McNeese Cowboys at Kansas State Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Pack, Nowell lead Kansas State past McNeese State, 74-59
Pack hit 4 of 8 from beyond the 3-point arc and the Wildcats collectively knocked down 10 3s. Nowell converted 7 of 8 from the free throw line and dished out 10 assists for his second double-double of the season. Miguel reached double-figure scoring for the fifth time this season and set a season-high.
Brendan Medley-Bacon dunked with 9:37 left in the first half to put the Cowboys up, 17-10 and Zach Scott's 3 with just under six minutes to go gave McNeese a 26-17 lead, but Kansas State (8-3) closed the half on an 18-2 run to take a 35-28 lead into intermission.
Christian Shumate scored 18 points off the bench to lead McNeese State (3-9), which remains winless on the road through eight games. Zach Scott hit 3 of 6 from distance and finished with 11 points.
Kansas State will take a week off and will host Morgan State Dec. 29 and open Big 12 play New Year's Day at Oklahoma.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 59 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Zach Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jonathan Lucas. | 59 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Jonathan Lucas Steal. | 56 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Luke Kasubke Turnover. | 56 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Collin Warren made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Scott. | 56 - 74 |
Statistics
 MCN |
 KSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-58 | FG | 25-53 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 7-20 | 3PT | 10-26 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 2-5 | FT | 14-19 |
| 40 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 18 | Fouls | 9 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Location: Manhattan, KS
Attendance: 5,223 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-5 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-5 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| 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 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 29-2 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 26-5 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 26-6 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 22-9 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 22-9 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 22-10 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-10 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-10 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 19-14 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |