Privateers Lose 9th in a Row at Home

The Privateers fell to Incarnate Word 74-58 at Lakefront Arena, marking their 9th home loss in a row. The streak dates back to last season, and all nine losses were by double digits.

New Orleans was never competitive against the Cardinals in Monday night's game. An early 19-3 UIW run, capped by a Davion Bailey triple, gave them a 30-11 cushion, and the Bucs never got closer than 14 thereafter.

UNO was led by James White with 15 points. Jah Short added 13.

The Privateers head to Hammond on Saturday for a matchup with the Southeastern Louisiana Lions, who beat UNO 83-63 earlier in the season.

HCU Surges Late to Beat UNO

Still searching for its first home win of the 2024-25 season, the Privateers (4-16, 2-7) led late in the second half but couldn't hold on, falling to Houston Christian, 86-76.

UNO trailed most of the first half but concluded the frame with an 8-0 run culminating with a James White score at the buzzer. It was White's 15th point and gave the Privateers a 38-37 lead heading to the locker room.

A close battle continued in the second half, but with New Orleans up 60-58, the Huskies executed a decisive 18-4 run that gave them the lead for good. UNO couldn't keep the Huskies off the glass and out of the paint down the stretch, nor could they contain Bryson Dawkins, who led HCU with 28.

White had 29 total points for the game on 11-of-18 shooting to lead UNO, in addition to a team-leading 9 rebounds. Turk Vincent added 18 and Dae Dae Hunter 15.

UNO has a quick turnaround to Monday night when they will host Incarnate Word.

Vincent, Rowbatham Lead Charge for UNO

With leading scorer James White out with an injury, the Privateers got superb efforts from Turk Vincent and Kohen Rowbatham en route to an 82-73 victory at East Texas A&M.

New Orleans trailed 9-3 early but righted the ship, heading to the locker room at 35-35 and taking over the lead for most of the second half. Turk Vincent filled the void created by White's injury with a 28-point effort, including a spectacular 5-for-5 from beyond the arc. He also led the team in rebounds with 7.

Freshman Kohen Rowbatham added 24 points on 7-of-10 shooting, and fellow freshman M.J. Thomas had 13 to go along with 6 rebounds.

New Orleans (4-14, 2-5) has one more stop on its three-game road swing, heading to Northwestern State on Monday for a 1 p.m. tipoff, moved up due to impending frigid weather.

Privateers End Losing Streak, Beat Lamar

Enduring a 10-game losing streak, the New Orleans Privateers went to Beaumont and upset Lamar 68-62.

The homestanding Cardinals entered the evening at 4-1 in the Southland, but UNO fought to a 35-35 tie at halftime and led most of the way in the second half. The Privateers (3-14, 1-5) led by as many as 10 in the second half before a late Lamar rally fell short.

New Orleans' very balanced attack was led by Dae Dae Hunter with 12 points. Turk Vincent and James White had 11 each, and Kohen Rowbatham added 10.  A big factor was on the boards; a UNO team that has struggled all year to rebound beat Lamar 43-37 on the glass.  M.J. Thomas led the way with 9 boards, followed by White with 7 and Luke Davis and Jah Short with 6 each.

New Orleans heads to Commerce to face East Texas A&M on Saturday.

Privateers Drop 10th in a Row

M.J. Thomas had a career high 18 points

The Privateers (2-14, 0-5) fell short again tonight and was never really competitive with visiting Southeastern Louisiana, dropping a 91-71 decision.

Since beating Tulane on November 22, New Orleans has been reeling. While many of these losses came in buy games, the Privateers have not found better fortune in Southland play, even in Lakefront Arena, where they've dropped their first three home conference games. Tonight was the latest in that run, with the Lions roaring to an early 23-10 lead and never really looking back.

New Orleans had difficulty handling Sam Hines, Jr., who posted a double-double with 30 points and 10 boards. UNO did get a career high from M.J. Thomas, who led the Bucs with 18 points. James White had 15 and Dae Dae Hunter 11 to round out the double-digit scorers for the Privateers. Luke Davis led the home team with 7 rebounds.

Next up for UNO is a road date with Lamar at the Montagne Center on Monday night.