Johnson Goes for 40, UNO Wins

On a night where Jordan Johnson torched Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for 40 points, Mason Jones provided the key offense down the stretch to secure New Orleans' 83-80 victory.

Johnson provided the healthy majority of the Privateer offense in the first half, notching 28 points and leading the Privateers to a 46-35 halftime lead.  UNO stretched that lead to 14 and held a 54-41 edge before the visiting Islanders launched a 19-0 run to take control.  With TAMU-CC up 70-65, Jones scored nine of his 11 points in a three-minute stretch, the last being a three-pointer, to put the Privateers back up 76-74. From there, UNO held on, with the Islanders' Jordan Roberts bricking a desperation three at the buzzer.

In addition to his 40 points, Johnson also led New Orleans with 7 rebounds.  James Glisson III was the third Privateer in double digits, also contributing 11 points, including four critical free throws in the final seconds.

UNO (7-9, 2-1) heads to Thibodaux on Monday night for its first conference road game of the season to take on Nicholls.

UNO Edges Commerce

Mason Jones

The Privateers got a vintage Jordan Johnson game to go along with strong efforts from Mason Jones and Turk Vincent to squeak past Texas A&M-Commerce 88-85 at Lakefront Arena on Monday afternoon.

Outrebounded badly by Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday, the Privateers (6-9, 1-1) responded with a huge 43-32 edge on the glass against these Lions, led by Vincent with 12 rebounds to go along with Jones' 7 and another 7 from Tyson Jackson.  UNO let a 13-point second half lead slip away late, but won the final 1:18 by a 7-3 margin to secure the tight win.

Johnson had 36 points to lead the way.  He drained 10-of-19 from the field and got to the charity stripe 16 times, making 14.  Vincent had 16 points as well to post a double-double, and Jones had 17.

UNO will complete its three-game homestand to start the season on Saturday against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

Privateers Drop Southland Opener

Tied at 67-67 with two minutes left, visiting Southeastern Louisiana took over down the stretch and beat New Orleans, 73-68.

The UNO backcourt combined for 33 points, but a lack of frontcourt strength -- the Privateers were destroyed 37-18 on the boards -- helped do in the host school.  Khaleb Wilson-Rouse led the way with 17 points, and Jordan Johnson had 16 points and 6 assists.

The Privateers (5-9, 0-1) have a quick turnaround to their next conference game, as they will take on Texas A&M-Commerce at Lakefront Arena on Monday night.