HAMMOND, La. – Southeastern Louisiana continues its trek through the Barclays Center Classic with a matchup against No. 24-ranked Cincinnati at 6 p.m. (CST) Tuesday at Fifth Third Arena.
Tuesday's game can be heard in the Hammond area on KSLU 90.9 FM, online at www.LionSports.net or via the TuneIn Radio app. It will be televised by Fox Sports Ohio. The telecast is also available on ESPN3 and ESPN College Extra (DirecTV 789, AT&T Uverse 615).
The Lions (1-3) are coming off a 92-65 loss at Nebraska on Sunday night in Southeastern's opening game of the Barclays Center Classic.
Dimi Cook, a freshman from Gulfport, Mississippi, led all players with 16 points.
Mo Greenwood, a freshman from Sharon, Mississippi, chipped in 12 points and
James Currington, a sophomore from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, added 11 points.
Dominic Nelson, a junior from Harlem, New York, hauled in a game-high seven rebounds for the Lions.
Zay Jackson, a senior from Hammond, Louisiana, leads Southeastern in scoring this season with an average of 13.3 points per game. Cook (9.0 ppg),
Keith Charleston (7.8 ppg) and
Marlain Veal (7.8 ppg), a freshman from Gretna, Louisiana, round out the Lions' top scorers.
Charleston, a junior from Little Rock, Arkansas, leads the team in rebounding, grabbing an average of 6.3 boards per contest and is the top shooter (.722 field goal percentage, 13-for-18) in the Southland Conference.
This season Southeastern is shooting 42.4 percent (95-of-224) from the floor, including 26 percent (20-of-77) from 3-point range. The Lions are 66-of-102 (64.7 percent) from the free throw line and have been out-rebounded by opponents, 170-124.
Cincinnati (4-0) is coming off a 99-50 win Monday over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the Bearcats opening game of the Barclays Center Classic.
Farad Cobb leads the Bearcats in scoring with an average of 16.5 points per contest. Octavius Ellis (10.8 ppg), Gary Clark (10.5 ppg) and Coreontae DeBerry (10.5 ppg) join Cobb in double-figure scoring. Clark (7.8 rpg), DeBerry (7.3 rpg) and Ellis (6.8 rpg) are also the team's top rebounders.
This season Cincinnati is shooting 50.8 percent (130-of-256) from the floor, including 42.2 percent (38-of-90) from 3-point range. The Bearcats are 87-of-128 (68 percent) from the free throw line and have out-rebounded opponents, 181-131.
Southeastern's week-long trip to compete in the Barclays Center Classic takes the Lions next to West Point, New York, for a 4 p.m. (CT) contest Friday against Gardner-Webb and then a Saturday matchup with either UAPB or host Army.
