McNeese Cowboys at Northwestern State Demons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
79 - 72
Potier leads McNeese State to OT win over Northwestern State
The game was tied at 68 with 3:17 to play. Potier then scored seven of the next nine points for the Cowboys to give them a 77-72 lead with a minute left. Potier blocked a layup attempt on Northwestern State's next possession, and Howard Thomas made a pair of free throws to seal it.
Stephen Ugochukwu scored 19 points to lead McNeese State (4-8, 1-0).
Josh Boyd had 26 points, including 14-of-18 shooting from the line, for Northwestern State (6-6, 0-1), which made just 30 of 44 free throws (68 percent).
The Cowboys took the lead three minutes into the game and held it until Boyd split a pair of free throws to tie the game at 66 with 21 seconds left in regulation. The Cowboys' Kalob Ledoux missed a 3 for the win with five seconds to play and the game went to overtime.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:41 | Howard Thomas made Free Throw. | 79 - 72 |
| 3rd 0:43 | Howard Thomas made Free Throw. | 78 - 72 |
| 3rd 0:43 | Foul on Reginald Kissoonlal. | 77 - 72 |
| 3rd 0:43 | Howard Thomas Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 72 |
| 3rd 0:43 | Sabri Thompson missed Free Throw. | 77 - 72 |
Statistics
 MCN |
 NWST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-57 | FG | 20-66 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 30 |
| 5-14 | 3PT | 2-17 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 12 |
| 24-32 | FT | 30-44 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 11 | Assists | 4 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 30 | Fouls | 23 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Natchitoches, LA
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 |