NEW ORLEANS – With homecoming festivities taking place outside of Lakefront Arena, the LSU New Orleans men’s basketball team (1-1, 0-0 Southland) held its own block party on Corchiani Court, defeating the Loyola Wolf Pack (4-1, 0-0 SSAC) 90-65 in front of 2,472 fans on Saturday afternoon.
Solomon Ominu blocked four Loyola shots and altered several others. Enzo Boudouma and Marcus McDonald each blocked two, while Kedrick Osby added one. All told, the Privateers’ nine blocks were the most by the team since an 11-block performance against (then) Houston Baptist in 2019.
The Privateers used their physical advantage to outrebound the Wolf Pack 58-30 and outscore their top-15 NAIA opponent 58-22 in the paint. Loyola entered the game averaging 46.0 rebounds per game and had been outrebounding its opponents by more than 12 per game…