The 2-0 Tigers will be taking on a foe from Louisiana for the first time this season as the New Orleans Privateers come to town for the eighth-ever meeting between the two programs and first since 2019. LSU leads the all-time series at 7-1.
UNO enters this one led by 12th-year head coach Mark Slessinger, who has made the NCAA Tournament just once with the Privateers. New Orleans is 1-1 on the young season, losing 89-53 on the road against Butler to open the season before surviving a 65-63 contest against NAIA St. Francis (IL).
You can never look past an opponent in college basketball these days, given the number of buy-games that have been dropped to start the year. However, UNO ranks No. 267 in the NET — the lowest-ranked opponent the Tigers have faced.
Here’s everything you need to know to follow this one on Thursday night.