{"id":196427,"date":"2026-03-09T08:29:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T08:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/196427\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T08:29:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T08:29:41","slug":"new-orleans-beats-houston-christian-73-60-in-first-round-of-southland-conference-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/196427\/","title":{"rendered":"New Orleans beats Houston Christian 73-60 in first round of Southland Conference Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) Jakevion Buckley and Coleton Benson both had 14 points to lead New Orleans<\/a> to a 73-60 victory over Houston Christian<\/a> on Sunday in the first round of the Southland Conference Tournament.<\/p>\n

No. 5 seed New Orleans (15-17) will play fourth-seeded Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in a Monday quarterfinal.<\/p>\n

Buckley also had six assists for the Privateers. MJ Thomas posted a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds.<\/p>\n

D’Aundre Samuels finished with 20 points to pace the eighth-seeded Huskies (12-20). Kylin Green added 13 points and four assists, while Demarco Bethea scored 11.<\/p>\n

Buckley’s 3-pointer 34 seconds into the second half gave the Privateers the lead for good after taking a one-point advantage into halftime.<\/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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