McNeese Cowboys vs UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
Southland Tournament - Semifinal
19-14, 14-8 Southland
80
19-14, 14-8 Southland
Final/3OT
| 1 | 2 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 35 | 22 | 80 | |
MCN | 31 | 27 | 26 | 84 |
27-5, 19-3 Southland
84
27-5, 19-3 Southland
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 37 | 11 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 41 | 9 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 47 | 13 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | 20 | 7-17 | 1-7 | 5-7 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
| 47 | 17 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 3-3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 16 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 18 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
80 | 26-59 | 10-30 | 18-23 | 47 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 22 | |
44% | 33% | 78% |
McNeese Cowboys
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 27 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 32 | 14 | 4-13 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 40 | 27 | 11-29 | 2-8 | 3-8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 49 | 10 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 3-6 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 48 | 12 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 15 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 12 | 5-12 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
84 | 30-80 | 8-25 | 16-31 | 48 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 28 | 22 | |
38% | 32% | 52% |
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Game Information
Lake Charles, LA
Referee:Jason Baker
Referee:Garrick Shannon
Referee:Eric Kronebusch
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
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