SE Louisiana beats Houston Baptist behind Veal's 26 points
HOUSTON -- Marlain Veal scored 26 points with five 3-pointers and five assists and Southeastern Louisiana beat Houston Baptist 70-67 on Wednesday night to win its third straight.
Moses Greenwood added 15 points and Von Julien had nine with seven assists for the Lions (7-12, 3-3 Southland Conference), who outrebounded the Huskies 32-24, made 8 of 18 3-pointers and had 19 assists on 23 field goals.
Trailing 37-23 at halftime, the Huskies closed to 67-66 on Stephen O'Suji's layup with 1:02 to go. Greenwood hit two free throws and Houston Baptist missed a layup before closing to 69-67 after Ty Dalton made 1 of 2 free throws.
Pape Diop made 1 of 2 for a 70-67 Lions' lead with four seconds left and Ian DuBose and Dalton missed 3-pointers.
DuBose scored 22 points with five 3s and Edward Hardt had 19 for the Huskies (5-12, 1-5), who have lost five straight.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Kelly Hunt
- Marques Pettigrew
- James Ford
2023-24 Southland Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese | 17-1 | - | 30-4 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 14-4 | 3 | 21-12 |
| Nicholls | 13-5 | 4 | 20-14 |
| Lamar | 12-6 | 5 | 19-14 |
| SE Louisiana | 10-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Northwestern State | 7-11 | 10 | 9-23 |
| Texas A&M-Commerce | 6-12 | 11 | 13-20 |
| New Orleans | 4-14 | 13 | 10-23 |
| Houston Christian | 4-14 | 13 | 6-23 |
| Incarnate Word | 3-15 | 14 | 8-23 |
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