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NEW ORLEANS –
Kahlil Singleton's outstanding night helped the LSU New Orleans Privateers (2-1, 0-0 Southland) pull away from the SUNO Knights (2-1, 0-0 HBCUAC) in the second half 98-82 on Saturday Night at Lakefront Arena.
Singleton's scoring outburst was the second-highest total of his career. He scored 37 for Canisius against Fairfield last season. Kahlil led the Privateers with 16 points in the first half and was electric in the second, adding another 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting over the final twenty minutes. All told, he finished 11-of-22 with six 3-pointers in 33 minutes of action.
Perhaps the only blemish on Singleton's night came with nine minutes left in the first half. He missed his fifth free throw attempt after making his first four, ending a streak of 26 straight makes from the free throw line dating back to last January. He finished the evening 6-of-8 from the charity stripe. The Privateers as a team were excellent at the line, making 23-of-28 (82%).
Enzo Boudouma and
Eze Nwakamma both recorded their first career double-doubles on Saturday night. Boudouma pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds and added 10 points, three assists, and a block. Nwakamma scored a career-high 12 points and pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds. It was Eze's first career double-figure scoring game and Enzo's first career game with double-digit rebounds.
Kedrick Osby scored 16 points, matching a career high. The Moss Point native did set new career highs in assists (5) and field goals (7).
Cham Okey was active off the bench as well, setting career highs in both rebounds (6) and assists (5).
LSU New Orleans returns to action on Wednesday when it makes the trip to Lubbock, Texas, to take on the No. 16 Texas Tech Red Raiders. Tipoff from United Supermarkets Arena is set for 6:30 p.m. The game will air on ESPN+ and locally on The Ticket 106.7 FM.
NOTES
- The last time a Privateer scored 36 or more points was when Jordan Johnson scored 36 and 40 in back-to-back games against Texas A&M-Commerce (now East Texas A&M) and Houston Christian four seasons ago.
- The last Privateer to make 12 or more field goals was
MJ Thomas, who made 12 against UIW last season.
- The last two Privateers to record double-doubles in the same game were
MJ Thomas and
Churchill Abass last season at Mississippi State. Both had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
- It was the first time the Privateers scored 90 or more points in back-to-back games since they scored 100 against Millsaps and 106 against SUNO to open the 2023-2024 season.
- Freshman Autrail Manning earned his first career start and played four minutes.
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In July of 2026 the University of New Orleans rejoined the LSU system and rebranded to "LSU New Orleans" bringing together two powerful brands - the purple and gold of LSU with the unbreakable spirit of New Orleans. The transition marks a return to the LSU family for the University - a place it called home from 1958-2011. Athletic teams will remain the Privateers and continue to compete in the Southland Conference.
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