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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

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