St. Hilaire carries New Orleans past Houston Baptist 77-66
HOUSTON -- — Derek St. Hilaire had a career-high 34 points as New Orleans extended its winning streak to seven games, topping Houston Baptist 77-66 on Thursday night.
St. Hilaire shot 4 for 6 from behind the arc and shot 10 for 12 from the foul line.
Troy Green had 10 points and eight rebounds for New Orleans (11-8, 6-1 Southland Conference). Tyson Jackson added seven rebounds.
Jade Tse had 15 points for the Huskies (6-11, 2-5). Darius Lee had 15 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Khristion Courseault had 11 points.
The Privateers improve to 2-0 against the Huskies this season. New Orleans defeated Houston Baptist 81-65 on Jan. 7.
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2021-22 Southland Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Nicholls | 11-3 | - | 21-12 |
New Orleans | 10-4 | 1 | 18-14 |
SE Louisiana | 10-4 | 1 | 19-15 |
Texas A&M-CC | 7-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
Houston Baptist | 6-8 | 5 | 11-18 |
Northwestern State | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
McNeese | 4-10 | 7 | 11-22 |
Incarnate Word | 3-11 | 8 | 7-25 |