The MUW men’s basketball team came up two points short Saturday, falling to Southern University of New Orleans 61-59 in New Orleans.
Tavonta Jones scored 19 points, Tyler Jackson had 11, and Tre Pinkston had 10 for the Owls (2-8).
MUW made 24 of 66 shots (36.4 percent) but struggled from behind the 3-point line, hitting just 3 of 16 for 18.8 percent. The Owls hit 8 of 12 free throws for 66.7 percent.
SUNO shot similarly: 25 of 69 from the floor (36.2 percent), 3 of 15 from 3 (20 percent) and 8 of 15 from the line (53.3 percent).
The Owls will host Belhaven at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Pohl Gymnasium.
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