McNeese Cowboys at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
66 - 92
66 - 92
Louisiana-Lafayette beats McNeese State 92-66
Long, a sophomore, also had 15 rebounds to record his 20th career double-double for Louisiana, which is 2-0 for the first time since the 2008-09 season.
Elfrid Payton had his 12th game of 20 points or better with 22 for the Rajin' Cajuns (2-0). Elridge Moore had a career-high 16.
Louisiana led the Cowboys (0-2) by just three, 41-38, at the half before Long led the second-half deluge. Louisiana scored 22 points off turnovers for the game.
Louisiana was 35 of 68 from the field for 51.5 percent. McNeese State shot just 33.3 percent (23 of 69).
Adrian Fields scored 19 points and Ledrick Eackles 15 for McNeese State while Kevin Hardy had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
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Statistics
 MCN |
 UL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-69 | FG | 35-68 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 11-26 | 3PT | 6-17 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 9-12 | FT | 16-26 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Assists | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Cajundome
Location: Lafayette, LA
Attendance: 3,071 | Capacity:
Location: Lafayette, LA
Attendance: 3,071 | 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 |