NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Tyler Stone and Nino Johnson posted double-doubles and Lucas Nutt had a season-high 16 points to lead Southeast Missouri State to an 83-67 win over New Orleans on Thursday night.
Stone scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season and Johnson added 11 points and 11 boards.
The Redhawks (5-4) never trailed, racing to a 25-11 edge, but committed four turnovers and scored only seven points in the final six minutes of the first half to lead 40-34 at intermission.
After New Orleans (2-4) got to 44-40 with 16:39 left, Southeast Missouri State reeled off eight straight points, including a pair of 3-pointers by Marland Smith.
The Redhawks outshot the Privateers 53.3 percent (32 of 60) to 38.1 percent (24 of 63).
Rarlensee Nelson scored a career-high 17 points and dished out five assists for New Orleans and Lovell Cook added 14 points.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Southeast Missouri State (5-4) « | 40 | 43 | 83 |
| New Orleans (2-4) | 34 | 33 | 67 |
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| Southeast Missouri State Redhawks | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Stone, F | 35 | 10-17 | 3-4 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| N. Johnson, F | 34 | 3-7 | 5-6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| L. Nutt, G | 29 | 6-8 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| C. Wilford, G | 28 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| M. Smith, G | 25 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| N. Niemczyk | 19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| J. White | 11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| A. Jones | 10 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Tolbert | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| C. Ferguson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32-60 | 12-16 | 43 | 13 | 19 | 83 | |
| 53.3% | 75% | ||||||
| New Orleans Privateers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| L. Cook, F | 29 | 5-8 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| E. Denard, F | 19 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| R. Nelson, G | 34 | 5-12 | 7-10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| T. McPhearson, G | 28 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| C. Blake, G | 14 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| I. Mack | 25 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| C. Dixon | 21 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| E. Ganapamo | 13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| K. Hill | 11 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| M. Banchy | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. County | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24-63 | 18-25 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 67 | |
| 38.1% | 72% | ||||||
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