Men’s Basketball Hosts Abilene Christian on Senior Day

 
NEW ORLEANS (8-15, 4-10) VS Abilene Christian (9-18, 3-11)
GAME 24 | FEBRUARY 28 | 6:15 P.M. CT
NEW ORLEANS, LA. | LAKEFRONT ARENA
 
GAME NOTES | LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO | LIVE AUDIO | TWITTER
 
THE GAME:
The New Orleans men's basketball team returns home to the Lakefront Arena for three straight games, starting this Saturday, Feb. 28, as the Privateers host Abilene Christian at 6:15 p.m. CT.
 
The Privateers will recognize their two seniors, Kevin Brown and Terrance Syon, during the Saturday night contest.
 
THE COVERAGE:
LIVE STATS: Statistical updates will be available from UNOPrivateers.com at the start of Saturday's game.
LIVE VIDEO: UNOPrivateers.com will have the broadcast of the contest.
LIVE AUDIO: Jude Young will have the call on UNOPrivateers.com
TWITTER: Follow the New Orleans men's basketball team on Twitter @Privateers_MBB to receive updates throughout the game.
 
THE OPPONENT:
Abilene Christian
The Wildcats arrive in New Orleans looking to snap an 11-game losing skid that dates back to Jan. 17. Harrison Hawkins leads the squad with his 13.1 points per game while Parker Wents is putting in the minutes on the floor, totaling up 780 minutes of action this season for head coach Joe Golding.
 
THE SERIES
All-Time Record: New Orleans leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: New Orleans won, 87-81 1/9/14

LAST TIME OUT:
With a season-high nine three-pointers on Monday night the New Orleans men's basketball team took home a 74-73 road win over in-state rival Southeastern Louisiana in Southland Conference competition. The win keeps the Privateers undefeated all-time against the Lions, now at 10-0 in the series, while improving New Orleans to 8-15 on the year and 4-10 in league play.
 
NEXT UP:
New Orleans takes a quick turnaround on Monday, March 2, as the Privateers play host to Nicholls State in the final week of the regular season.
 
NEWS AND NOTES:
Home Sweet Home
New Orleans returns home to the friendly confines for the next three games, matching the longest home stand of the season. The Privateers hold a 6-3 record this year at the Lakefront Arena.

Three Players in Double-Figures
As a team the Privateers now have three players averaging double-figure point totals including Christavious Gill (12.5), Kevin Hill (11.1) and Kevin Brown (10.3).

Scoring Leader
With 14 straight double-figure scoring games out of his last 15 outings, sophomore Christavious Gill has remained the team's leading scorer, averaging 12.5 points per outing, giving Gill one point for nearly every two minutes of time on the court. Gill has put together an impressive offensive run of New Orleans, scoring in double-figures in 22 out of the last 25 games for the Privateers dating back to last season.
 
Broyles vs. the Lions
In the team's last outing against Southeastern it was Tevin Broyles that came up big, hitting a layup to win it for the Privateers in the final seconds, 74-73, on the road.
 
Three Pointers
During the big win over Southeastern New Orleans was good for a season-high nine three pointers.

In the Paint
The Privateers have been tough to face in the paint during the 2014-15 season, outscoring their opponents by a 736-694 margin under the basket thus far. New Orleans has picked up solid play from the bench this season as well, earning 24.1 points per game compared to just 20.1 from its opponents.
 
Against the Wildcats
The Privateers took the lone meeting between the two schools in the series history last season when New Orleans took an 87-81 win over the Wildcats at home.

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