EL PASO, Texas – After a 10-day hiatus for final exams, the Southeastern Louisiana men's basketball squad returns to action, Tuesday at 8 p.m., at the University of Texas at El Paso.
Southeastern (2-7) wraps up a string of five-straight road games while UTEP (5-3) is opening a six-game home stand at the Don Haskins Center.
The game can be heard in the Hammond, Louisiana, area on KSLU 90.9 FM, online and either the KSLU or TuneIn Radio smartphone app. Fans can also keep up with the game with live statistics or the Miners' video stream. Links for audio, stats and video are available on the basketball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.
Last time out, a comeback attempt by Southeastern ran short on time as the Lions dropped a 63-59 decision to Southeast Missouri in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Daniel Grieves, a native of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, led the Lions in scoring with 14 points.
Zay Jackson dropped in 12 and
DeVonte Upson added 10 points.
Onochie Ochie grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds, falling one shy of tying a career best.
Jackson (14.9 points per game),
Joshua Filmore (12.4 ppg), Upson (10.2 ppg) and
Andrew Guillory (10.0 ppg) are the Lions' top scoring threats thus far. Jackson (3.7 assists per game) and Filmore (2.1 apg) have split time running the point. Upson is averaging a team-best 7.7 rebounds per contest.
The Lions are shooting 42.1 percent from the floor (208-of-494), 29.1 percent from three-point range (53-of-182) and 72.4 percent on free throws (113-of-156).
Vince Hunter (15.0 ppg, 10.5 rpg), Cedrick Lang (11.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg) and Julian Washburn (10.4 ppg) lead the Miners. C.J. Cooper averages a team-best 4.3 assists per game.
UTEP is shooting 45.9 percent overall (198-of-431), including 33 percent from beyond the arc (33-of-100). The Miners have converted 124-of-185 free throw attempts (67 percent) and are averaging 37.4 rebounds per contest.
Southeastern returns home to the University Center, Friday at 7 p.m., to host Winthrop.
