Abilene Christian Wildcats at McNeese Cowboys
· NCAA Men's Basketball
73 - 72
Abilene Christian tops McNeese 73-72 behind Ricks, Lewis
Hayden Farquhar scored 12 off the bench and B.J. Maxwell added 10 points with three steals for the Wildcats (13-3, 2-1 Southland Conference), who shot 50 percent overall and led 39-36 at halftime.
James Harvey's 3 with 11:41 to go put the Cowboys up 55-54, but the Wildcats led 71-67 on Franklin's free throw with 40 seconds left. Harvey's 3 cut it to 71-70, but Lewis's two from the line made it 73-70 with 16 seconds to go. McNeese closed to the final score on Kevin Hunt's layup with nine seconds left. The Wildcats' Joe Pleasant missed two free throws from there and Hunt's 3 at the buzzer missed.
Harvey scored 17 points with five 3s for McNeese (5-11, 1-2). Roydell Brown scored 15 and grabbed 11 rebounds, Malik Hines scored 14 and Trey Touchet 12 with six assists.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Roydell Brown Offensive Rebound. | 73 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Kevin Hunt missed Three Point Jumper. | 73 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Roydell Brown Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Joe Pleasant missed Free Throw. | 73 - 72 |
Statistics
 ACU |
 MCN |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-52 | FG | 25-53 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 10-22 | 3PT | 8-15 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 53 |
| 11-19 | FT | 14-19 |
| 58 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 1,782 | 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 | 3 | 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 |