LSU New Orleans Privateers at South Alabama Jaguars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
52 - 55
52 - 55
Sikes trey lifts South Alabama past New Orleans, 55-52
Sikes hit a trey to give the Jaguars a 51-50 lead with 2:02 left, but Bryson Robinson dunked with :56 left to put the Privateers in front, 52-51.
The Jaguars' Herb McGee missed a field goal from deep and Josh Ajayi missed a put-back attempt. New Orleans' Troy Green missed a free throw that would have padded the lead.
South Alabama (4-3) came into the game looking to rebound from an 81-77 loss to Stetson in overtime Wednesday. Before losing 11 straight meetings, New Orleans (1-4) had won eight of nine games against the Jaguars, including two in overtime.
Sikes finished with 15 points and Ajayi added 13 for South Alabama.
Tavin Thibodeaux had 14 points to lead New Orleans.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:02 | New Orleans Timeout | 52 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Josh Ajayi made Free Throw. | 52 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:02 | South Alabama Deadball Team Rebound. | 52 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Josh Ajayi missed Free Throw. | 52 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Michael Zeno. | 52 - 54 |
Statistics
 NOLA |
 USA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-51 | FG | 17-42 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 3-13 | 3PT | 6-20 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 7-11 | FT | 15-27 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 13 | Assists | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 23 | Fouls | 14 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Mitchell Center
Location: Mobile, AL
Attendance: 1,548 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| LSU New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |