Sports Minute: Diop, Julien help SE Louisiana stave off Texas A&M-CC 84-80
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - Pape Diop scored 23 points and Southeastern Louisiana held off a late push to defeat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 84-80. Von Julien added 20 points for the Lions, including two free throws with four seconds remaining to make it a two-possession game after Texas A&M-CC cut the gap to 81-78. The Islanders trailed by as many as 26 before Jordan Hairston's layup capped a 6-0 burst cutting the deficit to three points. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi mounted a charge in the second half, scoring a season-high 57 points.
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