McNeese Cowboys at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
· NCAA Men's Basketball
64 - 97
Long leads Louisiana Lafayette over McNeese State 97-64
Long has 56 double-doubles and has 1,103 rebounds. The senior forward is the Division I active leader in both categories.
The Ragin' Cajuns scored 19 straight points to take a 24-point lead in the first half, which ended with Louisiana ahead 52-31. A 12-0 run made it a 40-point lead with 3:29 remaining in the game.
Jay Hedgeman added 13 points for the Ragin' Cajuns (3-3), who came in ranked fourth nationally at 90.8 points per game. Louisiana narrowly missed its third 100-point game.
Adrian Brown led the Cowboys (1-6) with 11 points. McNeese State had 20 turnovers that Louisiana turned into 34 points. Louisiana outscored McNeese State 56-30 in the paint.
The score tied the second-largest margin of victory in the series between the Interstate-10 rivals. Louisiana leads 56-35.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Shaun Johnson made Three Point Jumper. | 64 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Shaun Johnson Offensive Rebound. | 61 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:27 | James Harvey missed Three Point Jumper. | 61 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Stephen Ugochukwu Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 97 |
Statistics
 MCN |
 UL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-71 | FG | 38-74 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 7-28 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 11-13 | FT | 14-17 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Assists | 20 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 34 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 56 |
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 40 |
Game Information
Location: Lafayette, LA
Attendance: 3,571 | 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 |