20 hours Ago By The Canadian Press
Northwestern State Demons (17-15, 13-8 Southland) vs. McNeese Cowboys (25-6, 19-1 Southland) Lake Charles, Louisiana; Tuesday, 7 p.m.
EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cowboys -16.5; over/under is 130.5 BOTTOM LINE: McNeese plays in the Southland Tournament against Northwestern State.
The Cowboys have gone 19-1 against Southland opponents, with a 6-5 record in non-conference play. McNeese is the Southland leader with 11.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Alyn Breed averaging 4.
3. The Demons are 13-8 against Southland opponents. Northwestern State ranks eighth in the Southland with 32.
4 rebounds per game led by Willie Williams averaging 7.5. McNeese's average of 7.
7 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.2 fewer made shots on average than the 7.9 per game Northwestern State allows.
Northwestern State has shot at a 43.9% rate from the field this season, 3.3 percentage points higher than the 40.
6% shooting opponents of McNeese have averaged. The teams meet for the third time this season. The Cowboys won 65-50 in the last matchup on Feb.
8. Javohn Garcia led the Cowboys with 22 points, and Micah Thomas led the Demons with 13 points. TOP PERFORMERS: Garcia is scoring 13.
3 points per game with 3.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists for the Cowboys.
Sincere Parker is averaging 11.4 points over the last 10 games. Addison Patterson is scoring 13.
1 points per game with 5.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Demons.
Thomas is averaging 16.3 points over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Cowboys: 9-1, averaging 76.
4 points, 34.8 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 8.
0 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.6% from the field.
Their opponents have averaged 63.5 points per game. Demons: 7-3, averaging 67.
9 points, 29.5 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 7.
0 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field.
Their opponents have averaged 64.4 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
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