Hopkins leads Texas Southern past New Orleans 95-89 in OT
Justin Hopkins had a career-high 20 points as Texas Southern beat New Orleans 95-89 in overtime in the first round of the CIT on Wednesday night.
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2019 Schedule
19-14, 3rd in Southland
- 11/6SPHLW 95-66
- 11/8L 82-52
- 11/12PENW 87-59
- 11/14L 75-68
- 11/24GSW 97-53
- 11/28L 77-73
- 12/5W 71-60
- 12/13L 70-60
- 12/18WILW 90-62
- 12/20L 99-57
- 12/29L 84-44
- 1/2L 68-58
- 1/5W 81-76
- 1/9W 78-71
- 1/12W 79-66
- 1/16W 68-61
- 1/19L 76-61
- 1/23L 76-71
- 1/26W 61-52
- 1/30W 72-64
- 2/2W 89-72
- 2/6W 81-73
- 2/9L 64-63
- 2/16W 68-58
- 2/20W 89-68
- 2/23W 60-51
- 2/27L 71-60
- 3/2W 80-70
- 3/6L 81-67
- 3/14W 76-72
- 3/15W 79-76
- 3/16L 77-60
- 3/20L 95-89
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Abilene Christian wins Southland for 1st NCAA berth
Jaren Lewis had 20 points and six rebounds, Jaylen Franklin added 16 points and six assists and Abilene Christian beat New Orleans 77-60 on Saturday night in the Southland Conference championship game for its first NCAA Tournament berth.
Abilene Christian punches ticket to NCAA tournament (0:23)
Franklin rises up for the baseline slam (0:18)
Rosa leads New Orleans past Sam Houston St 79-76
Jorge Rosa had 18 points as New Orleans narrowly beat Sam Houston State 79-76 in the semifinals of the Southland Conference Tourney on Friday.
Plaisance leads New Orleans past Lamar 76-72 in quarterfinal
Scott Plaisance Jr. posted 16 points and seven rebounds as New Orleans narrowly beat Lamar 76-72 in the Southland Conference Tourney quarterfinals on Thursday.
Greenwood leads SE Louisiana over New Orleans 81-67
Moses Greenwood had a career-high 33 points as Southeastern Louisiana defeated New Orleans 81-67 on Wednesday night.
Plaisance Jr. carries New Orleans over Nicholls 80-70
Scott Plaisance Jr. had 19 points as New Orleans got past Nicholls 80-70 on Saturday.
Delaney lifts Sam Houston St. past New Orleans 71-60
Cameron Delaney had 21 points as Sam Houston State topped New Orleans 71-60 on Wednesday night.
Myers scores 13 to lift New Orleans over McNeese St. 60-51
Jahmel Myers came off the bench to tally 13 points to lift New Orleans to a 60-51 win over McNeese State on Saturday.
Robinson lifts New Orleans past SE Louisiana 89-68
Bryson Robinson had 23 points as New Orleans easily defeated Southeastern Louisiana 89-68 on Wednesday night.
Gates carries New Orleans past Texas A&M-CC 68-58
Gerrale Gates had 14 points and three blocks as New Orleans beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 68-58 on Saturday.
Garrick's 3 carries Nicholls St. over New Orleans 64-63
Danny Garrick's 3-pointer with 4.2 seconds left lifted Nicholls State to a 64-63 victory over New Orleans on Saturday.
New Orleans beats Northwestern State 81-73 in OT
Ezekiel Charles scored 10 of his career-high 31 points in overtime and New Orleans outscored Northwestern State 12-4 in the extra period for an 81-73 victory on Wednesday night.
Gates, Charles help New Orleans to beat Incarnate Word 89-72
Gerrale Gates and Ezekiel Charles combined to score 35 points and lead New Orleans to its third straight Southland Conference victory, beating Incarnate Word 89-72 on Saturday.
Charles, Robinson lead New Orleans past Northwestern State
Ezekiel Charles and Bryson Robinson scored 17 points apiece and New Orleans defeated Northwestern State 72-64 on Wednesday night.
