Houston Christian Huskies at McNeese Cowboys
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
89 - 102
89 - 102
Near-perfect Kennedy carries McNeese past Houston Baptist
Kennedy missed just one of 15-shot attempts and was 9 of 11 from the foul line. Kennedy entered the game with the fifth-highest shooting percentage in the country. He's now 137 of 196 (69.9%) in 19 games.
It was his eighth double-double effort of the season.
A.J. Lawson had 23 points, eight assists and six rebounds for McNeese State (11-9, 6-3 Southland Conference), which earned its sixth straight win. Roydell Brown added 12 points, eight assists and seven rebounds and Trey Johnson scored 11 points.
McNeese State is 5-0 when scoring at least 100 points this season.
Ian DuBose had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Huskies (1-16, 1-7), whose losing streak reached six games. Jalon Gates scored 19 and Myles Pierre had 18 with six rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 89 - 102 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Sha'markus Kennedy Defensive Rebound. | 89 - 102 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Jalon Gates missed Layup. | 89 - 102 |
| 2nd 0:20 | A.J. Lawson made Free Throw. | 89 - 102 |
| 2nd 0:20 | McNeese Offensive Rebound. | 89 - 101 |
Statistics
 HCU |
 MCN |
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|---|---|---|
| 32-82 | FG | 35-60 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 58 |
| 8-25 | 3PT | 9-20 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 17-25 | FT | 23-33 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 23 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 12 | Assists | 26 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 22 | Fouls | 19 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: Townsley Law Arena
Location: Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 3,214 | Capacity:
Location: Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 3,214 | 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 |