU won the first three games of his tenure by lopsided margins. A 10-0 loss to Alabama hurt, but the Tigers were not widely expected to win that game and bounced back with a rout of Arkansas on the road.Yet Saturdays 16-10 loss to Florida was different. Odds makers had listed LSU as a two-touchdown favorite and the Tigers entered the game as a potential front-runner for the Southeastern Conferences Sugar Bowl bid. The Gators had a handful of starters injured, but took a tenuous lead in the second half and held on with a goal-line stand in the final seconds.Since then, several LSU players have taken it upon themselves to go into damage-control mode on behalf of the man they affectionately call Coach O, blaming the loss on their own mistakes and touting Orgerons credentials.Coach O will tell you it was all his fault on Saturday, but really it wasnt. It wasnt any one persons fault, said fullback J.D. Moore, who was stopped on a third-and-goal play from the 1 in the final minute, one play before Florida clinched the victory -- and the SEC East crown- by stopping running back Derrius Guice from the same distance.We are just as responsible as he is, Moore said. A lot of the plays we had called were the right plays and we just didnt execute it well. So for that to just be chalked up for him as a loss isnt fair.Moore and linebacker Donnie Alexander said they understood that the decision is out of their hands, so theyre trying to heed Orgerons call to focus on playing the Aggies. But Alexander added, Were all for coach O.If we had the choice, we would want to keep him here, continued Alexander, a junior middle linebacker who is slated to start in place of injured senior Kendell Beckwith. We only took two losses under Coach O and it wasnt like big losses to where we got blown out. It was like, missed keys or missed plays and stuff like that. Its not like hes doing anything wrong.LSU (6-4, 4-3 SEC) was 2-2 when Orgeron took over for Les Miles, who was fired following a loss at Auburn in late September.Alleva, who usually attends the head football coachs Monday luncheons, was not present this time. On Saturday, he said on an LSU Radio Network interview that there are a lot of great people interested in the LSU coaching job.Orgeron has been through this before, having taken over when Lane Kiffen was fired at Southern California in 2013 and coaching the Trojans to a 6-2 record, including a bowl victory, only to see USC hire someone else to replace him.The LSU coaching job is seen as one of the most desirable in college football, given the universitys ability to pay top dollar, its top-flight facilities, rabid fan base and the fact that it has no true in-state rival in the recruiting hotbed that is Louisiana.In recent months, Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher and Houston coach Tom Herman have been bombarded with questions about their interest in LSU. Other coaches who fit the mold of fielding modern, high-scoring offenses include West Virginias Dana Holgorsen and North Carolinas Larry Fedora.Fisher has a history at LSU, having served as Tigers offensive coordinator. 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The Adelaide 36ers have dealt the Brisbane Bullets their first defeat upon their return to the NBL with a thrilling 96-93 overtime victory on Sunday night.The Bullets led at every change but Adelaide came from 10 points down early in the fourth quarter in Brisbane to force extra-time.Adelaides experience shone through when it counted in front of 3,500 parochial fans at the Brisbane Convention Centre, who witnessed former Chicago Bulls forward Cameron Bairstow make his first appearance for the Bullets after returning to the court from a dislocated shoulder suffered at the Rio Olympics.Bairstow made an encouraging return with 15 points and seven rebounds, although Torrey Craig and Jermaine Beal led the way for the Bullets with 22 and 21 points respectively.Adelaide guard Jerome Randle was the star though, dominating throughout the final quarter and in overtime, finishing with 34 points for the visitors who are now 2-2 to begin the season.Bullets coach Andrej Lemanis lamented his sides lack of offensive cohesion in the dying minutes of the contest as Adelaide stepped up their defensive intensity.What cost us was a lack of urgency on the defensive end when we got that lead and they came charging at us and we gave up too many easy scores, Lemanis said.This is a symptom of a teeam that is brand new and hasnt played together much yet.ddddddddddddWe struggled to find consistency in what plays we were going to run when we needed a basket or to settle the game down.We played too flustered and frantic rather than let the ball do some work.Brisbane edged the 36ers 23-21 at quarter-time after a three-pointer in the dying seconds by Bairstow, who started from the bench.The game was at a frenzied pace in the second, but Adelaide started to miss their chances as the quarter wore on and Brisbane took advantage.The Bullets dominated around the paint with Bairstow and centre Tom Jervis hitting double digits in the first half to guide Brisbane into a 48-38 half-time lead.Adelaide made a bright start following the main break, going on an 11-4 run to begin the third quarter before the Bullets stopped the rot with a timeout.The contest tightened towards the back end of the quarter as Randle continued to find the ring with 10 third-quarter points which saw the visitors behind by only five heading into the final stretch.The 36ers continued to chip away at the deficit, finally managing to level the scoreboard with 30 seconds remaining. 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