SE Louisiana Lions @ Saint Mary's Gaels
NCAA snub Saint Mary's routs Southeastern Louisiana 89-45
MORAGA, Calif. -- Jock Landale scored 26 points on 11-of-15 shooting for his 20th 20-plus game of the season and Saint Mary's made 13 3-pointers in an 89-45 rout of Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday night in an NIT opener.
Landale scored 11 points in the first quarter as Saint Mary's opened a 19-8 lead and he had three points in a 12-0 run at the start of the second quarter for a 31-11 advantage. The Gaels, a top seed, led by at least 18 points the rest of the way and by as many as 44. They will play the winner of Wednesday's Washington-Boise State game in the second round.
Jordan Ford added 19 points with three 3-pointers for Saint Mary's (29-5) and Calvin Hermanson scored all 17 of his points in the first half with five 3-pointers. The Gaels matched their program-record win total from last season.
Jordan Capps led SE Louisiana (22-12), an eight-seed, with 15 of his 19 points in the second half. The Lions were held to 35 percent shooting, including just 1 of 20 from 3-point range.
Game Information
Moraga, CA
Referee:Michael Greenstein
Referee:Ryan Holmes
Referee:Tom Nally
2025-26 Standings
| Southland ConferenceSouthland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 13-1 | - | 20-3 |
| McNeese | 11-3 | 2 | 18-5 |
| Nicholls | 9-5 | 4 | 10-13 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 8-6 | 5 | 12-11 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 8-6 | 5 | 12-11 |
| New Orleans | 8-6 | 5 | 10-13 |
| Lamar | 7-7 | 6 | 12-11 |
| Incarnate Word | 5-9 | 8 | 10-13 |
| Northwestern State | 4-9 | 8.5 | 6-16 |
| Houston Christian | 4-10 | 9 | 8-15 |
| East Texas A&M | 3-10 | 9.5 | 8-15 |
| SE Louisiana | 3-11 | 10 | 6-17 |
| West Coast ConferenceWest Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 10-0 | - | 22-1 |
| Santa Clara | 10-1 | 0.5 | 19-5 |
| Saint Mary's | 8-2 | 2 | 19-4 |
| Pacific | 6-5 | 4.5 | 15-9 |
| San Francisco | 6-5 | 4.5 | 14-10 |
| Washington State | 6-5 | 4.5 | 11-13 |
| Oregon State | 5-6 | 5.5 | 12-12 |
| San Diego | 4-7 | 6.5 | 10-14 |
| Seattle U | 3-7 | 7 | 14-9 |
| Portland | 3-8 | 7.5 | 10-14 |
| Loyola Marymount | 2-9 | 8.5 | 11-13 |
| Pepperdine | 1-9 | 9 | 6-17 |
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