Northwestern State Demons at McNeese Cowboys
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
75 - 72
75 - 72
Northwestern State holds off McNeese State 75-72
Woodley and West scored the final six points to thwart McNeese State's come-back bid. Woodley, who was 8 of 13 from the field, had 18 points and West had 17 with seven assists and three steals.
The Demons (13-10, 8-4), who have won five of their last six games, were playing without Marvin Frazier, their third leading scorer and top rebounder. He was out with an ankle injury.
Northwestern State trailed 52-47 when West hit a trey to start a 10-2 run and take a 57-53 lead with 9:38 remaining. The Cowboys charged back late to close to 73-72 with 38 seconds left before West made two free throws to seal the win.
Kevin Hardy led McNeese State (9-14, 3-9) with 24 and Desharick Guidry added 20.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Northwestern St Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Kevin Hardy missed Three Point Jumper. | 75 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Kevin Hardy Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Zeek Woodley missed Free Throw. | 75 - 72 |
Statistics
 NWST |
 MCN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-63 | FG | 28-71 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 2-20 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 10 |
| 12-13 | FT | 14-23 |
| 92 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 17 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 19 | Fouls | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Burton Coliseum
Location: Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 1,336 | Capacity:
Location: Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 1,336 | 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 |