{"id":158091,"date":"2026-02-10T06:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T06:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/158091\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T06:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T06:58:10","slug":"buckley-scores-22-as-new-orleans-rallies-to-beat-texas-am-corpus-christi-84-78-in-ot-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/158091\/","title":{"rendered":"Buckley scores 22 as New Orleans rallies to beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 84-78 in OT"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NEW ORLEANS<\/a> (AP) Jakevion Buckley scored 22 points to help New Orleans defeat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi<\/a> 84-78 in overtime on Monday night.<\/p>\n

Buckley shot 5 of 12 from the field and 12 of 14 from the free-throw line for the Privateers (12-14, 9-7 Southland Conference). Coleton Benson added 18 points and TJ Cope pitched in with 16 points and six rebounds.<\/p>\n

The Islanders (13-12, 9-7) were led by Sheldon Williams with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Kobi Pearson and Franck Yetna both scored 10.<\/p>\n

Buckley forced OT when he drove for a layup with 25 seconds left, tying it 67-all. Benson hit a 3-pointer to open the scoring in the extra period and the Privateers never trailed after that.<\/p>\n

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n

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