McNeese Cowboys at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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50 - 64
50 - 64
Louisiana Tech beats McNeese State 64-50
The lead changed hands four times until Kenneth Smith made a layup at 8:09 in the first half to put Louisiana Tech (9-3-) up 22-21. Appleby hit a 3-pointer and a dunk to make it 27-23, then hit a jumper with 3 seconds to go and Louisiana Tech led 39-30 at halftime. Appleby, the team's leading scorer with an average of 16.1 points per game, had 19 points in the half.
Kyser scored 14 points and the Bulldogs outshot McNeese State (2-8) 38.3 percent from the field to 33.3 percent.
Ledrick Eackles led the Cowboys with 11 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 50 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Ledrick Eackles Turnover. | 50 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Ledrick Eackles Steal. | 50 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Raheem Appleby Turnover. | 50 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:47 | Chris Anderson Defensive Rebound. | 50 - 64 |
Statistics
 MCN |
 LT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-54 | FG | 23-60 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 5-17 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 9-16 | FT | 13-26 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 9 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fouls | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Thomas Assembly Center
Location: Ruston, LA
Attendance: 2,962 | Capacity:
Location: Ruston, LA
Attendance: 2,962 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| LSU New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |