| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UIW | 38 | 32 | 70 |
| UNO | 34 | 40 | 74 |
New Orleans rallies to beat Incarnate Word 74-70
NEW ORLEANS -- Travin Thibodeaux scored 21 points as New Orleans rallied late in the second half for a 74-70 win on Saturday night to keep Incarnate Word winless in Southland Conference play.
Incarnate Word never trailed in the first half, taking a 38-34 lead into the break. Ezekiel Charles had a layup and Thibodeaux slammed home a dunk to give New Orleans its first lead, 50-48 with 12:26 remaining.
Shawn Johnson and Christian Peevy answered with layups to get the lead right back. Thibodeaux replied with another dunk, Scott Plaisance completed a 3-point play and followed with a jumper to go ahead 57-52 at the 7:28 mark and the Privateers held on for the win.
Thibodeaux was 9 of 16 from the floor with eight rebounds, four assists and two steals for New Orleans (9-10, 6-2). Charles added 15 points and Lamont Berzat had 12.
Johnson had 22 points and Keaton Hervey added 19 for UIW (5-12, 0-7).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Johnny Wilkins
- Henry Howard
- Bharat Ramnanan
2023-24 Southland Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese | 17-1 | - | 30-4 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 14-4 | 3 | 21-12 |
| Nicholls | 13-5 | 4 | 20-14 |
| Lamar | 12-6 | 5 | 19-14 |
| SE Louisiana | 10-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Northwestern State | 7-11 | 10 | 9-23 |
| Texas A&M-Commerce | 6-12 | 11 | 13-20 |
| New Orleans | 4-14 | 13 | 10-23 |
| Houston Christian | 4-14 | 13 | 6-23 |
| Incarnate Word | 3-15 | 14 | 8-23 |
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