NEW ORLEANS – The Privateers look to head to the 2018 Southland Conference Tournament with a victory as the University of New Orleans (14-14, 11-6 Southland) concludes the regular season versus Southeastern Louisiana University (19-10, 13-3 Southland) Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Lakefront Arena.
The game will be streamed live on the Southland Digital Network and Southland Conference apps (iPhone, Android, Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV and Roku) and Eleven Sports Prime via Twitch. A delayed national broadcast will air at 11 p.m. CT on Eleven Sports and a rebroadcast of the game will be televised regionally on Cox Sports Television Thursday at noon.
Garrett Valvoord and Jordy Hultberg will be on the call on the Southland Digital Network and Jude Young has the call on UNOPrivateers.com.
HOW TO FOLLOW
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TIP-OFF
• Wednesday's regular season finale for New Orleans pits the Privateers against second-place Southeastern Louisiana at 7:02 p.m.
• The Privateers are 9-2 at Lakefront Arena this season and 5-2 all-time when hosting the Lions.
• There are numerous ways to catch the game live on Wednesday; on the Southland Digital Network & Southland Conference apps (iPhone, Android, Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV and Roku) and Eleven Sports Prime via Twitch. A delayed national broadcast will air at 11 p.m. on Eleven Sports and a regional rebroadcast on Cox Sports TV Thursday at noon.
• The Privateers clinched a spot in the Southland Conference Tournament with the Feb. 17 victory over McNeese.
• Tickets are available for the 2018 Southland Conference Tournament on UNOPrivateers.com/SLC. Go watch the defending tourney champions in Katy, Texas March 7-11.
• Troy Green scored a season-high 18 points Saturday at Nicholls and Makur Puou matched his career-high of 10 rebounds. On the week, Puou pulled down 20 boards.
• Scott Plaisance has six blocks in his last three games and three steals after his three-block, three-steal performance Saturday.
• Bryson Robinson leads the club with 50 triples but Ezekiel Charles, who returned from injury Saturday, is shooting 45.8 percent from three-point range. The mark would be tops in the SLC if Zeke qualified.
ABOUT NEW ORLEANS
New Orleans ends the regular season at home and enters Wednesday with a 9-2 record at Lakefront Arena.
Makur Puou has back-to-back 10 rebound games and Scott Plaisance is coming off a three-steal & three-block performance at Nicholls.
Troy Green scored a season-high 18 points and Bryson Robinson came off the bench with 13 points - nine from three-point range.
Head coach Mark Slessinger has mixed and matched his starting lineup all season with 13 different starting fives.
ABOUT SOUTHEASTERN
Marlain Veal is among the conference and nation's leaders in assists and steals with 6.1 and 2.1, respectively. The Lions are second in the loaded Southland Conference and Saturday's win gave Southeastern six in a row, tying a conference record for the school with 13 victories.
Jordan Capps leads the team with 13.8 points per game and Moses Greenwood is third with 9.6 after Veal's 12.3.
The Lions are one of four teams receiving votes in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll.
THE SERIES
New Orleans is 11-5 overall with its last victory over Southeastern coming Feb. 11, 2017. The Privateers last defeated the Lions at home in 2015 85-79.
NO NO NO - SCOTTIE P
Scott Plaisance has been an interior menace in the last few weeks with six blocks in the last three games. In Saturday's contest at Nicholls, Plaisance totaled three blocks and three steals despite playing limited minutes due to foul trouble.
PASS THE ROCK
The offense clicked at a crucial time Feb. 17 with New Orleans picking up 27 assists in the 90-74 victory over McNeese. It was the most since 2013 when the Privateers tallied 27 in a win over Champions Baptist.
LAST TIME THEY MET
A tale of two halves saw the Lions dominate the opener and the Privateers storm back to cut a 25-point deficit to seven but Southeastern Louisiana University (17-10, 11-3 Southland) took the first of two games over the University of New Orleans (13-12, 10-4 Southland) 71-64 Valentine's Day at the University Center.
All 11 of Lamont Berzat's points came in the second half and the freshman finished 4-of-6 with nine coming from three-point range. The team leader was Troy Green, who finished with 13 points – all in the second frame. Damion Rosser was 3-of-4 with three boards for nine points.
SLESS REACHING THE CENTURY MARK
Head coach Mark Slessinger is just nine wins away from 100 in his Privateer career. He looks to become the third coach in program history to reach the century mark.
DEFEND THE LAKEFRONT
New Orleans is 9-2 at Lakefront Arena with just one home game remaining this season.
TICKETS FOR 2018 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Tickets are available for the 2018 Southland Conference men's and women's basketball championships in Katy, Texas on www.UNOPrivateers.com/SLC. For just $75, fans can watch both clubs pursue a tournament championship and earn the automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
Last season, the men went 2-0 en route to the first Southland Conference championship and first March Madness appearance in 21 seasons.
NEXT UP
The Privateers will wait to see who they face in the opening round of the 2018 Southland Conference Tournament. With a bye on Saturday, we will release the matchup late Saturday and more information on game time.
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