OXFORD, Miss. – The New Orleans men's basketball program played a strong opening half and got a game-high 21 points from graduate point guard
Derek St. Hilaire, but it was too much in the end as the Privateers fell to Ole Miss, 82-61, in a non-conference contest at The Pavillion on Tuesday night.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: New Orleans – 61, Ole Miss – 82
LOCATION: The Pavilion – Oxford, Mississippi
RECORDS: New Orleans 0-1 (0-0 Southland), Ole Miss 1-0 (0-0 SEC)
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- St. Hilaire led the way for the Privateers with 21 points in 27 minutes of play. He went 9-of-15 from the field and 3-of-6 from beyond the arc as he added two assists, two boards and two steals.
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Tyson Jackson was a force inside as he pulled in a game-high seven rebounds. He also added six points and an assist.
- Both
De'Sean Allen-Eikens and
Robby Robinson pulled down five boards apiece. Allen-Eikens chipped in four points and two helpers while Robinson added an additional two points on a perfect 2-of-2 shooting from the charity stripe to go with a game-high two blocks.
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Kmani Doughty had an efficient evening off the bench as he was able to record nine points (on 3-of-4 from the field), three steals, two assists and two boards in just 17 minutes of play.
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Daniel Sackey also excelled as he contributed seven points, two assists and two boards.
- New Orleans got 28 points off the bench to go with 30 points in the paint.
- Nine Privateers scored a basket in this one.
- UNO had 10 student-athletes make their New Orleans debut tonight; Jackson, Allen-Eikens, Robinson, Sackey,
Kmani Doughty,
Simeon Kirkland,
Jamond Vincent,
D'Ante Bell,
Norris Williams and
Darrius Washington.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Privateers played a strong start to the opening half as UNO scored first and held a 12-11 lead with 14:29 left in the opening frame.
- New Orleans extended the lead to six (17-11) nine minutes into the contest. Ole Miss was able to tie the game at 17 with 9:10 to go, as the teams continued to trade baskets. The Privateers took their last lead of the game as they went up 19-17 with 8:44 left in the first.
- Over the last 8:22 of the half, Ole Miss would go on to outscore UNO by a 26-12 margin to take a 43-31 lead into the half.
- New Orleans played a strong start to the second half as well, but the Rebels turned out to be too much as Ole Miss won the second by a 39-30 edge to close out the 82-61 non-conference victory.
NEXT UP
The Privateers return to the friendly confines of the iconic UNO Lakefront Arena for another non-conference contest, this time against Spring Hill, set for Saturday, Nov. 13 at 3 PM CT. The game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN+ and can be heard locally at NASH ICON 106.1. The Voice of the Privateers, Jude Young, will be joined on color by Tic Price.
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