NEW ORLEANS, La – Moses Greenwood scored 26 points but it wasn't enough as the Southeastern Louisiana men's basketball team lost to UNO, 89-68, Wednesday night at Lakefront Arena.
 
The Lions (13-14, 9-5 Southland) had their five-game road winning streak and five-game overall winning streak snapped at the hands of the Privateers.
 
UNO (15-10, 10-4 Southland) came into Wednesday's game shooting 33 percent as a team from the three-point line. The Privateers, however, hit 14 three-pointers (14-for-23 for 61 percent) and shot 29-for-48 (60 percent) for the game to take sole possession of third place. The Privateers improved to 12-2 at home this year.
 
Greenwood, the Sharon, Mississippi native, led all scorers and shot 11-for-15 from the field, snatched six rebounds and took three charges. Marlain Veal added 11 points and five assists for SLU.
 
SLU, despite the loss, outrebounded the Privateers, 35-34, including an astounding 21 offensive rebounds and had just 11 turnovers. However, the Lions shot 25-for-65 (38 percent) from the field and just 4-for-21 (19 percent) from the three-point line.
 
UNO opened the game on fire from the three-point line hitting 5-for-7 in the first eight minutes to take a 22-9 lead. The Lions battled back to cut the Privateers' lead to 31-25 with 3:43 to go in the first half. UNO retook a 13-point lead at halftime, 44-31.
 
The Privateers opened the second half on a 7-0 run to take a 51-31 lead and never looked back.
 
Next up, the Lions will head to Abilene, Texas to face Abilene Christian (21-5, 10-3 Southland) Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m.
 
Saturday's game will be broadcast by ESPN 3 and is available with ESPN apps at https://es.pn/2EhOJ9Q. The game can be heard live in the Hammond area on KSLU-FM (90.9), online at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the Lions Game Day Experience, Radio FX and TuneIn Radio apps.
 
BOX SCORE
At New Orleans, La. (Lakefront Arena)
NEW ORLEANS 89, SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 68
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (13-14, 9-5 SLC)
Greenwood, Moses 11-15 4-7 26; Veal, Marlain 4-13 1-2 11; Strange, Matthew 2-3 1-2 7; Diop, Pape 2-4 2-2 6; Brown, Kajon 1-6 3-4 5; Julien, Von 2-7 0-0 4; Edwards, Parker 1-4 0-0 2; Starwood, Maxwell 1-3 0-0 2; West, D'Angelo 1-1 0-0 2; Saunders, Jeremiah 0-2 1-2 1; Charleston, Keith 0-3 1-2 1; Gonzalez, Brandon 0-4 1-1 1; Bossetta, Patrick 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-65 14-22 68.
 
NEW ORLEANS (15-10, 10-4 SLC)
Robinson, Bryson 6-8 6-7 23; Rosa, Jorge 6-9 0-0 18; Plaisance, Scott 6-7 2-2 15; Myers, Jahmel 5-5 0-0 11; Robinson, Larry 2-4 2-2 7; Gates, Gerrale 2-6 2-7 6; Rosser, Damion 2-3 1-2 5; Green, Troy 0-4 4-6 4; Harrison, Tyren 0-0 0-0 0; Haynes, Amari 0-0 0-0 0; Bohannon, Charles 0-1 0-0 0; Berzat, Lamont 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-48 17-26 89.
 
Southeastern Louisiana........   31   37  -   68
New Orleans........................   44   45  -   89
 
3-point goals--Southeastern Louisiana 4-21 (Veal, Marlain 2-6; Strange, Matthew 2-2; Brown, Kajon 0-1; Julien, Von 0-2; Edwards, Parker 0-3; Starwood, Maxwell 0-1; Saunders, Jeremiah 0-2; Gonzalez, Brandon 0-4), New Orleans 14-23 (Rosa, Jorge 6-9; Robinson, Bryson 5-7; Robinson, Larry 1-3; Myers, Jahmel 1-1; Plaisance, Scott 1-2; Berzat, Lamont 0-1). Fouled out--Southeastern Louisiana-None, New Orleans-None. Rebounds—Southeastern Louisiana 35 (Diop, Pape 7), New Orleans 34 (Gates, Gerrale 10). Assists--Southeastern Louisiana 9 (Veal, Marlain 5), New Orleans 20 (Rosser, Damion 6). Total fouls--Southeastern Louisiana 16, New Orleans 21. Technical fouls--Southeastern Louisiana-None, New Orleans-None. A-813
 
 INSIDE SOUTHEASTERN BASKETBALL WITH JAY LADNER
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