New Orleans tops Southeastern Louisiana 79-69 in finale

Mar 8, 2020, 03:57 am

NEW ORLEANS -- Jahmel Myers scored 20 points with seven rebounds and 11th-place New Orleans beat 12th-place Southeastern Louisiana 79-69 in Saturday night's regular-season finale for both teams.

Troy Green added 16 points with five assists for the Privateers (9-21, 5-15 Southland Conference), who ended a three-game skid by shooting 54% from the field (29 of 54). Bryson Robinson had 12 points with six assists and Lamont Berzat scored 11 with three steals.

Pape Diop had 23 points, nine rebounds and three steals and Byron Smith added 15 points for the Lions (8-22, 5-15), who made 2 of 19 3-pointers (11%). Von Julien scored nine points and made five assists.

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