The Incarnate Word Cardinals will be at Burton Coliseum to take on the McNeese State Cowboys in a Southland matchup. The game gets underway at 8:00 pm ET on Monday, Jan. 25.
The Cowboys won a close one over Northwestern State 75-74 on Saturday. Stephen Ugochukwu had 19 points, eight rebounds, and three blocks for McNeese State. The Cardinals, meanwhile, are coming off a 74-60 win over Abilene Christian on Saturday. Derail Green led the game in scoring with 22 points on 9-for-12 shooting.
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With 71.0 possessions and .952 points per possession, the McNeese State Cowboys perform worse on both metrics than the Incarnate Word Cardinals. Incarnate Word averages 72.4 possessions and 1.032 points per possession.
The McNeese State Cowboys average an effective field goal percentage of 45.1% this season. The Incarnate Word Cardinals have split their games this season (6-6) when opponents have an eFG% of 45.1% or greater.
On average, McNeese State attempts 21.0 three pointers and Incarnate Word attempts 21.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the McNeese State Cowboys have an underachieving 2-9 record while the Incarnate Word Cardinals are even at 6-6.
Incarnate Word ranks 90th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.21. McNeese State is ranked lower at 317th with an A/TO of .80.
Incarnate Word makes an average of 8.6 steals per game, ranked 13th in the country. McNeese State has not won a game this season when it has allowed 8 or more steals (0-7).
