McNeese takes on the Houston Christian Huskies after Javohn Garcia scored 25 points in the Cowboys' 80-71 victory against the Nicholls State Colonels.

BOTTOM LINE: McNeese plays Houston Christian after Javohn Garcia scored 25 points in McNeese’s 80-71 win over the Nicholls State Colonels.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) Javohn Garcia scored 25 points as McNeese beat Nicholls State 80-71 on Saturday night.

Collins 0-2 0-0 0, R.Brown 5-10 4-5 16, Gray 2-7 2-2 8, Ireland 6-18 2-2 14, Searles 1-8 3-5 5, Malone 2-4 2-2 6, Ellis 0-2 2-2 2, English 1-2 4-4 6, West 5-6 4-4 14. Totals 22-59 23-26 71.

Nicholls State Colonels (9-6, 3-1 Southland) at McNeese Cowboys (10-5, 4-0 Southland) Lake Charles, Louisiana; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cowboys -16; over/under is 139.5 BOTTOM LINE ...

Steals: 11 (English 2, Ireland 2, Malone 2, Searles 2, Collins, R.Brown, West). Technical Fouls: None. Percentages: FG .375, FT .744.

Houston Christian scores 48.0 points per game, 16.7 fewer points than the 64.7 McNeese allows. McNeese has shot at a 38.9% clip from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points higher than the 38.8% ...

McNeese and Nicholls will play in a matchup of Southland opponents. Saturday's meeting is the first this season between the squads.

BOTTOM LINE: Mireia Yespes and McNeese host Tanita Swift and Nicholls in Southland play Saturday. The Cowgirls are 4-2 in home games. McNeese is third in the Southland with 11.5 offensive rebounds ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - “Name, image and likeness” or NIL has taken the world of college athletics by storm and McNeese is looking to empower their athletes by giving them the tools to get NIL ...

BOTTOM LINE: McNeese faces Nicholls State after DJ Richards scored 20 points in McNeese’s 92-69 win over the Northwestern State Demons. The Cowboys are 5-1 in home games.

Totals 21-51 19-22 69. Halftime_McNeese St. 43-32. 3-Point Goals_McNeese St. 16-28 (Richards 6-7, Parker 6-8, Charles 2-4, Shumate 1-2, Garcia 1-4, Copeland 0-1, Evans 0-2), Northwestern St. 8-25 ...