McNeese Cowboys at Abilene Christian Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
74 - 79
Foster, Lewis help Abilene Christian top McNeese State 79-74
Hayden Farquhar added 12 points, Jalone Friday scored 10 and Jaylen Franklin added eight points, 10 rebounds, five assists and three steals for Abilene Christian (10-6, 2-1 Southland Conference).
James Harvey's 3-pointer gave McNeese (5-8, 2-1) a 10-point lead with 5:25 to play, but the Cowboys made just 1 of 6 from the field and committed four turnovers from there as ACU scored 15 of the final 17 points. Isaiah Tripp and Foster each hit a 3-pointer and Franklin made a layup during an 11-2 spurt that trimmed the deficit to 72-71 with 1:53 remaining. McNeese's Kalob Ledoux hit a jumper 31 seconds later, but Lewis and Franklin each made layups to give the Wildcats a 75-74 lead and Foster added four free throws to seal it.
Harvey and Jarren Greenwood had 16 points apiece, and Ledoux scored 15 for McNeese.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jaylen Franklin Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jaylen Franklin Block. | 74 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Kalob Ledoux missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Tevin Foster made Free Throw. | 74 - 79 |
Statistics
 MCN |
 ACU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-58 | FG | 28-60 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 8-24 | 3PT | 6-24 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 12-19 | FT | 17-24 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 9 | Assists | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fouls | 20 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Abilene, TX
Attendance: 1,183 | 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 |
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 |