UNO Wins Final Non-Conference Tune-Up

Christavious Gill

The Privateers head into conference play next week at 4-7 after thumping Blue Mountain College 94-61 on Tuesday night at Lakefront Arena.

New Orleans had four scorers in double figures, led by Christavious Gill with 22. Erik Thomas added 16, Tevin Broyles 14, and Michael Zeno 12 for the victors.

UNO opens Southland Conference play at Lamar on Monday night.

Privateers Lose Close One at Cajundome

Nate Frye: 16 points, 7 assists

The Privateers (3-7) finally returned to the Cajundome in Lafayette to face former Sun Belt rival ULL, falling 79-69. The game was back-and-forth most of the way, and New Orleans held a 67-64 lead with just under six minutes left. However, the UNO offense dried up at that point, going the final 6:47 of the game without a field goal.

Christavious Gill led UNO with 17 points, with Nate Frye adding 16 and Erik Thomas 15. Frye also dished 7 assists. Cajuns standout Shawn Long did not play the first half but had 13 points and 8 boards in the second to boost ULL.

The Privateers have one final non-conference tuneup against sub-D1 opponent Blue Mountain College on December 29 at Lakefront Arena before beginning Southland Conference play the following week.

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Privateers Fall at UMass in OT

In a rematch of the 1991 Great Alaska Shootout final between then-relatively-unknown coaches Tim Floyd and John Calipari, the Privateers took UMass to overtime but ultimately lost, 103-95. It was the best outing of JUCO transfer Erik Thomas' young UNO career, as he posted a 16-point, 13-rebound double-double.

Kevin Hill missed a would-be game winning jumper at the close of regulation.

Six Privateers scored in double digits, led by Thomas. Freshman Cameron Reed had 15, Hill and Christavious Gill added 14, Nate Frye 11, and Tevin Broyles 10.

New Orleans will head to the Cajundome to take on UL Lafayette on Monday evening to complete its non-conference road schedule.

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Gill Helps UNO Avoid Upset

Christavious Gill had
a career-high 28

The Privateers (3-5) needed a career-high 28 points from Christavious Gill to avoid an upset at the hands of Williams Baptist, winning 83-66 on the lakefront Saturday night. UNO trailed by as many as 9 in the first half before taking a 31-27 halftime lead and pulling away late.

Erik Thomas had 16 points, and Nate Frye added 13 for the victors.

New Orleans next travels to UMass on Wednesday night to face the Atlantic 10's Minutemen.

Ball State Pulls Away Late in Win

Ball State opened up a two-point halftime lead and pulled away late, besting the Privateers in a non-conference contest on Saturday afternoon in Indiana.

New Orleans shot just 35% after shooting 33% earlier in the week at Tulane. After a scoreless first half, Christavious Gill shot just 4-for-10 but was UNO's only double-digit scorer with 12 points. Travin Thibodeaux led the Bucs with 7 rebounds to go along with 8 points.

UNO returns home to Lakefront Arena next Saturday for a tune-up against Williams Baptist before returning to Division I competition.

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UNO Falls Just Short at Tulane

Christavious Gill

After an incredible basket-steal-trey sequence by Christavious Gill put the Privateers up 62-61, Tulane's Dylan Osetkowski got free for a layup to put the Green Wave back ahead, and Tulane held on for a 64-62 win at not-Fogelman on Wednesday evening.

New Orleans' Cameron Reed got a decent look from three on the final possession but missed.

Gill led UNO with 15 points.  Erik Thomas had 11 rebounds.

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