NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Cory Dixon's layup with 15.3 seconds left lifted New Orleans to a 72-68 victory over San Jose State on Friday night in each team's opener.
Trailing by 12 points with 6:39 to go in the first half, the Privateers took their first lead on Rarlensee Nelson's free throw with 6:30 left in the game.
Lovell Cook scored 12 of his team-high 20 points in the second half as the Privateers shot 66.7 percent from the field, compared to 33.3 percent in the first half. Nelson scored 12 points.
Facing a four-point deficit following a 3-pointer by San Jose State's `s D.J. Brown with 2:40 left, Nelson completed an 8-for-8 night at the line with two free throws. The Spartans scored with 1:22 remaining for their final points.
Cook dunked with 48 seconds left before the Spartans' missed jumper led to Dixon's play.
The Spartans' James Kinney scored 23 points.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| San Jose State (0-1) | 30 | 38 | 68 |
| New Orleans (1-0) « | 25 | 47 | 72 |
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| San Jose State Spartans | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Cunningham, F | 22 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| A. Brown, C | 23 | 4-5 | 1-7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| J. Kinney, G | 37 | 10-16 | 3-6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| D. Brown, G | 34 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| C. Jones, G | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| S. Smith | 26 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| L. Pennington | 23 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| X. Jones | 13 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Andoh | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Williams | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 29-56 | 7-17 | 34 | 11 | 23 | 68 | |
| 51.8% | 41.2% | ||||||
| New Orleans Privateers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| L. Cook, F | 29 | 10-16 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| E. Denard, F | 12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| R. Nelson, G | 28 | 2-4 | 8-8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| C. Blake, G | 23 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| T. McPhearson, G | 20 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Dixon | 26 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| M. Banchy | 20 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| D. Williams | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| I. Mack | 13 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| K. Hill | 10 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| E. Ganapamo | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27-54 | 17-24 | 28 | 15 | 17 | 72 | |
| 50% | 70.8% | ||||||
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