New Orleans faces East Texas A&M, aims to break road losing streak

New Orleans Privateers (0-15, 0-6 Southland) at East Texas A&M Lions (4-11, 1-5 Southland)

Commerce, Texas; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans travels to East Texas A&M looking to end its 11-game road losing streak.

The Lions are 3-3 in home games. East Texas A&M is 2-6 in games decided by at least 10 points.

The Privateers are 0-6 in conference play. New Orleans allows 77.3 points to opponents while being outscored by 20.6 points per game.

East Texas A&M is shooting 38.8% from the field this season, 7.1 percentage points lower than the 45.9% New Orleans allows to opponents. New Orleans averages 56.7 points per game, 15.4 fewer points than the 72.1 East Texas A&M gives up.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nykesha Sanders is averaging 5.3 points and 5.3 assists for the Lions.

Alexis Calderon is averaging 7.4 points, 4.3 assists and 2.5 steals for the Privateers.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lions: 2-8, averaging 63.9 points, 28.5 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 6.0 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 38.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.7 points per game.

Privateers: 0-10, averaging 57.1 points, 30.5 rebounds, 11.1 assists, 8.6 steals and 1.1 blocks per game while shooting 34.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.5 points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Copyright © 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.

Federal News Network Logo
Log in to your WTOP account for notifications and alerts customized for you.

Sign up