NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
McNeese Cowboys 68
–
SE Louisiana Lions 71
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MCN313768
SELA314071
Leonard E. Merrell Center

Match Report

Okafor lifts SE Louisiana by McNeese St. 71-68 in Southland

— Gus Okafor matched his career high with 26 points and eighth-seeded Southeastern Louisiana narrowly defeated nine-seed McNeese State 71-68 in the Southland Conference tournament first round on Tuesday.

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Team Stats

MCN SELA
24-53
FG
26-68
45
Field Goal %
38
7-24
3PT
7-31
29
Three Point %
23
13-18
FT
12-15
72
Free Throw %
80
42
Rebounds
34
11
Offensive Rebounds
14
31
Defensive Rebounds
20
15
Assists
12
5
Steals
14
4
Blocks
4
20
Turnovers
10
1
Team Turnovers
1
20
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
14
Points Off Turnovers
25
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
15
Fouls
17
4
Largest Lead
15

Top Performers

MCN

  • Carlos Rosario F MIN 31 · PTS 18 · FG 6-9
  • A.J. Lawson G MIN 37 · PTS 12 · FG 5-11
  • Harwin Francois G MIN 24 · PTS 9 · FG 3-7
  • KeyShawn Feazell F MIN 29 · PTS 7 · FG 2-5

SELA

  • Gus Okafor F MIN 35 · PTS 26 · FG 10-21
  • Nick Caldwell G MIN 38 · PTS 4 · FG 1-5
  • Isiah Kirby G MIN 31 · PTS 14 · FG 5-10
  • Keon Clergeot G MIN 34 · PTS 10 · FG 3-11

Play by Play

  1. DunkShot 0:01 68-71

    Gus Okafor made Dunk. Assisted by Nick Caldwell.

    4397641 2nd Half
  2. LayUpShot 0:02 68-69

    Carlos Rosario made Layup. Assisted by A.J. Lawson.

    4703639 2nd Half
  3. MadeFreeThrow 0:12 66-69

    Keon Clergeot made Free Throw.

    4066460 2nd Half
  4. MadeFreeThrow 0:12 66-68

    Keon Clergeot made Free Throw.

    4066460 2nd Half
  5. PersonalFoul 0:12 66-67

    Foul on Zach Scott.

    4396689 2nd Half
  6. JumpShot 0:13 66-67

    Chris Orlina made Jumper. Assisted by Zach Scott.

    4593779 2nd Half
  7. JumpShot 0:35 64-67

    Keon Clergeot made Jumper.

    4066460 2nd Half
  8. LayUpShot 1:02 64-65

    Carlos Rosario made Layup. Assisted by Collin Warren.

    4703639 2nd Half
  9. JumpShot 2:11 62-65

    Chris Orlina made Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Lawson.

    4593779 2nd Half
  10. MadeFreeThrow 2:26 60-65

    Gus Okafor made Free Throw.

    4397641 2nd Half
  11. MadeFreeThrow 2:26 60-64

    Gus Okafor made Free Throw.

    4397641 2nd Half
  12. PersonalFoul 2:26 60-63

    Foul on Chris Orlina.

    4593779 2nd Half
  13. LayUpShot 2:53 60-63

    Chris Orlina made Layup. Assisted by Zach Scott.

    4593779 2nd Half
  14. LayUpShot 4:08 58-63

    A.J. Lawson made Layup.

    4067017 2nd Half
  15. LayUpShot 4:38 56-63

    Carlos Rosario made Layup.

    4703639 2nd Half
  16. PersonalFoul 5:04 54-63

    Foul on Collin Warren.

    4593781 2nd Half
  17. MadeFreeThrow 5:10 54-63

    Carlos Rosario made Free Throw.

    4703639 2nd Half
  18. PersonalFoul 5:10 53-63

    Foul on Keon Clergeot.

    4066460 2nd Half
  19. LayUpShot 5:29 53-63

    A.J. Lawson made Layup.

    4067017 2nd Half
  20. MadeFreeThrow 6:09 51-63

    KeyShawn Feazell made Free Throw.

    4278099 2nd Half
  21. PersonalFoul 6:09 50-63

    Foul on Byron Smith.

    4596451 2nd Half
  22. MadeFreeThrow 7:21 50-63

    Chris Orlina made Free Throw.

    4593779 2nd Half
  23. MadeFreeThrow 7:21 49-63

    Chris Orlina made Free Throw.

    4593779 2nd Half
  24. PersonalFoul 7:21 48-63

    Foul on Nick Caldwell.

