SE Louisiana beats Centenary 99-67 behind Polanco
HAMMOND, La. -- Eddy Polanco scored 18 points and made all 10 of his free throws, and Southeastern Louisiana scored its most points in a season opener in eight years in beating Division III Centenary 99-67 on Friday night.
The Lions equaled their points scored in a 99-50 win over the University of Science and Arts in the 2009-10 opener.
Marlain Veal scored 17 points, Jordan Capps had 14, Jabbar Singleton 12 and James Currington 10 for Southeastern Louisiana.
Centenary rallied with an 11-2 run to take its only lead of the game, 16-15, with 16:33 left in the first half, before the Lions began to pull away to a 53-40 halftime lead behind Palanco's 16 points. D'Angelo West's 3-pointer sparked a 20-0 run that put the Lions up 82-51 with 6:10 to play.
Cedric Harris had 21 points, Travion Kirkendoll added 12 and Neil Hawkins 10 for the Gentlemen, who counted it as an exhibition game.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Steve Orkus
- Ryan Odneal
- Blake Thomas
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 |