THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - Fred Hunter scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half, when Nicholls State shot 75 percent on the way to a 92-79 victory over New Orleans on Monday night.
The Colonels (1-2), who hadn't played since Nov. 16, showed no signs of rust while making 15 of 20 first-half shots, including 6 of 8 from 3-point range, to lead 47-31.
Hunter made all four of his shots in the half, along with 7 of 8 free throws.
JaMarkus Horace added 17 points for Nicholls State, with 15 coming in the second half, when the Privateers (2-3) got no closer than 10 points.
Lovell Cook scored 15 points and Rarlensee Nelson had 13 points and nine assists for New Orleans, which currently plays as a Division I independent but will join Nicholls State next season in the Southland Conference.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| New Orleans (2-3) | 31 | 48 | 79 |
| Nicholls State (1-2) « | 47 | 45 | 92 |
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| New Orleans Privateers | |||||||
| M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS | |
| L. Cook, F | 30 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| E. Denard, F | 14 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| C. Blake, G | 31 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| R. Nelson, G | 25 | 4-10 | 5-6 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| T. McPhearson, G | 20 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| C. Dixon, F | 20 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| I. Mack, G | 17 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| M. Banchy, G | 15 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| E. Ganapamo, G-F | 15 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| K. Hill, F | 13 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| M. County, G | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Parker, F | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 29-56 | 17-25 | 25 | 13 | 29 | 79 | |
| 51.8% | 68.0% | ||||||
| Nicholls State Colonels | |||||||
| M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS | |
| S. McBeath, F | 30 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| L. Prest, F | 20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| S. Rillieux, G | 33 | 3-5 | 6-6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| T. Carpenter, G | 28 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| F. Hunter, G | 25 | 7-12 | 8-10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| P. Maciel, G | 20 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Horace | 15 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| S. Bailey, G-F | 14 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Smith, G | 13 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| T. Julien, F | 2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 29-48 | 28-37 | 31 | 15 | 21 | 92 | |
| 60.4% | 75.7% | ||||||
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