    4594148 2nd Half
  25. JumpShot 7:43 48-63

    Gus Okafor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Caldwell.

    4397641 2nd Half
  26. MadeFreeThrow 8:35 48-60

    Isiah Kirby made Free Throw.

    4594144 2nd Half
  27. PersonalFoul 8:35 48-59

    Foul on Harwin Francois.

    4592723 2nd Half
  28. LayUpShot 8:35 48-59

    Isiah Kirby made Layup.

    4594144 2nd Half
  29. JumpShot 9:05 48-57

    Gus Okafor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keon Clergeot.

    4397641 2nd Half
  30. PersonalFoul 9:19 48-54

    Foul on Keon Clergeot.

    4066460 2nd Half
  31. JumpShot 9:55 48-54

    Keon Clergeot made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JonDarius Warren.

    4066460 2nd Half
  32. JumpShot 10:24 48-51

    Harwin Francois made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by KeyShawn Feazell.

    4592723 2nd Half
  33. MadeFreeThrow 10:34 45-51

    Nick Caldwell made Free Throw.

    4594148 2nd Half
  34. MadeFreeThrow 10:34 45-50

    Nick Caldwell made Free Throw.

    4594148 2nd Half
  35. PersonalFoul 10:34 45-49

    Foul on Chris Orlina.

    4593779 2nd Half
  36. PersonalFoul 10:55 45-49

    Foul on Isiah Kirby.

    4594144 2nd Half
  37. LayUpShot 11:15 45-49

    Isiah Kirby made Layup.

    4594144 2nd Half
  38. JumpShot 11:36 45-47

    Harwin Francois made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Orlina.

    4592723 2nd Half
  39. MadeFreeThrow 11:58 42-47

    KeyShawn Feazell made Free Throw.

    4278099 2nd Half
  40. MadeFreeThrow 11:58 41-47

    KeyShawn Feazell made Free Throw.

    4278099 2nd Half
  41. PersonalFoul 11:58 40-47

    Foul on Gus Okafor.

    4397641 2nd Half
  42. PersonalFoul 12:09 40-47

    Foul on Isiah Kirby.

    4594144 2nd Half
  43. PersonalFoul 12:22 40-47

    Foul on Nick Caldwell.

    4594148 2nd Half
  44. JumpShot 12:44 40-47

    Harwin Francois made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Lawson.

    4592723 2nd Half
  45. JumpShot 13:32 37-47

    JonDarius Warren made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keon Clergeot.

    4703694 2nd Half
  46. LayUpShot 13:45 37-44

    KeyShawn Feazell made Layup.

    4278099 2nd Half
  47. PersonalFoul 14:14 35-44

    Foul on Chris Orlina.

    4593779 2nd Half
  48. LayUpShot 14:43 35-44

    Gus Okafor made Layup.

    4397641 2nd Half
  49. LayUpShot 15:41 35-42

    Gus Okafor made Layup.

    4397641 2nd Half
  50. PersonalFoul 16:06 35-40

    Foul on Keon Clergeot.

    4066460 2nd Half
  51. PersonalFoul 16:44 35-40

    Foul on Collin Warren.

    4593781 2nd Half
  52. LayUpShot 16:44 35-40

    Joe Kasperzyk made Layup. Assisted by Gus Okafor.

    4397945 2nd Half
  53. JumpShot 17:21 35-38

    Isiah Kirby made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Kasperzyk.

    4594144 2nd Half
  54. PersonalFoul 17:27 35-35

    Foul on A.J. Lawson.

    4067017 2nd Half
  55. PersonalFoul 17:55 35-35

    Foul on Gus Okafor.

    4397641 2nd Half
  56. LayUpShot 18:10 35-35

    Isiah Kirby made Layup.

    4594144 2nd Half
  57. MadeFreeThrow 18:31 35-33

    Carlos Rosario made Free Throw.

    4703639 2nd Half
  58. MadeFreeThrow 18:31 34-33

    Carlos Rosario made Free Throw.

    4703639 2nd Half
  59. PersonalFoul 18:31 33-33

    Foul on Joe Kasperzyk.

    4397945 2nd Half
  60. DunkShot 18:52 33-33

    Gus Okafor made Dunk.

    4397641 2nd Half
  1. End Period 0:00 68-71

    End of 2nd half

    2nd Half
  2. Defensive Rebound 0:00 68-71

    SE Louisiana Defensive Rebound.

