The Southeastern Louisiana Lions (10-19) will close out the regular season on the road when they square off against the New Orleans Privateers (9-18) at Lakefront Arena. The game gets underway at 8:45 pm ET on Thursday, Mar. 3.
The Privateers lost to Nicholls 80-76 on Monday. Christavious Gill was the game’s high scorer, contributing 19 points. The Lions, meanwhile, are coming off an 84-82 win over Northwestern State on Monday. Jordan Capps had a good game and claimed his fifth double-double of the season, recording 29 points and 19 rebounds.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Lions won the first game 93-81. Mike Hawkins was the game’s leading scorer with 29 points.
Notes
In its last game, Southeastern Louisiana won by a margin of two points. New Orleans is 1-4 in games decided by a margin of three points or less. Southeastern Louisiana has a 3-2 record in close games.
New Orleans has an average field goal percentage of 41.7%. Southeastern Louisiana is an underachieving 5-18 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
On average, the New Orleans Privateers attempt 15.0 three point field goals per game and the Southeastern Louisiana Lions attempt 19.0. In games where they attempt at least 20 threes, New Orleans has a losing record of 1-2, while Southeastern Louisiana is 5-7.
New Orleans is one of the best teams in the country when it comes to offensive rebounds, ranking 14th. Southeastern Louisiana ranks just 251st in defensive rebounds.
The New Orleans defense has forced an average TO% of 22.3% this season (ranked 13th). In games where it gives up a TO% of 22% or greater, Southeastern Louisiana has a poor 4-7 record.
