Northwestern State Demons @ McNeese Cowboys
McNeese faces conference foe Northwestern State
Northwestern State Demons (1-6) at McNeese Cowboys (6-2, 0-1 Southland)
Lake Charles, Louisiana; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Micah Thomas and Northwestern State visit Jovohn Garcia and McNeese on Friday.
The Cowboys are 3-0 in home games. McNeese is third in the Southland with 12.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Yanis Ndjonga averaging 3.4.
The Demons are 0-5 on the road. Northwestern State has a 0-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
McNeese's average of 6.1 made 3-pointers per game is 3.5 fewer made shots on average than the 9.6 per game Northwestern State allows. Northwestern State has shot at a 44.2% clip from the field this season, 6.6 percentage points greater than the 37.6% shooting opponents of McNeese have averaged.
The Cowboys and Demons square off Friday for the first time in Southland play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Larry Johnson is scoring 16.8 points per game with 3.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists for the Cowboys. Garcia is averaging 13.5 points and 2.8 rebounds while shooting 49.3%.
Thomas is averaging 18.1 points for the Demons. Omar Adegbola is averaging 9.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 1-0 | - | 6-2 |
| Incarnate Word | 1-0 | - | 5-3 |
| Lamar | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-2 |
| East Texas A&M | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-3 |
| Houston Christian | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-4 |
| SE Louisiana | 0-0 | 0.5 | 3-5 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0-0 | 0.5 | 2-5 |
| New Orleans | 0-0 | 0.5 | 2-6 |
| Northwestern State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 1-6 |
| Nicholls | 0-0 | 0.5 | 0-7 |
| McNeese | 0-1 | 1 | 6-2 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 0-1 | 1 | 2-5 |
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