Delaney hits 7 treys, leads Sam Houston St. over New Orleans
KATY, Texas (AP) Josh Delaney made a career-high seven 3-pointers and finished with a career-best 25 points to lead Sam Houston State to an 85-63 victory over New Orleans on Thursday night in the second round of the Southland Conference Tournament.
No. 4 seed Sam Houston State (19-13) will play top-seeded Southeastern Louisiana (21-10) in a Friday semifinal game. The Bearkats beat Southeastern Louisiana at home 75-65 on Jan. 24 in their only regular-season matchup.
Delaney was 7 of 12 from long range and made 4 of 5 free throws. John Dewey III added 14 points and five assists for Sam Houston State. The Bearkats had a 45-23 edge in rebounds and had 12 assists.
Ezekiel Charles had 12 points and Makur Puou 11 for No. 5 seed New Orleans (15-16).
Sam Houston State had a double-digit lead midway through the first half, built a 50-32 halftime advantage and cruised from there.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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Free Throw % |
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Points | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
Offensive | 0 | 0 |
Defensive | 0 | 0 |
Team | 0 | 0 |
Assists | 0 | 0 |
Steals | 0 | 0 |
Blocks | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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5 New Orleans - | 69.6 PPG | 37.8 RPG | 14.6 APG |
4 Sam Houston - | 71.4 PPG | 41.3 RPG | 14.6 APG |
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Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
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Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |