National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
New Orleans 68, Texas A&M CC 65
When: 9:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 11, 2017
Where: Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, Texas
Officials: # Brent Meaux, # Marques Pettigrew, # Rod Dixon
Attendance: 2068
Where: Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, Texas
Officials: # Brent Meaux, # Marques Pettigrew, # Rod Dixon
Attendance: 2068
Regular-season champion New Orleans won the Southland Conference tournament Saturday night, outlasting Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 68-65 in overtime at Merrell Center in Katy, Texas.
Tevin Broyles led four players in double figures for the top-seeded Privateers (20-11) with 15 points. Conference Player of the Year Erik Thomas added 14, and Christavious Gill and Michael Zeno scored 10 points apiece.
Rashawn Thomas scored a game-high 22 points for the second-seeded Islanders (20-11). Cole Martinez scored 15 points, all from the 3-point line. Joe Kilgore contributed 13 points and Kareem South hit for 10.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi led 33-26 at halftime, but New Orleans rallied in the second half, forcing overtime when Nate Frye stroked two free throws with 34 seconds left.
Rashawn Thomas had a chance to force a second overtime, but his 3-point try with six seconds left was long.
Top Game Performances
| Texas A&M CC | New Orleans | |
| Rashawn Thomas 22 | Scoring | Tevin Broyles 15 |
| Ehab Amin 4 | Assists | Erik Thomas 3 |
| Rashawn Thomas 8 | Rebounds | Erik Thomas 11 |
| Rashawn Thomas 12 | Free Throws Made | Tevin Broyles 5 |
| Ehab Amin 2 | Steals | Tevin Broyles 2 |
| Rashawn Thomas 4 | Blocks | N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Texas A&M CC | 65 | 46.8 | 6-19 | 15-19 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 15 |
| New Orleans | 68 | 42.4 | 3-17 | 15-27 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 14 |