NEW ORLEANS, La. – A late first-half run sparked Southeastern Louisiana, Sunday, at Devlin Fieldhouse as the Lions defeated a scrappy Langston squad, 92-80, in the Tulane Classic.
Southeastern (2-5) strung together a 13-0 run in the final 2:39 of the first half, coming from behind to grab the lead. Langston (2-3) held a 40-37 lead when the Lions began their run to close out the half.
Andrew Guillory started the run by converting a free throw attempt on the back end of a layup for a three-point play.
Daniel Grieves, who poured in a career-high 16 points, gave the Lions a 42-40 lead on a layup with 1:59 to play in the half.
Guillory and
Zay Jackson followed with layups before
Onochie Ochie and Jackson finished off the scoring, each draining a pair of free throws.
Joshua Filmore scored a game-high 25 points, finishing two points shy of tying his career high set earlier in the week. Joining Filmore and Greives in double-digit scoring were Guillory (16),
Onochie Ochie (13) and Jackson (12). Grieves snagged a game-high nine rebounds.
The Lions shot better than 50 percent for the second time this week, converting 32-of-61 attempts (52.5 percent). Southeastern was 6-of-17 from three-point range (35.3 percent) and 22-of-30 from the free throw line (73.3%).
Langston shot well early in each half, finishing 27-of-57 overall (47.4 percent).
Curtis Jones' 25 points led three Langston players in double-digit scoring. Karon Abraham and Daniel Mulamba added 15 points each. Jones, Mulamba and Myles Elgin each hauled in six rebounds as Langston out-rebounded the Lions, 37-29.
Southeastern heads to No. 8-ranked Gonzaga (6-0), Tuesday, for an 8 p.m. tipoff. The game will be televised by ROOT Sports-Northwest and can be heard locally on 90.9 FM KSLU.
SOUTHEASTERN LA. 92, LANGSTON 80
LANGSTON (2-2)JONES, Curtis 11-19 2-4 25; MULAMBA, Daniel 4-10 7-9 15; ABRAHAM, Karon 3-10 6-8 15; ROUNTREE, Andrew 2-3 5-6 9; PKHADADZE, Otar 2-2 0-0 6; JONES, Terrell 3-7 0-0 6; ELGIN, Myles 1-1 0-2 2; GRAY, Landson 1-4 0-0 2; GREEN, Renard 0-1 0-0 0.
Totals 27-57 20-29 80.
SOUTHEASTERN LA. (2-5)Filmore, Joshua 8-11 7-7 25; Grieves, Daniel 7-15 0-0 16; Guillory, Andrew 5-11 6-10 16; Ochie, Onochie 4-5 5-7 13; Jackson, Zay 4-9 3-4 12; Upson, DeVonte 2-5 1-2 5; Maggio, Dylon 1-1 0-0 3; Jenkins, Cedric 1-4 0-0 2; Rumph, Zach 0-0 0-0 0; Barclay, Bret 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 32-61 22-30 92.
Langston...................... 40 40 - 80
Southeastern La.......... 50 42 - 92
3-point goals--Langston 6-16 (ABRAHAM, Karon 3-7; PKHADADZE, Otar 2-2; JONES, Curtis 1-4; GRAY, Landson 0-2; GREEN, Renard 0-1), Southeastern La. 6-17 (Grieves, Daniel 2-5; Filmore, Joshua 2-4; Maggio, Dylon 1-1; Jackson, Zay 1-4; Jenkins, Cedric 0-2; Guillory, Andrew 0-1).
Fouled out--Langston-None, Southeastern La.-Upson, DeVonte.
Rebounds--Langston 37 (JONES, Curtis 6; MULAMBA, Daniel 6; ELGIN, Myles 6), Southeastern La. 29 (Grieves, Daniel 9).
Assists--Langston 4 (JONES, Curtis 3), Southeastern La. 12 (Jackson, Zay 4).
Total fouls--Langston 19, Southeastern La. 21.
Technical fouls--Langston-MULAMBA, Daniel, Southeastern La.-None.
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