North Carolina Central Eagles at McNeese Cowboys
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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74 - 66
74 - 66
NC Central controls 2nd half to beat McNeese State 74-66
Dajuan Graff was 6 of 11 from the floor for 12 points while dishing out six assists for North Carolina Central (7-5).
McNeese held a 36-35 advantage at the half and was up 42-39 with 16:01 left. Cole had a layup and hit a jumper to give the Eagles a 49-45 lead with 12:26 left as the Eagles had a 15-4 run midway in the second period and won the second half 39-30.
The Cowboys (2-7), who have lost four straight, shot 63 percent in the first half but cooled off in the second period, hitting 24 of 57 for the game. NCCU maintained a consistent 39 percent on 26-of-66 shooting.
Jarren Greenwood led the Cowboys with 15 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Patrick Cole Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:08 | James Harvey missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Stephen Ugochukwu Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Patrick Cole missed Jumper. | 74 - 66 |
Statistics
 NCCU |
 MCN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-66 | FG | 24-57 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 3-14 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 19-22 | FT | 14-21 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 11 | Assists | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 26 | Fouls | 18 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Venue: Burton Coliseum
Location: Lake Charles, LA
Capacity:
Location: Lake Charles, LA
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2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-23 |
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 |