HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana men's basketball sqaud picked up its first Southland Conference win of the season Saturday at the University Center, downing Houston Baptist, 87-67.

Southeastern (4-11, 1-1 Southland) jumped out in front early and held off HBU (6-7, 1-2 Southland) the rest of the game, taking advantage of 17 Huskie turnovers. The Lions picked up 23 points off HBU's miscues.

Zay Jackson put Southeastern up by 16 in the first half, 40-24, with a layup off an assist from Joshua Filmore. The Huskies would never get closer than 12 points the rest of the way.

Filmore and Onochie Ochie each scored 17 points, leading the charge for the Lions. Jackson added 15 and DeVonte Upson chipped in 14 points. Filmore and Jackson both tied career highs with seven assists each. Upson tied for the game high with eight rebounds.

Southeastern shot 54.8 percent from the floor (34-of-62), including 50 percent from three-point range (10-of-20). The Lions converted 9-of-15 from the free throw line (60 percent).

Anthony Odunsi scored a game-high 18 points to lead the Huskies. Reveal Chukwujeku added 12 points and Colter Lasher grabbed eight boards.

HBU shot 42.9 percent from the floor (27-of-63), including 20 percent from three-point range (3-of-15). The Huskies converted 10-of-11 from the free throw line (90.9 percent) and out-rebounded Southeastern, 39-29.

Southeastern hosts Sam Houston State (11-4, 3-0 Southland) in another conference contest Monday at 7 p.m. The Bearkats topped the University of New Orleans, 68-62, Saturday in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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. Live statistics will be provided, as will streaming video on LionVision (subscription required). Links for audio, stats, tickets and video are available on the basketball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.

Fans will have a chance to win Southeastern prizes by playing basketball-themed bingo at Monday's game against the Bearkats.

Courtside Top Cat seats are $25. General admission tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for children (age 3-12). Southeastern students will be admitted free with a valid university ID card.

Advanced tickets for individual basketball games can be purchased online at www.LionSports.net/Tickets. The University Center box office opens one hour prior to tipoff.


HOUSTON BAPTIST (6-7, 1-2 SLC)
Odunsi, Anthony 6-10 6-6 18; Chukwujekwu, Reveal 4-10 4-5 12; Ibarra, Josh 5-8 0-0 10; Smith, Marcel 3-7 0-0 6; Russell, Tyler 2-5 0-0 5; Vilde, Ricmonds 2-5 0-0 4; Patterson, Trey 2-4 0-0 4; Harris, Terry 1-2 0-0 3; Stickler, Jourdan 1-2 0-0 3; Lasher, Colter 1-7 0-0 2; Turner, Mike 0-0 0-0 0; Stetler, Cody 0-1 0-0 0; Fountain, Alex 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-63 10-11 67.

SOUTHEASTERN LA. (4-11, 1-1 SLC)
Filmore, Joshua 6-10 0-0 17; Ochie, Onochie 8-9 1-2 17; Jackson, Zay 6-12 0-0 15; Upson, DeVonte 5-13 4-5 14; Guillory, Andrew 3-4 1-2 7; Grieves, Daniel 2-6 1-2 6; Jenkins, Cedric 2-5 0-2 5; Barclay, Bret 2-2 0-0 4; Duplessis, Jimmie 0-1 2-2 2; Maggio, Dylon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-62 9-15 87.

Houston Baptist................ 29 38 - 67
Southeastern La............... 45 42 - 87

3-point goals--Houston Baptist 3-15 (Harris, Terry 1-2; Stickler, Jourdan 1-1; Russell, Tyler 1-2; Smith, Marcel 0-3; Patterson, Trey 0-1; Lasher, Colter 0-2; Fountain, Alex 0-1; Chukwujekwu, Reveal 0-3), Southeastern La. 10-20 (Filmore, Joshua 5-8; Jackson, Zay 3-6; Jenkins, Cedric 1-3; Grieves, Daniel 1-3). Fouled out--Houston Baptist-None, Southeastern La.-None. Rebounds--Houston Baptist 39 (Lasher, Colter 8; Ibarra, Josh 8), Southeastern La. 29 (Upson, DeVonte 8). Assists--Houston Baptist 8 (Russell, Tyler 2; Lasher, Colter 2), Southeastern La. 21 (Filmore, Joshua 7; Jackson, Zay 7). Total fouls--Houston Baptist 19, Southeastern La. 16. Technical fouls--Houston Baptist-None, Southeastern La.-None. A-585