McNeese faces Louisiana on 4-game road skid
McNeese Cowboys (5-5) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (3-9, 1-0 Sun Belt)
Lafayette, Louisiana; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: McNeese hits the road against Louisiana looking to end its four-game road slide.
The Ragin' Cajuns are 3-5 on their home court. Louisiana has a 2-6 record against opponents over .500.
The Cowboys are 0-1 on the road. McNeese is ninth in the Southland with 21.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Joe Charles averaging 4.0.
Louisiana averages 66.4 points per game, 1.4 fewer points than the 67.8 McNeese gives up. McNeese averages 76.7 points per game, 0.1 fewer than the 76.8 Louisiana gives up to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kentrell Garnett is shooting 34.5% from beyond the arc with 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Ragin' Cajuns, while averaging 8.9 points.
Sincere Parker is averaging 15.6 points for the Cowboys.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
2024-25 Southland Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls | 2-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Lamar | 2-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Northwestern State | 2-0 | - | 5-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 1-1 | 1 | 7-4 |
| Incarnate Word | 1-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 1-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Houston Christian | 1-1 | 1 | 4-8 |
| McNeese | 0-0 | 1 | 5-5 |
| SE Louisiana | 0-1 | 1.5 | 6-6 |
| New Orleans | 0-1 | 1.5 | 2-8 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 0-2 | 2 | 6-6 |
| East Texas A&M | 0-2 | 2 | 2-10 |
2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 1-0 | - | 3-9 |
| Arkansas State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 9-3 |
| South Alabama | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-4 |
| Texas State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-4 |
| Troy | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-4 |
| Georgia Southern | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-5 |
| Marshall | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-5 |
| Coastal Carolina | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-5 |
| James Madison | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-5 |
| Georgia State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-7 |
| Southern Miss | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-7 |
| UL Monroe | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-9 |
| Old Dominion | 0-0 | 0.5 | 3-8 |
| App State | 0-1 | 1 | 6-6 |
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