THIBODAUX, La. – New Orleans junior
Troy Green posted 19 points off the bench in Saturday's 92-68 loss to Nicholls.
Green was the game's leading scorer and paced the Privateers, while adding six rebounds.
Bryson Robinson posted 15 of his 18 in the second half and hit three triples in the second stanza.
TIDBITS
FINAL SCORE: Nicholls 92, New Orleans 68
LOCATION: Stopher Gymnasium, Thibodaux, La.
RECORDS: New Orleans (8-20, 4-14 Southland), Nicholls (20-10, 14-5 Southland)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Nicholls shot 58.8 percent in the opening half to take a 52-31 lead into the locker room.
- Green led the Privateers with 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting and added three assists.
- The Privateers went on a 7-0 run early in the second half to force a Nicholls timeout.
- Robinson hit back-to-back triples in the latter stages of the second to move into sole possession of second in the program's three-point list. He finished with 200 career.
OPPOSITION
- Three Colonels reached double figures in the first, led by Dexter McClanahan's 13.
- All in all, five Nicholls student-athletes reached double figures.
NOTEWORTHY
- The Privateers went with their 13th different starting lineup this season.
- The starting five were Robinson, Carson Jr., Gates, Key and Freeman.
- It was Green's first game off the bench since the CIT game vs. Texas Southern last year.
- Robinson has reached double figures in all 28 games this season.
NEXT UP
The Privateers head to Northwestern State for their final road game of the season Wednesday, March 4 at 6:30 p.m.
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