KATY, Texas — Derek St. Hilaire made four 3-pointers and finished with 20 points as No. 5 seed New Orleans beat eighth-seeded Southeastern Louisiana 80-63 in the second round of the Southland Conference tournament on Wednesday night.
The Privateers will play No. 4 seed Northwestern State in a quarterfinal on Thursday.
Damion Rosser added 15 points for New Orleans (10-14). Troy Green had 11 points and Rodney Carson Jr. and Ahren Freeman 10 apiece.
Keon Clergeot had 22 points and Isiah Kirby added 10 for the Lions (8-18).
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