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67
New Orleans UNO 1-8,0-1 Southland
78
Winner SFA SFA 4-2,1-0 Southland
New Orleans UNO
1-8,0-1 Southland
67
Final
78
SFA SFA
4-2,1-0 Southland
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
New Orleans UNO 22 45 67
SFA SFA 36 42 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Kelvin Queliz, Assistant AD for Communications & Marketing (504-280-6284)

Rosser, Green Heat Up in Second Half, MBB Falls in League Opener

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Damion Rosser and Troy Green caught fire in the latter half and the Privateers went 18-of-29 in the second but SFA was able to begin Southland Conference play with a 78-67 victory over New Orleans Saturday in the William Johnson Coliseum.
 
The Privateers outscored the Lumberjacks 45-to-42 and 29 of Rosser and Green's points came in the second stanza.
 
Rosser finished with 22 points, six rebounds and four steals, and shot 9-of-13 from the field and Green posted 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting with two steals. He is now No. 9 in program history in steals with 116.
 
SFA 78, New Orleans 67
Records: SFA (4-2, 1-0 Southland)), New Orleans (1-8, 0-1 Southland)
Location: William Johnson Coliseum (Nacogdoches, Texas)
 
KEY MOMENTS
  • Both teams started slow, but SFA secured a double-digit lead heading into the locker room.
  • The Privateers cut what was a 19-point deficit to 10 in the second half.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • SFA did not connect on its first field goal until after the under-16 media and went on a 7-0 run to follow Green's opening bucket.
  • The 'Jacks run was officially 11-2 for a 11-4 lead at the under-12 media.
  • New Orleans went on an 8-0 run behind 14 free throws and forced some late SFA turnovers to cut its deficit to eight with 2:35 to go in the first.
 
STATS
  • There were 25 personal fouls in the first half and a combined 33 free throw attempts.
  • The Privateers connected on 14-of-18 from the charity stripe, while SFA was 11-of-15.
  • The Jacks led 36-22 after one behind Roti Ware's 11 points. SFA forced 17 first half turnovers while recording 10 miscues in the opening half.
  • The Jacks scored 17 points off turnovers.
  • There was one combined three-pointer in the first 20 minutes of the game.
  • Rosser led the Privateers with eight points and two steals.
  • Green's pair of steals surpassed legend Ronnie Grandison for ninth in program history (116).
 
GAME NOTES
  • LaDarius Marshall started his second consecutive game for the Privateers.
  • SFA leads the series 8-2 and has won three in a row.
  • Green appeared in his 104th game as a Privateer Saturday, tying Warren Booker (1973-77), Bryson Robinson (2016-20) and Jaroslav Tyrna (2008-11) for No. 24 on career games played.
  • Today was Rosser's third career 20-point game. All three have come this season.
  • Charles Bohannon made his season debut after returning from injury. Today is Bohannon's 22nd birthday.
  • Rodney Carson Jr. drained the team's first three-pointer in the closing seconds of the ballgame. The sophomore finished with nine points.
 
UP NEXT
The Privateers conclude what will be a seven-game road triple at Central Arkansas Wednesday at 7 p.m.
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
Fans are encouraged to follow @PrivateersMBB on Twitter, @PrivateersMBB on Instagram, like /PrivateersMBB on Facebook and subscribe to the PrivateerAthletics YouTube channel.
 
 
 
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