ORLANDO, Fla. – The Southeastern Louisiana men's basketball team heads east for a pair of games in the state of Florida prior to Christmas, facing Central Florida Monday at 6 p.m. and South Florida Tuesday at noon.
Southeastern (3-8) faces UCF (6-4) and South Florida (5-6) in its final two regular-season, non-conference contests.
Both games will be carried on ESPN3. They can also be heard in the Hammond, Louisiana, area on KSLU 90.9 FM, online and either the KSLU or TuneIn Radio smartphone app.
Live statistics will also be provided for both contests. Links for audio, stats and video are available on the basketball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.
Last time out, a balanced offensive attack paced Southeastern to its second win in as many home games, topping Winthrop, 81-71.
Joshua Filmore and
DeVonte Upson scored 15 points apiece for the Lions.
Daniel Grieves and
Onochie Ochie each contributed 14, and
Zay Jackson added 13 points. Jackson also dished out a career-high seven assists.
Daniel Grieves led all players with seven rebounds.
Jackson (15.7 points per game), Filmore (12.6 ppg), Upson (10.0 ppg) and
Andrew Guillory (9.1 ppg) lead Southeastern on offense. Jackson (4.0 assists per game) and Filmore (2.1 apg) have split time running the point. Upson is averaging a team-best 7.9 rebounds per contest, second most in the Southland Conference.
The Lions are shooting 43 percent from the floor (262-of-610), 29.7 percent from three-point range (66-of-222) and 71.4 percent on free throws (135-of-189). Southeastern is averaging 32.1 rebounds per game.
UCF snapped a three-game losing streak this past Wednesday, defeating the University of Detroit Mercy, 75-70, at CFE Arena.
B.J. Taylor (14.1 ppg) and Adonys Henriquez (11.0 ppg) lead a balanced Knights squad. Shaheed Davis, a key reserve, and Kasey Wilson are both averaging 4.3 rebounds.
As a team, UCF is shooting 45.7 percent from the floor (231-of-505), 37.3 percent from three-point range (66-of-177) and 65.4 percent on free throws (142-of-217). The Knights are averaging 32 rebounds per game.
South Florida has dropped its last five games, including an 75-62 loss Saturday to Florida State.
Corey Allen, Jr. (15.3 ppg), Chris Perry (13.3 ppg, 7.1 rpg) and Nehemias Morillo (10.8 ppg, 6.6 rpg) are the Bulls top players. South Florida is shooting 47.3 percent from the floor (263-of-556), 27 percent from three-point range (38-of-141) and 63.5 percent on free throws (132-of-208). The Bulls are averaging 36.7 rebounds per game.
Southeastern returns home Dec. 29 to host Dillard in a 6 p.m. exhibition contest at the University Center before opening Southland Conference play in 2015.
