McNeese hands SE Louisiana its first Southland loss, 71-62
HAMMOND, La. -- Kalob Ledoux hit 4 of 7 3-pointers and scored 19 points and McNeese handed Southeastern Louisiana its first Southland Conference loss, 71-62 on Saturday night.
The victory snaps a three-game losing streak by the Cowboys.
After Marlain Veal hit two free throws to put the Lions in front, 21-20, Jacob Ledoux scored on a layup and Kalob Dedoux drained a 3 for a 25-21 lead and the Cowboys extended that to 36-29 by intermission and Kalob pushed it to 10 points by hitting a 3 to start the second half.
Southeastern Louisiana got within five points, 60-55 with 3:40 left, but Jarren Greenwood and James Harvey hit back-to-back 3s to end the threat.
Greenwood finished with 15 points and Quatarrius Wilson added 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Cowboys (6-10, 3-3).
Eddy Polanco was 10 of 15 from the line and finished with 15 points for Southeastern Louisiana (10-8, 4-1), with Jordan Capps adding 14 points.
Game Information
- Referees:
- John Hendricks
- Randal Anders
- Lucas Santos
2023-24 Southland Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese | 17-1 | - | 30-4 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 14-4 | 3 | 21-12 |
| Nicholls | 13-5 | 4 | 20-14 |
| Lamar | 12-6 | 5 | 19-14 |
| SE Louisiana | 10-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Northwestern State | 7-11 | 10 | 9-23 |
| Texas A&M-Commerce | 6-12 | 11 | 13-20 |
| New Orleans | 4-14 | 13 | 10-23 |
| Houston Christian | 4-14 | 13 | 6-23 |
| Incarnate Word | 3-15 | 14 | 8-23 |
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