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East Carolina 68, Hampton 48
New Orleans 74, Tulane 59
LSU 84, #rv/-- Houston 65
East Carolina 68, Hampton 48
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- B.J. Tyson had 17 points and Andre Washington made 5 of 6 from the floor for 13 points and blocked five shots as East Carolina ran away from Hampton in the final half of second period for a 68-48 win on Tuesday night.
Kentrell Barkley made 5 of 9 field goal attempts for 12 points and had six rebounds for East Carolina.
East Carolina (6-2), which has won five straight at home, made 51 percent of its field goals, while holding Hampton to just 18-of-64 (28%) shooting. East Carolina was up 36-28 at the break. A.J. Astroth hit a jump shot as Hampton closed to 42-41 with 13:37 remaining. Barkley made two free throws and Tyson nailed a jumper to start East Carolina on a 10-0 run and a 52-41 lead at the 9:36 mark. Hampton could not recover.
Jermaine Marrow led Hampton (1-6), which has lost five straight, with 12 points.
Tyson's 17 points left him at 999 for his career.
LSU 84, #rv/-- Houston 65
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Antonio Blakeney scored 23 points and LSU pulled away in the second half for an 84-65 non-conference victory over Houston on Tuesday.
Blakeney, whose fast-break layup with one second remaining gave the Tigers a 39-38 halftime advantage, scored 14 points and grabbed five of his eight rebounds in the second half. Blakeney made a season-high ten field goals.
Blakeney led an 8-0 run which enabled LSU (5-2) to take control of the game early in the second half. Blakeney made two baskets, one a 3-pointer, as the Tigers went ahead 53-42 with 15:50 to play. Houston (5-1) did not trail by fewer than nine points the rest of the way.
LSU shot 50 percent from the field (36-of-72), including 44 percent on 3-pointers (8-of-18).
But, the difference in the game was what happened on the backboards. The Tigers outrebounded the Cougars 46-28. LSU turned 20 offensive rebounds into 23 second-chance points.
Three LSU players, in addition to Blakeney, scored in double figures. Brandon Sampson had 16 points, all but two in the first half. Craig Victor had 13 points and nine rebounds in his first start of the year. Aaron Epps, who was replaced by Victor in the lineup, had 11 points and seven rebounds.
Rob Gray led Houston with 19 points. Damyean Dotson added 13 while Devin Davis had 12. The Cougars were badly beaten inside, where they were outscored 46-26 in the paint.
New Orleans 74, Tulane 59
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Erik Thomas scored 18 points and made 10 of 11 free throws and New Orleans never trailed in beating cross-town rival Tulane 74-59 on Tuesday night.
New Orleans led 34-17 at halftime, stayed ahead 50-32 in the second half on Freshman Travin Thibodeaux's dunk, and then pulled away 66-39 after a 12-2 run capped by Thomas' free throw with 5:59 to go.
The Green Wave outscored New Orleans 7-3 in the final 2:29 and 42-40 in the second half, but made only 24 of 66 from the floor (36.4 percent).
New Orleans outrebounded Tulane 41-27 and shot 47.8 percent from the floor (22 of 46), but turned the ball over 22 times.
Thibodeaux scored 14 points, grabbed eight rebounds and made five assists for the Privateers (3-3). Christavious Gill scored 14 points and tied his career best with five steals. Michael Zeno added 11 points.
Malik Morgan led Tulane (1-6) with 17 points.