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NEW ORLEANS – Despite a competitive first half, the University of New Orleans men's basketball team (2-5, 0-0 Southland) fell to No. 20 Texas Tech (5-2, 0-0 Big 12) 82-50 on Wednesday afternoon in Lubbock, Texas.
Jakevion Buckley recorded his seventh straight game in double figures as a Privateer, finishing with 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting. He also pulled down four rebounds and had three assists along with a team-high four steals.
Buckley's first 11 points came in the opening half, when the Privateers trailed by seven at intermission, 41-34. New Orleans shot 41% from the field and 33% from 3-point range in the first half before a cold second half — 30.4% from the floor and 0-for-9 from deep — doomed the Privateers.
Mathok Majok was a bright spot off the bench for New Orleans. The 7-foot-4 junior knocked down four of his five attempts from the floor, including a two-handed putback in the first half and a strong right-handed slam in the second.
Majok played a season-high 11 minutes Wednesday and scored a career-high nine points to go with a block and six rebounds — one shy of the seven he had last season against Kansas City as a member of Oral Roberts.
Christian Anderson led Texas Tech with 32 points and six made 3-pointers. JT Toppin collected a double-double with 19 points and 16 rebounds. Luke Bamgboye and Donovan Artwell each scored 13, and LeJuan Watts added 12. Bamgboye also recorded four blocks.
UP NEXT
New Orleans visits the University of Memphis on Wednesday Dec. 3. Tipoff from the FedEx Forum is set for 7:00 p.m. with the game airing nationally on ESPN+, and locally on 106.7 The Ticket FM.
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