Nicholls 71-63 McNeese (Feb 1, 2025) Play-by-Play

McNeese Cowboys

16-6, 10-1 Conference

	1	2	T
MCN	28	35	63
NICH	35	36	71

TIME	MCN	NICH
19:48	Quadir Copeland missed Layup.	0	0
19:46	Nicholls Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:15	Jamal West Jr. made Jumper.	0	2
18:56	Christian Shumate Turnover.	0	2
18:56	Jamal West Jr. Steal.	0	2
18:40	Byron Ireland missed Jumper.	0	2
18:37	Quadir Copeland Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:34	Quadir Copeland Turnover.	0	2
18:34	Robert Brown III Steal.	0	2
18:29	Byron Ireland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal West Jr..	0	5
18:09	Quadir Copeland made Jumper.	2	5
17:51	Byron Ireland missed Jumper.	2	5
17:48	DJ Richards Jr. Defensive Rebound.	2	5
17:45	Christian Shumate made Dunk. Assisted by DJ Richards Jr..	4	5
17:15	Robert Brown III made Three Point Jumper.	4	8
17:05	Foul on Sincere Malone.	4	8
16:52	Christian Shumate missed Layup.	4	8
16:49	Jaylen Searles Defensive Rebound.	4	8
16:36	Robert Brown III Turnover.	4	8
16:36	Quadir Copeland Steal.	4	8
16:29	Joe Charles missed Three Point Jumper.	4	8
16:26	Jaylen Searles Defensive Rebound.	4	8
16:22	Robert Brown III Turnover.	4	8
16:22	Quadir Copeland Steal.	4	8
16:20	Foul on Emarion Ellis.	4	8
16:04	Quadir Copeland missed Layup.	4	8
16:01	Jaylen Searles Defensive Rebound.	4	8
15:41	Jaylen Searles made Three Point Jumper.	4	11
15:29	Quadir Copeland made Layup.	6	11
15:19	Foul on Christian Shumate.	6	11
15:19	Official TV Timeout	6	11
15:11	Jamal West Jr. Turnover.	6	11
15:11	Joe Charles Steal.	6	11
14:55	Quadir Copeland missed Jumper.	6	11
14:40	Javohn Garcia Offensive Rebound.	6	11
14:39	Javohn Garcia made Layup.	8	11
14:16	Emarion Ellis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal West Jr..	8	14
13:49	Bryant Selebangue missed Jumper.	8	14
13:45	Jaylen Searles Defensive Rebound.	8	14
13:43	Jamal West Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Jaylen Searles.	8	16
13:31	Quadir Copeland missed Three Point Jumper.	8	16
13:28	Jaylen Searles Defensive Rebound.	8	16
13:08	Emarion Ellis missed Three Point Jumper.	8	16
13:05	Bryant Selebangue Defensive Rebound.	8	16
12:56	Quadir Copeland made Jumper.	10	16
12:32	Byron Ireland missed Jumper.	10	16
12:28	Joe Charles Defensive Rebound.	10	16
12:22	Foul on Emarion Ellis.	10	16
12:21	Christian Shumate missed Jumper.	10	16
12:18	Mekhi Collins Defensive Rebound.	10	16
11:55	Jaylen Searles made Layup.	10	18
11:55	Foul on T'Johnn Brown.	10	18
11:55	Official TV Timeout	10	18
11:55	Jaylen Searles made Free Throw.	10	19
11:38	Brandon Murray made Jumper.	12	19
11:19	Jaylen Searles missed Jumper.	12	19
11:13	Christian Shumate Defensive Rebound.	12	19
10:59	Sincere Parker missed Jumper.	12	19
10:56	Michael Gray Jr. Defensive Rebound.	12	19
10:40	Foul on Christian Shumate.	12	19
10:40	Sincere Malone made Free Throw.	12	20
10:40	Sincere Malone made Free Throw.	12	21
10:23	Joe Charles missed Layup.	12	21
10:21	Jaylen Searles Defensive Rebound.	12	21
9:56	Sincere Malone missed Layup.	12	21
9:53	Joe Charles Defensive Rebound.	12	21
9:50	Sincere Parker made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Murray.	14	21
9:21	Michael Gray Jr. missed Jumper.	14	21
9:18	Sincere Parker Defensive Rebound.	14	21
9:06	DJ Richards Jr. made Layup.	16	21
8:41	Byron Ireland missed Jumper.	16	21
8:38	Sincere Malone Offensive Rebound.	16	21
8:29	Jaylen Searles missed Three Point Jumper.	16	21