Robinson sparks New Orleans to 61-52 win over Incarnate Word
Bryson Robinson buried five 3-pointers and scored 18 points and New Orleans held Incarnate Word scoreless over the final 4:07 of the game in a 61-52 victory on Saturday.
Koval with 22 points, Cent. Arkansas edges New Orleans 76-71
Hayden Koval matched his career high scoring 22 points on four 3-pointers and Central Arkansas held on to edge New Orleans 76-71 on Wednesday night.
South scores 17, Islanders beat New Orleans 76-61
Kareem South scored 17 points with three 3-pointers, Tre Gray added 15 with three 3s, and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi pulled away in the second half to beat New Orleans 76-61 on Saturday night, ending the Privateers' four-game win streak.
Green sparks comeback off bench, New Orleans tops SFA 68-61
Troy Green scored 15 points off the bench with four assists and four steals and New Orleans clawed out of a 13-point hole and hung on at the end to defeat Stephen F. Austin 68-61 Wednesday night, pushing its win streak to four games.
Joe Lunardi Senior Writer, ESPN.com
BIGGEST WINNERS (04Jan2018): Congratulations Tulsa (AAC), Drake (MVC), UL Lafayette (Sun Belt), Canisius (MAAC), UMBC (America East), Radford (Big South), Colgate (Patriot), Robert Morris (NEC) and New Orleans (SLC). All are surprising early leaders in their respective conferences and thus appear as automatic qualifiers in the latest Bracketology.
Privateers' Thibodeaux apologizes for scuffle
New Orleans forward Travin Thibodeaux has issued a lengthy apology for a scuffle with a teammate that resulted in his benching late in an NCAA tournament First Four loss Tuesday.
UNO players scrap during First Four defeat
New Orleans' Travin Thibodeaux and Christavious Gill got into an altercation during the team's First Four loss to Mount St. Mary's that resulted in Thibodeaux being benched in the second half.
Dave Tuley ESPN Staff Writer
Mount St. Mary's beats New Orleans 67-66 in the first game of the NCAA tournament (a No. 16 seed play-in game in Dayton, Ohio) to earn the right to face East No. 1 seed Villanova on Thursday. The ViewFromVegas is the Mountaineers did it as 1-point underdogs and the game went over the betting total of 131.5. We'll have a file with the betting results (like this) of every NCAA tournament game at ESPN.com/chalk starting Thursday and keep track of how favorites/underdogs and over/unders are faring all the way through the championship game.
Austin Ward ESPN Staff Writer
Even without its best effort, Mount St. Mary's had just enough to edge New Orleans and advance from the First Four at UD Arena in a thriller that came down to the final possession. Leading scorer Elijah Long didn't get on the scoreboard for more than 30 minutes for the Mountaineers and finished with just 6 points, and he'll obviously have to be much better with Villanova looming on Thursday night in Buffalo.
2018-19 Southland Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Houston State | 16-2 | - | 21-12 |
| Abilene Christian | 14-4 | 2 | 27-7 |
| Lamar | 12-6 | 4 | 20-13 |
| New Orleans | 12-6 | 4 | 19-14 |
| SE Louisiana | 12-6 | 4 | 17-16 |
| Texas A&M-CC | 9-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Central Arkansas | 8-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Baptist | 8-10 | 8 | 12-18 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 7-11 | 9 | 14-16 |
| Nicholls | 7-11 | 9 | 14-17 |
| Northwestern State | 6-12 | 10 | 11-20 |
| McNeese | 5-13 | 11 | 9-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 1-17 | 15 | 6-25 |
Top Performers 2018-19
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- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game72.2
Rebounds Per Game35.3
Assists Per Game15.1
Points Allowed70.5154th
2019 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kmani Doughty | SG | Committed | - |
| Ahren Freeman | SF | Committed | - |
| Raquan Brown | PG | Committed | - |
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Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 1-5 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 5 |