Central Arkansas Bears at SE Louisiana Lions
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 87
70 - 87
Veal sparks Southeast Louisiana past Central Arkansas, 87-70
The Lions roared to a 46-29 advantage at the break and cruised to the finish, shooting 57.6 percent from the field (34 of 59), including 7 of 23 from long range.
James Currington contributed 16 points and grabbed a dozen rebounds and Eddy Polanco added 13 points.
Jordan Howard scored 17 points to pace Central Arkansas (8-21, 7-9), with Darraja Parnell and Thatch Unruh adding 13 and 12, respectively. No starter reached double-figure scoring for the Bears.
The Lions (15-14, 8-8 Southland) close out the regular season with games at Nicholls and at conference-leading New Orleans.
Central Arkansas (8-21, 7-9), which now has lost three straight, closes out the regular season at home against Stephen F. Austin and at Northwestern State.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Central Arkansas Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Marlain Veal missed Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:40 | Jeff Lowery Turnover. | 70 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:43 | James Currington made Layup. Assisted by Jabbar Singleton. | 70 - 87 |
Statistics
 CARK |
 SELA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-64 | FG | 34-59 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 58 |
| 10-21 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 14-22 | FT | 12-18 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 12 | Assists | 22 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 8 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 19 | Fouls | 20 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 27 |
Game Information
Venue: University Center
Location: Hammond, LA
Capacity:
Location: Hammond, 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 |