Stillman Tigers at McNeese Cowboys
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72 - 81
72 - 81
McNeese State holds off Stillman 81-72
Kevin Hardy added 13 points and 13 rebounds and Ledrick Eackles had 18 points. The Cowboys (2-3) led only 52-48 with 12:10 to go but quickly pulled away and stayed comfortably ahead the rest of the way.
McNeese State took its first lead of the game 28-27 on Keelan Garrett's layup with 4:20 to go in the first half.
Stanley Magee was 4 of 5 from 3-point range for Stillman and finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Markeith Madison had 13 points and 11 rebounds and Daniel Bryant was 4 of 22 from the field and 2 of 13 from beyond the arc.
Markeith Madison's 3-point jumper put Stillman ahead 19-10 with 12:08 to go in the first half.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Markeith Madison made Layup. | 72 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Ledrick Eackles made Free Throw. | 70 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Ledrick Eackles made Free Throw. | 70 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Foul on Jeff Wherry. | 70 - 79 |
Statistics
 MCN |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-73 | FG | 29-65 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 10-34 | 3PT | 6-14 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 12-16 | FT | 17-23 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Assists | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fouls | 13 |
Game Information
Coleman Coliseum
Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
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 |