HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana men's basketball team picked up an 88-47 exhibition win Monday over Dillard at the University Center.

Senior forwards Onochie Ochie and DeVonte Upson led Southeastern (3-10) with 16 points each against Dillard (2-11). Upson's point total tied a career high, turning in several dunks.

"DeVonte is very athletic for a young man his size," head coach Jay Ladner said. "He probably feels like Santa Claus came late because he finally had a chance to play against guys he was bigger than. We talked about pumping the ball down in the post. He went down there, posted up hard, grabbed a pass over the top and laid it in to start the game."

Upson's shot just 25 seconds into the game, off an assist by Cedric Jenkins following a steal by Joshua Filmore, gave the Lions a 2-0 lead.

Southeastern would push the first-half lead to 26 on Dylon Maggio's layup with 1:40 remaining until the half. The lead would climb as high as 48 twice, with the last being on freshman Bret Barclay's layup with 7:27 remaining in the game.

Joining Ochie and Upson in double-digit scoring were Filmore (10) and Daniel Grieves (10). Maggio, a freshman from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, added eight points. Filmore handed out five of the Lions' 19 assists in the contest. Upson and Jenkins each grabbed a game-high six rebounds.

Southeastern shot 62.7 percent from the floor (37-of-59), including 35 percent from three-point range (7-of-20). The Lions converted 7-of-11 from the free throw line (63.6 percent).

Houston Chatman (14) was the lone Bleu Devil to score in double-digits, although Patrick Thompson and Tyrone Williams helped out with nine points apiece.

Dillard shot 32.6 percent overall (15-of-46), 11.8 percent from beyond the arc (2-of-17) and 75 percent from the free throw line (15-of-20).

Southeastern opens Southland Conference play at defending conference champ, and preseason favorite, Stephen F. Austin at 8 p.m. Monday.


SOUTHEASTERN LA. 88, DILLARD 47

DILLARD (2-11)
Chatman, Houston 5-12 4-5 14; Thompson, Patrick 2-6 5-6 9; Williams, Tyrone 4-6 0-0 9; Pratt, Robert 3-6 2-2 8; Crockett, JaCarre 1-3 2-3 5; Vallot-Williams, Dev 0-2 1-2 1; Allmon, Kristopher 0-7 1-2 1; Jenkins, Jarrain 0-2 0-0 0; Szabo, Roland 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 15-46 15-20 47.

SOUTHEASTERN LA. (3-10)
Ochie, Onochie 8-9 0-0 16; Upson, DeVonte 7-8 2-4 16; Grieves, Daniel 4-6 1-2 10; Filmore, Joshua 4-9 0-0 10; Maggio, Dylon 3-7 0-0 8; Duplessis, Jimmie 2-4 2-2 6; Jenkins, Cedric 2-5 0-0 6; Barclay, Bret 3-3 0-0 6; Rumph, Zach 2-2 0-0 4; Guillory, Andrew 1-3 2-3 4; Lobell, Justin 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 37-59 7-11 88.

Dillard............................. 22 25 - 47
Southeastern La.............. 48 40 - 88

3-point goals--Dillard 2-17 (Williams, Tyrone 1-3; Crockett, JaCarre 1-3; Vallot-Williams, Dev 0-1; Allmon, Kristopher 0-3; Jenkins, Jarrain 0-1; Szabo, Roland 0-2; Thompson, Patrick 0-1; Chatman, Houston 0-3), Southeastern La. 7-20 (Jenkins, Cedric 2-4; Maggio, Dylon 2-4; Filmore, Joshua 2-7; Grieves, Daniel 1-3; Lobell, Justin 0-2). Fouled out--Dillard-None, Southeastern La.-None. Rebounds--Dillard 14 (Pratt, Robert 4), Southeastern La. 42 (Jenkins, Cedric 6; Upson, DeVonte 6). Assists--Dillard 7 (Chatman, Houston 4), Southeastern La. 19 (Filmore, Joshua 5). Total fouls--Dillard 13, Southeastern La. 15. Technical fouls--Dillard-None, Southeastern La.-None. A-547