Centenary (LA) Gentlemen @ SE Louisiana Lions
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
Centenary (LA) CENTELA | 40 | 27 | 67 |
SELA | 53 | 46 | 99 |
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
Hammond, LA
Referee:Steve Orkus
Referee:Ryan Odneal
Referee:Blake Thomas
2025-26 Standings
| Southland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls | 6-0 | - | 7-8 |
| McNeese | 5-1 | 1 | 12-3 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 5-1 | 1 | 12-3 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 4-2 | 2 | 8-7 |
| Incarnate Word | 3-3 | 3 | 8-7 |
| New Orleans | 3-3 | 3 | 5-10 |
| Lamar | 2-4 | 4 | 7-8 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 2-4 | 4 | 6-9 |
| SE Louisiana | 2-4 | 4 | 5-10 |
| Northwestern State | 2-4 | 4 | 4-11 |
| East Texas A&M | 1-5 | 5 | 6-10 |
| Houston Christian | 1-5 | 5 | 5-10 |
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