Henry and New Orleans host Houston Baptist
Houston Baptist Huskies (4-11, 1-1 Southland) at New Orleans Privateers (4-9, 1-1 Southland)
New Orleans; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans takes on the Houston Baptist Huskies after Omarion Henry scored 20 points in New Orleans' 81-55 victory against the Lamar Cardinals.
The Privateers are 4-3 on their home court. New Orleans is 2-8 against opponents over .500.
The Huskies are 1-1 in Southland play. Houston Baptist ranks fifth in the Southland with 31.3 rebounds per game led by Deshon Proctor averaging 6.3.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jordan Johnson is averaging 16.3 points, 3.8 assists and 1.8 steals for the Privateers. Khaleb Wilson-Rouse is averaging 11.0 points and 4.2 rebounds while shooting 39.7% over the past 10 games for New Orleans.
Brycen Long is shooting 45.8% and averaging 15.0 points for the Huskies. Maks Klanjscek is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Houston Baptist.
LAST 10 GAMES: Privateers: 3-7, averaging 72.5 points, 28.4 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 6.1 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.3 points per game.
Huskies: 3-7, averaging 81.2 points, 31.6 rebounds, 15.9 assists, 8.2 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 84.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.