McNeese Cowboys at LSU New Orleans Privateers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
74 - 90
74 - 90
New Orleans dominates in 2nd half, beats McNeese 90-74
New Orleans (14-12, 11-4), which won the conference last year, remains 1.5 games behind league-leading Nicholls. The victory gave the Privateers 800 wins in program history.
Puou, who was 9 of 12 from the floor to total 23 points, also grabbed eight rebounds. Thibodeaux hit 8 of 16 field-goal attempts to total 18 points while dishing out seven assists. Bryson Robinson had 14 points and Lamont Berzat added seven points with six assists and four steals for New Orleans.
The Privateers had a slim 33-32 halftime advantage but quickly turned that into a 62-42 lead midway in the second half and cruised to the win.
Quatarrius Wilson had his fifth consecutive double-double with 13 points and 16 rebounds for McNeese (9-15, 6-8).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:22 | New Orleans Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Matthew Jiles made Free Throw. | 74 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Matthew Jiles made Free Throw. | 74 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Matthew Jiles Steal. | 74 - 88 |
Statistics
 MCN |
 NOLA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-68 | FG | 33-68 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 8-25 | 3PT | 5-13 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 16-23 | FT | 19-24 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 10 | Assists | 27 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fouls | 19 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Lakefront Arena
Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 1,571 | Capacity:
Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 1,571 | 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 |