White leads New Orleans against Texas after 24-point game
New Orleans Privateers (2-7, 0-1 Southland) at Texas Longhorns (9-2)
Austin, Texas; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST
Longhorns -34.5; over/under is 149
BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans visits Texas after James White scored 24 points in New Orleans' 104-57 loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes.
The Longhorns have gone 6-1 in home games. Texas is ninth in the SEC with 15.5 assists per game led by Julian Larry averaging 4.3.
The Privateers are 1-5 on the road. New Orleans has a 0-6 record in games decided by 10 points or more.
Texas' average of 8.1 made 3-pointers per game is 1.5 fewer made shots on average than the 9.6 per game New Orleans gives up. New Orleans has shot at a 39.2% clip from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points less than the 39.6% shooting opponents of Texas have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tre Johnson averages 2.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Longhorns, scoring 19.9 points while shooting 43.3% from beyond the arc.
White is averaging 19.1 points and 7.3 rebounds for the Privateers.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
2024-25 Southland Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls | 2-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Lamar | 2-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Northwestern State | 2-0 | - | 4-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 1-1 | 1 | 7-4 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 1-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Incarnate Word | 1-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
| Houston Christian | 1-1 | 1 | 4-7 |
| McNeese | 0-0 | 1 | 5-5 |
| SE Louisiana | 0-1 | 1.5 | 5-6 |
| New Orleans | 0-1 | 1.5 | 2-7 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 0-2 | 2 | 5-6 |
| East Texas A&M | 0-2 | 2 | 2-10 |
2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings
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