HAMMOND, La. – Southeastern Louisiana closes out its non-conference schedule with a trip to in-state rival Southern University Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the F.G. Clark Activity Center.

    Southeastern (6-6) will be looking to snap a two-game losing streak overall and a five-game slide in road games. The Lions will also be out to win their seventh non-conference game for the first time since the 2011-12 season. Southeastern opens Southland Conference play at home Saturday at 2 p.m. against Abilene Christian.

    There will be no radio for the game between the Lions and Jaguars (4-8). Links to live video (gojagsports.com, subscription required) and live stats will be accessible on the men's basketball schedule page at LionSports.net.

    There is a familiarity between the schools located within 46 miles of each other. Roman Banks, now in his sixth season as head coach at Southern, was an assistant under Lions head coaches Billy Kennedy and Jim Yarbrough from 2003-11, serving as the associate head coach from 2006-11. Banks' assistant, Rodney Kirschner, was the video coordinator for the Lions from 2006-08.

    Banks is 1-1 against Southeastern. The Jaguars took a 73-69 win in Hammond on Dec. 4, 2015, breaking a seven-game win streak in the series by the Lions. Southeastern won the previous meeting, 65-61, in overtime at home on Dec. 12, 2011. The series between the two programs is tied at 17.

    "It's a good one to play before we get into conference play," Southeastern head coach Jay Ladner said. "We're playing a very good team, a team some people have picked to win the SWAC. They won it last year and went to the NCAA Tournament. It's also a team that has a lot of familiarity with Southeastern with coach Banks and coach Kirschner and the proximity of the schools. We had a heck of a game with them last year. They hit a late 3 to beat us. It's certainly a high-level game that will force us to play at a high level which should be good in terms of preparing us for league play."

    Southeastern is coming off a 71-65 loss at North Texas on Dec. 20. The Lions held the Mean Green to one field goal over the final 8:16, but North Texas was able to hold on to hand Southeastern its fifth loss in seven games.

    Junior forward Davon Hayes scored 27 points on 11-of-14 shooting from the field. Junior forward James Currington added a career-best 12 points and a game-high eight rebounds. Sophomore forward Moses Greenwood was also in double figures with 11 points. Southeastern shot 53.3 percent and out-rebounded North Texas 26-24 but turned the ball over 20 times.

    Southeastern is averaging 74.4 points per game on 46.9 percent shooting - second best in the Southland Conference - and is first in the conference and 15th nationally in 3-point percentage (41.3). The Lions also lead the conference in scoring defense (70.5 ppg) and are second in field goal percentage defense (42.7 percent) and defensive rebounds (25.5). They are averaging 35.7 rebounds while allowing 32.8.

    Hayes leads the team in scoring (14.3 ppg) and is third in the Southland in both 3-pointers made (26) and per game (2.17). He is also averaging 4.8 rebounds while recording 20 assists and 11 steals. Sophomore guard Marlain Veal is fourth in the conference in steals (22) and fifth in assists (47) while averaging 13.9 points.

    Greenwood is averaging 12.0 points and 5.9 rebounds, ranking sixth in the league with 2.4 offensive boards a game. Senior center Dominic Nelson (5.1 ppg) is second in the league in blocks (30), fourth in defensive rebounds per game (5.1) and sixth in total rebounds (85) and rebounds per game (7.1). He is tied for 22nd in the country with 2.5 blocks per game. Junior guard Jabbar Singleton (4.0 ppg) has dished out 36 assists.

    Southern comes into the game leading the Southwestern Athletic Conference in a number of offensive categories, including field goal percentage (43.8 percent), 3-point percentage (33.7 percent), free throw percentage (72.2 percent) and free throws made (177). The Jaguars are also second in scoring offense (75.0 ppg).

    Southern also leads the SWAC in field goal percentage defense (43.6 percent) and 3-point field goal percentage defense (28.9 percent) while allowing 75.9 points per game. The Jaguars are the top rebounding team in the league with 474 overall and 39.5 per game, including 27.2 defensive boards per game.

    Senior forward Shawn Prudhomme leads the SWAC in scoring (18.3 ppg), points (219), 3-pointers (33), 3-pointers per game (2.75) and 3-point percentage (45.2 percent). He is also second with 14 blocked shots. He was named the conference player of the week to open December after scoring a career-high 37 points in a win over Paul Quinn and adding 25 in a victory at Florida A&M.

    Junior forward Jared Sam is shooting a league-high 57.7 percent from the field and 84.3 percent from the free throw line while averaging 13.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. Senior guard Tre'lun Banks (12.5 ppg) is the conference leader in assists (46) and is second in assists per game (5.5) and free throw percentage (81.3 percent). Other projected starters for the Jaguars are junior forward Emanual Shepherd (5.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg) and junior guard Rashad Andrews (3.3 ppg).

    Southern has dropped three straight, including an 81-76 loss at Nebraska on Dec. 20. The Jaguars had four players in double figures - Banks with 16, Shepherd with 15, Prudhomme with 14 and Sam with 13. Five of Southern's eight losses have come by single digits.

    The Jaguars are 3-1 at home this season.