    2nd Half
  3. JumpShot 0:00 68-71

    A.J. Lawson missed Three Point Jumper.

    4067017 2nd Half
  4. DunkShot 0:01 68-71

    Gus Okafor made Dunk. Assisted by Nick Caldwell.

    4397641 2nd Half
  5. LayUpShot 0:02 68-69

    Carlos Rosario made Layup. Assisted by A.J. Lawson.

    4703639 2nd Half
  6. MadeFreeThrow 0:12 66-69

    Keon Clergeot made Free Throw.

    4066460 2nd Half
  7. MadeFreeThrow 0:12 66-68

    Keon Clergeot made Free Throw.

    4066460 2nd Half
  8. PersonalFoul 0:12 66-67

    Foul on Zach Scott.

    4396689 2nd Half
  9. JumpShot 0:13 66-67

    Chris Orlina made Jumper. Assisted by Zach Scott.

    4593779 2nd Half
  10. Offensive Rebound 0:14 64-67

    Zach Scott Offensive Rebound.

    4396689 2nd Half
  11. Block Shot 0:21 64-67

    Isiah Kirby Block.

    4594144 2nd Half
  12. JumpShot 0:21 64-67

    A.J. Lawson missed Jumper.

    4067017 2nd Half
  13. JumpShot 0:35 64-67

    Keon Clergeot made Jumper.

    4066460 2nd Half
  14. LayUpShot 1:02 64-65

    Carlos Rosario made Layup. Assisted by Collin Warren.

    4703639 2nd Half
  15. Offensive Rebound 1:23 62-65

    McNeese Offensive Rebound.

    2nd Half
  16. JumpShot 1:24 62-65

    Zach Scott missed Three Point Jumper.

    4396689 2nd Half
  17. Defensive Rebound 1:43 62-65

    Carlos Rosario Defensive Rebound.

    4703639 2nd Half
  18. LayUpShot 1:43 62-65

    JonDarius Warren missed Layup.

    4703694 2nd Half
  19. JumpShot 2:11 62-65

    Chris Orlina made Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Lawson.

    4593779 2nd Half
  20. MadeFreeThrow 2:26 60-65

    Gus Okafor made Free Throw.

    4397641 2nd Half
  21. MadeFreeThrow 2:26 60-64

    Gus Okafor made Free Throw.

    4397641 2nd Half
  22. PersonalFoul 2:26 60-63

    Foul on Chris Orlina.

    4593779 2nd Half
  23. LayUpShot 2:53 60-63

    Chris Orlina made Layup. Assisted by Zach Scott.

    4593779 2nd Half
  24. Defensive Rebound 2:56 58-63

    A.J. Lawson Defensive Rebound.

    4067017 2nd Half
  25. JumpShot 2:59 58-63

    Keon Clergeot missed Three Point Jumper.

    4066460 2nd Half
  26. Steal 3:26 58-63

    JonDarius Warren Steal.

    4703694 2nd Half
  27. Lost Ball Turnover 3:26 58-63

    A.J. Lawson Turnover.

    4067017 2nd Half
  28. Defensive Rebound 3:30 58-63

    A.J. Lawson Defensive Rebound.

    4067017 2nd Half
  29. JumpShot 3:32 58-63

    Isiah Kirby missed Jumper.

    4594144 2nd Half
  30. OfficialTVTimeOut 3:57 58-63

    Official TV Timeout

    2nd Half
  31. LayUpShot 4:08 58-63

    A.J. Lawson made Layup.

    4067017 2nd Half
  32. Defensive Rebound 4:16 56-63

    Chris Orlina Defensive Rebound.

    4593779 2nd Half
  33. LayUpShot 4:20 56-63

    Gus Okafor missed Layup.

    4397641 2nd Half
  34. LayUpShot 4:38 56-63

    Carlos Rosario made Layup.

    4703639 2nd Half
  35. Offensive Rebound 4:39 54-63

    Carlos Rosario Offensive Rebound.

    4703639 2nd Half
  36. LayUpShot 4:43 54-63

    Carlos Rosario missed Layup.

    4703639 2nd Half
  37. Offensive Rebound 4:43 54-63

    Carlos Rosario Offensive Rebound.

    4703639 2nd Half
  38. LayUpShot 4:47 54-63

    Chris Orlina missed Layup.

    4593779 2nd Half
  39. Steal 4:53 54-63

    Chris Orlina Steal.

    4593779 2nd Half
  40. Lost Ball Turnover 4:53 54-63

    Keon Clergeot Turnover.

    4066460 2nd Half

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