Box Score NEW ORLEANS - The University of New Orleans overcame an 18-point first
half deficit to defeat Huntingdon 73-68 at the Human Performance Center
on Wednesday night.
UNO (6-4) shot 23.1 percent in the first half and trailed Huntingdon (4-7) 28-10 with 7:16 remaining in the opening half.
To turn the game around, the Privateers shot 57.1 percent from the field
in the second half with
Zach Kinsley playing a large role. The junior
scored 26 points in the second half on way to a game-high 31 points as
the hosts outscored their foe 48-28 over the last 20 minutes of the
game.
Ryan Kinsley added 18 points including a pair of free throws with 12.5
to ice the game.
Jaroslav Tyrna narrowly missed a double-double with 12
points and nine rebounds.
Jacob Moody came off the bench to score 14 points for the Hawks, each of
which came in the first half. D'Awvalo Turnipseed led the way with 16
points with Ephriam Hudson adding another 10.
Huntingdon took advantage of five early turnovers to take a 9-0 lead
before
Reginald Franklin scored with 15:55 to go in the opening half.
The Franklin basket was the lone field goal for UNO in their first seven
attempts as the hosts trailed 11-3.
The Hawks' advantaged to 12 as UNO's shooting woes continued to a 2 of
15 start. Moody single-handedly expanded the lead with back-to-back
three-pointers to start an 11-1 run that put Huntingdon ahead 28-10.
UNO scored the next four points before Moody and Huntingdon took a 40-25
lead into the half. The Hawks shot 44.8 percent over the first 20
minutes compared to 23.1 percent for the Privateers.
Zach Kinsley scored 10 of UNO's first 12 points in the second half as
the deficit was trimmed to nine at 46-37 with 16:02 remaining. The
transfer from LSU had two three-pointers amongst his early scoring after
the break.
The Privateers reached within five on a
Jaroslav Tyrna lay-up and three
on a pair of free throws by
Ryan Kinsley with 11:15 left in the contest.
The three-point deficit at 51-48 was the smallest for the Privateers
since trailing 4-0 at the beginning of the game.
Zach Kinsley's scoring continued with a lay-up to tie the game at 53
with 9:11 remaining, the first time the score had been knotted the
entire contest before another
Zach Kinsley basket gave the Privateers
their first lead 57-55 with 7:28 to go.
The teams traded leads before
Zach Kinsley buried a three-pointer with
2:16 to push the Privateers in the driver's seat 66-64. A jumper by
Brandon Knight and a free throw by Tyrna staked UNO to their largest
lead of the game, a five-point advantage at 69-64.
Four straight Huntingdon points with less than a minute left brought the
Privateer advantage down to one with 48 seconds left. A
Brandon Canady
offensive rebound on the next UNO possession was trailed by two free
throws by
Ryan Kinsley with 12.5 seconds left.
The Hawks' last efforts came short as a Hudson three-pointer fell off the mark.
The Privateers will return from the holidays on Jan. 3 for a contest
against Division III foe Mississippi College at Lakefront Arena. Tip is
scheduled for 7 p.m.
