Central Arkansas Bears at McNeese Cowboys
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
88 - 82
88 - 82
Kamba, Howard lead Central Arkansas past McNeese St., 88-82
Derreck Brooks added 23 points and Jake Zuilhof grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds for Central Arkansas.
McNeese State hit eight first-half 3-pointers to take a 46-39 lead at the break.
Craig McFerrin hit a jumper with 12:22 to play that gave the Cowboys an 11-point lead, but they went nearly five minutes before their next made field goal as Central Arkansas (7-17, 6-8 Southland) used a 13-4 run to pull within 70-68.
A 9-1 spurt by the Bears made it 77-73 with three minutes left and Howard converted a 3-point play with 2:17 to go that put Central Arkansas in front for good as McNeese State missed its final five field-goal attempts.
James Harvey led the Cowboys (6-19, 4-11) with 18 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 88 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Mathieu Kamba Defensive Rebound. | 88 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Jamaya Burr missed Three Point Jumper. | 88 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Jeff Lowery made Free Throw. | 88 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Jeff Lowery made Free Throw. | 87 - 82 |
Statistics
 CARK |
 MCN |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-57 | FG | 26-68 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 6-14 | 3PT | 10-28 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 24-29 | FT | 20-25 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 15 | Assists | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 15 | Fouls | 21 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Burton Coliseum
Location: Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 331 | Capacity:
Location: Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 331 | Capacity:
2025-26 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 2 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
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 |