8:26	Sincere Parker Defensive Rebound.	16	21
8:20	Sincere Parker made Layup.	18	21
8:20	Nicholls Timeout	18	21
7:53	Foul on Quadir Copeland.	18	21
7:44	Jaylen Searles missed Jumper.	18	21
7:40	Michael Gray Jr. Offensive Rebound.	18	21
7:37	Jaylen Searles missed Layup.	18	21
7:34	Bryant Selebangue Defensive Rebound.	18	21
7:27	Quadir Copeland Turnover.	18	21
7:27	Robert Brown III Steal.	18	21
6:59	Byron Ireland missed Three Point Jumper.	18	21
6:55	Joe Charles Defensive Rebound.	18	21
6:49	Quadir Copeland Turnover.	18	21
6:49	Jaylen Searles Steal.	18	21
6:49	Nicholls Timeout	18	21
6:41	Jaylen Searles Turnover.	18	21
6:41	Bryant Selebangue Steal.	18	21
6:26	Foul on Michael Gray Jr..	18	21
6:26	Javohn Garcia made Free Throw.	19	21
6:26	Javohn Garcia made Free Throw.	20	21
6:16	Jaylen Searles missed Layup.	20	21
6:13	Bryant Selebangue Defensive Rebound.	20	21
6:05	Foul on Jamal West Jr..	20	21
6:05	Quadir Copeland made Free Throw.	21	21
6:05	Quadir Copeland made Free Throw.	22	21
5:46	Michael Gray Jr. made Three Point Jumper.	22	24
5:27	Bryant Selebangue made Layup. Assisted by Quadir Copeland.	24	24
5:11	Jamal West Jr. Turnover.	24	24
5:11	Brandon Murray Steal.	24	24
5:02	Foul on Jamal West Jr..	24	24
5:02	Javohn Garcia made Free Throw.	25	24
5:02	Javohn Garcia made Free Throw.	26	24
4:42	Michael Gray Jr. made Jumper.	26	26
4:17	DJ Richards Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	26	26
4:16	Nicholls Defensive Rebound.	26	26
3:53	Michael Gray Jr. Turnover.	26	26
3:53	T'Johnn Brown Steal.	26	26
3:48	T'Johnn Brown missed Layup.	26	26
3:46	Mekhi Collins Defensive Rebound.	26	26
3:23	Sincere Malone made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trae English.	26	29
3:10	Joe Charles missed Three Point Jumper.	26	29
3:07	Mekhi Collins Defensive Rebound.	26	29
2:51	Michael Gray Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Brown III.	26	32
2:50	Foul on DJ Richards Jr..	26	32
2:46	Michael Gray Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	26	32
2:43	Mekhi Collins Offensive Rebound.	26	32
2:31	Trae English missed Jumper.	26	32
2:30	McNeese Defensive Rebound.	26	32
2:18	Quadir Copeland Turnover.	26	32
1:54	Robert Brown III missed Three Point Jumper.	26	32
1:51	Joe Charles Defensive Rebound.	26	32
1:32	Brandon Murray Turnover.	26	32
1:03	Sincere Malone missed Three Point Jumper.	26	32
0:59	Quadir Copeland Defensive Rebound.	26	32
0:49	Brandon Murray made Layup.	28	32
0:27	Foul on Joe Charles.	28	32
0:07	Michael Gray Jr. made Three Point Jumper.	28	35
0:00	End of 1st half	28	35

Brandon Murray gets the hoop and the harm

0:22

Brandon Murray fights off defender for and-1

0:16

Quadir Copeland somehow gets the and-1 to fall

0:19

David R. Stopher Gymnasium

4:30 PM, February 1, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Thibodaux, LA

Line: MCN -10.5

Over/Under: 144.5

Attendance: 877

Referees:
Garrett Theriot
Kael Saloy
Joseph Guyton

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McNeese	10-1	-	16-6
Lamar	8-3	2	13-9
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	7-4	3	14-9
Nicholls	7-4	3	13-9
SE Louisiana	7-4	3	13-9
Houston Christian	7-4	3	10-12
Northwestern State	6-5	4	9-12
UT Rio Grande Valley	5-6	5	13-9
Incarnate Word	4-7	6	11-11
Stephen F. Austin	2-9	8	9-13
New Orleans	2-9	8	4-18
East Texas A&M	1-10	9	3-19

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