PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) - Erik Thomas had 17 points and 10 rebounds on Saturday and New Orleans handed Washington State its second home loss in the last week 70-54.

Christavious Gill scored 18 points on 7-of-13 shooting and Travin Thibodeaux added 16 for the Privateers (4-3).

Washington State (4-4) hung around in the second half, but New Orleans kept its lead hovering around 10 throughout most of the period and had a late 10-2 run to pull away to an 18-point lead in the final minute.

New Orleans dominated Washington State on the glass 36-20.

Robert Franks led the Cougars in scoring with a career-high 16 points off the bench.

Gill's 3 helped New Orleans to an early 7-2 lead. WSU tied the game at 13 after Derrien King hit a 3 and Robert Franks flushed a fast break dunk.

The Privateers then scored 13 in a row, fueled by 3s from Broyles, Jorge Rosa and Gill to take a 26-13 lead with 6:23 left in the half. Then Ike Iroegbu's seven first half points helped cut the New Orleans lead to four at the half.

BIG PICTURE

New Orleans: New Orleans managed a big road win over a Pac-12 opponent to pull its record over .500. The win was the first against a Pac-12 team since 1998.

Washington State: Home losses to San Jose State and New Orleans do not look favorable as WSU dropped to .500 on the season. The Cougars lost their second home game against a mid-major opponent in the span of a week and lost any momentum it gripped after beating Utah Valley. Picked to be the Pac-12's last place finisher, WSU is doing little to convince anyone otherwise.

UP NEXT

New Orleans: The Privateers visit Northwestern on Dec. 11.

Washington State: The Cougars host Idaho on Wednesday and travel to Kansas City, Missouri, to face Kansas State in the Wildcat Classic on Saturday.