Lamar Cardinals at McNeese Cowboys
· NCAA Men's Basketball
84 - 75
Barrett records double-double, leads Lamar to 84-75 win
Nick Garth and Jordan Hunter added 16 points apiece for Lamar (11-11, 4-5 Southland Conference), which has won three of its last four games. Hunter also dished out eight assists. Josh Nzeakor chipped in 12 points.
Garth nailed a 3-pointer to post Lamar's first points at the H&HP Complex as the Cardinals took an early 18-15 lead. McNeese battled back to go up 35-31 at the break after James Harvey drilled a 3 at the buzzer. Lamar opened the second half on a 17-7 run to go ahead 48-42 just over five minutes into the second period. McNeese stayed close but could never close the gap in this 104th meeting between the schools.
Roydell Brown, who had 10 points in the first half, finished with 26 for McNeese (7-14, 3-5). It was his fourth straight game with over 20 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 84 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Josh Nzeakor Defensive Rebound. | 84 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Roydell Brown missed Layup. | 84 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Shamarkus Kennedy Steal. | 84 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Edwin Jeudy Turnover. | 84 - 75 |
Statistics
 LAM |
 MCN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-62 | FG | 27-49 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 7-24 | 3PT | 4-14 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 17-20 | FT | 17-28 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 26 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 23 | Fouls | 15 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 2,492 | 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 |