National Basketball Association
New Orleans 68, Texas A&M CC 65
When: 9:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 11, 2017
Where: Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, Texas
Officials:
# Brent Meaux, # Marques Pettigrew, # Rod Dixon
Attendance:
2068
By The Sports Xchange
Regular-season champion New Orleans won the Southland Conference tournament Saturday night, outlasting Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 68-65 in overtime at Merrell Center in Katy, Texas.
Tevin Broyles led four players in double figures for the top-seeded Privateers (20-11) with 15 points. Conference Player of the Year Erik Thomas added 14, and Christavious Gill and Michael Zeno scored 10 points apiece.
Rashawn Thomas scored a game-high 22 points for the second-seeded Islanders (20-11). Cole Martinez scored 15 points, all from the 3-point line. Joe Kilgore contributed 13 points and Kareem South hit for 10.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi led 33-26 at halftime, but New Orleans rallied in the second half, forcing overtime when Nate Frye stroked two free throws with 34 seconds left.
Rashawn Thomas had a chance to force a second overtime, but his 3-point try with six seconds left was long.
Top Game Performances
| Texas A&M CC |
|
New Orleans |
|
Rashawn Thomas 22 |
Scoring |
Tevin Broyles 15 |
|
Ehab Amin 4 |
Assists |
Erik Thomas 3 |
|
Rashawn Thomas 8 |
Rebounds |
Erik Thomas 11 |
|
Rashawn Thomas 12 |
Free Throws Made |
Tevin Broyles 5 |
|
Ehab Amin 2 |
Steals |
Tevin Broyles 2 |
|
Rashawn Thomas 4 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas A&M CC
|
65 |
46.8 |
6-19 |
15-19 |
11 |
21 |
8 |
6 |
15 |
| New Orleans
|
68 |
42.4 |
3-17 |
15-27 |
9 |
36 |
0 |
8 |
14 |