New Orleans Privateers at Texas Longhorns
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Jordan Pope scores career-high 42, hits 8 3s to help Texas beat New Orleans 98-62
Arthur Kaluma had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Texas (10-2), and Chendall Weaver scored 12.
Marcus Carr set the previous Moody Center record with 41 points in December of 2022. Creighton's Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 49 points, the most in a D-I game this season, on Nov. 6. Pope’s previous scoring high was 31.
Dae Dae Hunter led New Orleans (2-8) with 16 points, Jah Short scored 15 and James White added 14 with eight rebounds. MJ Thomas added 11 points and nine boards.
The Privateers have lost four games in a row and six of their last seven.
Kaluma made a layup, a 3-pointer and converted a traditional three-point play in the first 3 1/2 minutes to help the Longhorns jump to a 16-0 lead when Devon Pryor hit two free throws with 13:39 left and Texas never trailed. The Privateers twice trimmed their deficit to six points from there, but got no closer.
Pope, a transfer from Oregon State who led the Beavers in scoring (17.6 per game) and assists (3.4) last season, scored 12 points and Kaluma added five in a 19-3 spurt that gave the Longhorns a 22-point lead with 1:51 left in the first half and Texas led by double figures the rest of the way.
Texas is 2-2 all-time against UNO, which registered a 74-56 victory over the Longhorns in New Orleans on Dec. 11, 1982 and then beat Texas in Austin, Texas, 64-58 on Nov. 30, 1983.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 98 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 98 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Grant Kemp made Jumper. | 62 - 98 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Nic Codie Turnover. | 60 - 98 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Nic Codie Defensive Rebound. | 60 - 98 |
Statistics
 UNO |
 TEX |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-66 | FG | 34-62 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 7-20 | 3PT | 13-25 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 52 |
| 9-21 | FT | 17-24 |
| 43 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Assists | 15 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fouls | 20 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 44 |
Game Information
Location: Austin, TX
Attendance: 10,565 | 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 |
| 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 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 27-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 28-9 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 25-10 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 27-9 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 20-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 20-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |