Abilene Christian Wildcats at McNeese Cowboys
· NCAA Men's Basketball
82 - 78
Abilene Christian holds off McNeese St. 82-78 behind Friday
Abilene Christian (12-13, 6-8 Southland) sealed the win by making its final six free throws in the last 90 seconds. Friday made four from the foul line and Drake Green made a pair for the game's final margin with five seconds left.
The score was tied at 34 at halftime, and Green's 3 with 11:27 to play put the Wildcats up 54-49, the largest lead after the break for either team. Green scored 16 for the Wildcats, winners of four of their last five and Jaylen Franklin had 15 points on 7-for-9 shooting and distributed 10 assists with just one turnover.
Kalob Ledoux lead McNeese State (7-18, 4-10) with 19 points making all four of his 3-pointers, Stephen Ugochukwu had 16 points and nine rebounds, Richard Laku had 11 points and Lance Potier had 10 points and seven rebounds.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 82 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jamaya Burr Offensive Rebound. | 82 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:01 | James Harvey missed Three Point Jumper. | 82 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Drake Green made Free Throw. | 82 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Drake Green made Free Throw. | 81 - 78 |
Statistics
 ACU |
 MCN |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-53 | FG | 27-60 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 8-21 | 3PT | 10-23 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 20-26 | FT | 14-18 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 16 | Assists | 8 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fouls | 17 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Lake Charles, LA
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 |