Okafor leads SE Louisiana past Houston Baptist 90-81
KATY, Texas -- — Gus Okafor had a season-high 25 points as Southeastern Louisiana got past Houston Baptist 90-81 on Thursday in a Southland Conference opener for both teams.
Okafor made 7 of 10 3-pointers.
Keon Clergeot had 17 points and eight assists for Southeastern Louisiana (5-9), which broke its four-game losing streak. Ryan Burkhardt added 13 points and Jalyn Hinton had 11 points and five blocks.
Sam Hofman scored a career-high 22 points for the Huskies (4-7). Khristion Courseault added 17 points and Jade Tse had 13 points.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Joe Wilbert III
- Carl Gray
- Kelly Sitton
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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