UNO beats Tulane in low-scoring game

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• Published: Dec 4, 2008 - UPDATED: 7:37 a.m.

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NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans junior guard Darrian McKinstry came off the bench to score a game-high 16 points and made his first five shots from the field as the host-Privateers defeated Tulane 49-39 on Wednesday at Lakefront Arena.

Kyndall Dykes scored 15 points on 6-of-17 shooting, and UNO held the Green Wave (4-3) to just 29 percent shooting as the Privateers (2-4) beat their cross-town rivals for the seventh time in the last nine meetings.

Jaroslav Tyrna had 11 points and eight rebounds, as the McKinstry-Dykes-Tyrna trio combined for 42 of the Privateers’ 49 points. UNO won despite a 37 percent shooting night, including 33 percent in the first half.

Senior center Robinson Louisme led Tulane with 15 points, but no other Tulane player scored more than six. Tulane was just 8-for-28 from the field in the first half and was 1-for-12 from 3-point range overall.

The 39 points were the fewest scored by a Tulane team against UNO in the 44-game series. UNO has won six straight home games against the Green Wave.

McKinstry was a perfect 4-for-4 from the field after entering the game nearly nine minutes into the contest.

GRAMBLING 98, SUNO 53: Six players scored in double figures as Grambling State cruised past Southern at New Orleans in non-conference action.

Grambling built a 14-4 advantage at the 16:09 mark of the first half but SUNO fought back and closed to within six nearly two minutes later on a Ronald Barnes jumper. However, that would be as close as SUNO would get as the Tigers outscored SUNO 31-14 the rest of the way en route to a 45-22 halftime margin.

Grambling’s inside tandem of Jamal Breaux and George Akpele both had strong offensive nights with 15 points apiece along with combining for 18 rebounds. Ibrahim Kpaka followed with 14 points while Andrew Prestley tallied 13 points.