HOUSTON – The Privateers let it rain and reached the century mark for the fourth time this season en route to a 106-98 victory over one of the nation's best offensive teams in HBU Wednesday at Sharp Gym. HBU entered playing at the fastest pace in the country and New Orleans matched the Huskies, highlighted by a 20-0 run in the first and closing the game on a 16-5 run for its second Southland win.
Bryson Robinson led the squad with 26 points and added seven rebounds,
Raquan Brown came off the bench with 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting,
Ahren Freeman went 9-of-10 for 19 points and eight rebounds,
Troy Green added 19 points and eight assists and
Gerrale Gates finished with 11 points, eight rebounds and two blocks.
The freshmen shined early and the veteran core took over late with Robinson and Green combining for 30 points in the second half.
TIDBITS
FINAL SCORE: New Orleans 106 HBU 98
LOCATION: Sharp Gym – Houston
RECORDS: New Orleans (6-11, 2-5 Southland), HBU (1-13, 1-4 Southland)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- New Orleans went on a 20-run run midway through the stanza and led 52-44 at halftime.
- Brown led all with 13 first-half points – nine from deep – and Freeman recorded 11.
- Gates posted two steals and two blocks in the first and closed with a tip-in that beat the buzzer.
- HBU picked up the pace in the second and took a one-point lead with 12 minutes remaining. The edge was short-lived as Freeman followed with a second chance bucket to regain the lead for UNO.
HEAR FROM COACH
OPPOSITION
- HBU went cold for four minutes to allow the Privateers to score 20 unanswered.
- Five reached double figures for the Huskies, led by Jalon Gates' and Benjamin Uloko's 20 apiece.
- The Huskies shot 50 percent from deep.
NOTEWORTHY
- Charles Bohannon earned his first collegiate start.
- The 20-0 run is the largest of the season.
- Brown was the first to double figures with 10 points prior to the under-eight media in the first.
- The Privateers registered 12 assists and six blocks in the first and the bench posted 24 (Brown and Freeman)
- The Privateers are 4-0 when scoring 100+.
- New Orleans is 5-0 when five or more student-athletes reach double figures.
- It's the second time this season two Privateers score 20 points in a game.
NEXT UP
The Privateers return to Lakefront Arena to host McNeese Saturday at 6 p.m. on Academic Honors Night. New Orleans will recognize its 3.0+ GPA students at halftime of the contest and the intermission features a performance by the 610 Stompers.
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