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12/05 03:42 CST Houston Christian visits New Orleans following Cope's 21-point
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Houston Christian visits New Orleans following Cope's 21-point game
By The Associated Press
Houston Christian Huskies (4-4) at New Orleans Privateers (3-6)
New Orleans; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans hosts Houston Christian after TJ Cope scored 21 points
in New Orleans' 86-70 loss to the Memphis Tigers.
The Privateers play their first home game after going 3-6 to begin the season.
New Orleans leads the Southland with 25.4 defensive rebounds per game led by MJ
Thomas averaging 4.3.
The Huskies are 1-3 on the road. Houston Christian is 2-2 when it has fewer
turnovers than its opponents and averages 11.4 turnovers per game.
New Orleans averages 76.6 points, 5.1 more per game than the 71.5 Houston
Christian gives up. Houston Christian averages 71.1 points per game, 9.7 fewer
points than the 80.8 New Orleans gives up.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Coleton Benson is shooting 37.5% and averaging 15.4 points for
the Privateers. Jakevion Buckley is averaging 1.1 made 3-pointers.
Trent Johnson averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Huskies, scoring
10.0 points while shooting 41.7% from beyond the arc. Kylin Green is averaging
12.9 points, 5.4 assists and 1.5 steals.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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