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88
Winner McNeese McN 6-9,1-3 Southland
84
Abilene Christian ACU 8-7,3-1 Southland
Winner
McNeese McN
6-9,1-3 Southland
88
Final
84
Abilene Christian ACU
8-7,3-1 Southland
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
McNeese McN 43 45 88
Abilene Christian ACU 44 40 84

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Wildcats drop first conference game

ABILENE, Texas— The Wildcats hosted McNeese on Wednesday night looking to move to 4-0 in conference play. ACU put their conference-best defense on the line hosting the nation's 16th-ranked offense. The game favored the Cowboys pace as the teams traded buckets throughout the first half with the Wildcats leading 44-43 at the half. McNeese stepped up their offense in the second half and pushed their lead to as many as nine points. The Wildcats attempted to close the gap late, but were unable to pull off the comeback, falling 88-84.
 
Key Plays
  • Payten Ricks hit the Wildcats' first bucket of the game, a long-range dagger that ended an 0-20 drought coming into the game.
  •  The Cowboys scored eight-straight points at the free throw line in the first half, cutting into the Wildcats first half lead.
  • A deep three from A. J. Lawson midway through the second half pushed the McNeese lead to eight points.
  • Ricks hit a huge three with just over five minutes left in the game to cut the McNeese lead to three.
  • After the Cowboys pushed their lead back to nine points, the Wildcats got late back-to-back steals that led to a Damien Daniels layup to cut the lead to three points.
  • Joe Pleasant hit a three to cut the McNeese lead to two with 54 seconds left.
Turning Point
McNeese went on a 9-2 run early in the second half to take a seven-point lead, the Wildcats were unable to get enough stops down the stretch to make a comeback.

Stat Pack
  • The Cowboys A. J. Lawson scored 37 points including going 13-14 from the free throw line.
  • Joe Pleasant led the Wildcats in scoring once again with 19 points on 6-9 shooting, including going 6-6 from the free throw line.
  • The Wildcats were outrebounded 34-21.
  • Coryon Mason went 4-4 from the floor and scored 10 points.
  • The Wildcats won the turnover battle, 14-24, but the Cowboys outscored ACU on points off of turnovers, 16-11.
  • McNeese shot over 70 percent in the second half.
Up Next
The Wildcats continue their homestand on Saturday as they host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
 
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