HAMMOND, La. – Seven different Lions scored in double digits Tuesday as Southeastern Louisiana defeated Loyola New Orleans, 101-65, in a non-conference game at the University Center.
Mike Hawkins, a senior from Sharon, Mississippi, led all players with 17 points.
Jordan Capps, who turned in a double-double performance, and
Dimi Cook, a freshman from Gulfport, Mississippi, each chipped in 12 points for Southeastern (2-6).
"We had 27 assists tonight and
Zay Jackson had a career high with 12," coach
Jay Ladner said. "I thought he did a great job of quarterbacking and commanding the team. The number of assists is in direct correlation to our offensive output."
A well-balanced attack powered the Lions to a 55-36 halftime lead. Ten different players scored for Southeastern with
Keith Charleston, Hawkins and
Marlain Veal leading the way with eight points apiece prior to halftime.
Fifteen first-half assists by Southeastern was one shy of the game high for the season, established in the opener against TCU. The Lions shot 66.7 percent (20-for-30) from the floor in the first half.
Veal finished with a career-high 11 points. Charleston,
James Currington and
Mo Greenwood, a freshman from Raymond, Mississippi, each added 10 points. Capps grabbed a game-high 10 boards and
Dominic Nelson chipped in nine more for the Lions. Currington and Greenwood each hauled in seven rebounds.
Capps, Greenwood and Nelson, a junior from Harlem, New York, all established career highs in rebounding.
Southeastern shot 57.1 percent (36-of-63) from the floor, including 56 percent (14-of-25) from 3-point range. The Lions were 15-of-30 (50 percent) from the free throw line and won the rebounding battle, 49-27.
Tre'Von Jasmine and Ethan Turner each scored 12 points to pace the Wolfpack attack. Jalen Gray added 11 and Nate Pierre chipped in 10 points. Gray and Turner each hauled in a team-high five rebounds.
Loyola shot 37 percent (20-of-54) from the floor, including 27.3 percent (6-of-22) from 3-point range. The Wolfpack was 19-of-30 (63.3 percent) from the free throw line.
"It's good to get back home, but it's also good to get back in the win column," Ladner said. "We just need to continue to improve."
Southeastern hosts Southern University in a non-conference game Friday at 7 p.m. at the University Center.
Advanced tickets for individual basketball games can be purchased online at www.LionSports.net/Tickets or through the Southeastern Athletic Ticket Office, located in Room 107 of the Dugas Center for Southeastern Athletics. For more information, contact the ticket office at (985) 549-5466 or 1-866-LION-TIX. Ticket office hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Fridays.
Courtside Top Cat seats are $25 for an individual game. 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.
The University Center box office opens one hour prior to tipoff.
LOYOLA (N.O.) (4-3)Tre'Von Jasmine 3-12 5-7 12; Ethan Turner 4-9 1-2 12; Jalen Gray 3-7 4-4 11; Nate Pierre 4-8 2-7 10; Nick Parker 2-7 4-4 8; Ryan Smith 1-2 1-2 3; Johnny Griffin Jr. 1-4 1-2 3; Sam Kohnke 1-1 0-0 3; Robert White 1-1 0-0 2; Chase Eckholdt 0-1 1-2 1; Jacob Drummond 0-2 0-0 0; Mason Ibert 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 20-54 19-30 65.SOUTHEASTERN LA. (2-6)Hawkins, Mike 5-11 2-2 17; Cook, Dimi 4-5 2-2 12; Capps, Jordan 5-9 1-8 12; Veal, Marlain 3-4 4-5 11; Currington, James 5-8 0-0 10; Greenwood, Mo 5-6 0-0 10; Charleston, Keith 4-5 2-3 10; Grieves, Daniel 2-3 0-0 6; Filmore, Joshua 2-5 0-0 6; Jackson, Zay 1-5 2-2 5; Nelson, Dominic 0-1 2-8 2; Reid, Malcolm 0-1 0-0 0.
Totals 36-63 15-30 101.Loyola (N.O.)...................... 36 29 - 65
Southeastern La............... 55 46 - 1013-point goals--Loyola (N.O.) 6-22 (Ethan Turner 3-7; Jalen Gray 1-2; Tre'Von Jasmine 1-6; Sam Kohnke 1-1; Johnny Griffin Jr. 0-1; Chase Eckholdt 0-1; Nick Parker 0-4), Southeastern La. 14-25 (Hawkins, Mike 5-9; Cook, Dimi 2-2; Filmore, Joshua 2-5; Grieves, Daniel 2-3; Jackson, Zay 1-2; Capps, Jordan 1-1; Veal, Marlain 1-2; Reid, Malcolm 0-1).
Fouled out--Loyola (N.O.)-Robert White, Southeastern La.-None.
Rebounds--Loyola (N.O.) 27 (Jalen Gray 5; Ethan Turner 5), Southeastern La. 49 (Capps, Jordan 10).
Assists—Loyola (N.O.) 12 (Nick Parker 4; Jalen Gray 4), Southeastern La. 27 (Jackson, Zay 12).
Total fouls--Loyola (N.O.) 26, Southeastern La. 27.
Technical fouls--Loyola (N.O.)-None, Southeastern La.-None.
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Game counts as exhibition for Loyola (N.O.)
