St. Hilaire leads New Orleans against Incarnate Word after 25-point showing

Published Feb. 4, 2022 2:22 a.m. ET

New Orleans Privateers (13-8, 6-0 Southland) at Incarnate Word Cardinals (4-19, 0-6 Southland)

San Antonio; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans visits the Incarnate Word Cardinals after Derek St. Hilaire scored 25 points in New Orleans' 79-70 victory against the Texas A&M-CC Islanders.

The Cardinals have gone 3-8 at home. Incarnate Word gives up 76.1 points and has been outscored by 9.7 points per game.

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The Privateers are 6-0 against Southland opponents. New Orleans is the top team in the Southland with 39.7 points per game in the paint led by St. Hilaire averaging 1.9.

The Cardinals and Privateers square off Saturday for the first time in Southland play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: RJ Glasper is averaging 14.6 points for the Cardinals. Josh Morgan is averaging 10.4 points over the last 10 games for Incarnate Word.

St. Hilaire is scoring 20.9 points per game and averaging 3.7 rebounds for the Privateers. Kmani Doughty is averaging 0.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for New Orleans.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 2-8, averaging 62.8 points, 27.1 rebounds, 10.3 assists, 4.8 steals and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 39.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.8 points per game.

Privateers: 9-1, averaging 77.4 points, 34.3 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 8.1 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.7 points.

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