NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) - Ivan Canete scored 14 points and Isaiah Traylor 13 and Stephen F. Austin defeated New Orleans 71-61 on Saturday night.
Traylor had 12 in the first half when the Lumberjacks (11-10, 6-3 Southland) made 6 of 9 3-pointers and shot 61.5 percent overall (16 of 26) to open a 42-31 lead.
The Privateers (12-8, 7-2) got within six early in the second half but Canete hit a 3 and the lead quickly grew back to 16. The final score was as close as New Orleans would get.
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Erik Thomas led New Orleans with 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting. Christavious Gill added 12 and Travin Thibodeaux 11 with 8 rebounds, four steals and three assists.
Dallas Cameron, who had eight points and four assists, picked up his 100th win in a SFA uniform, joining four players who graduated last year in that exclusive club.
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