Northwestern State vs. McNeese State: Recap and Stats

Northwestern State 86

(14-6, 5-5 away)

McNeese State 74

(8-12, 7-4 home)

Venue: Burton Coliseum

5:30PM ET / 2:30PM PT, February 03, 2013

Box Score

	1st	2nd	Final
Northwestern State	42	44	86
McNeese State	28	46	74

Top Performers

	Points	Rebounds	Assists
Northwestern State	J Hulbin 18	G Stewart 6	J West 9
McNeese State	D Cannon 22	K Hardy 8	K Hardy 5

McNeese State faced off with Northwestern State on Sunday, February 3rd and lost on their home court to the Demons 86-74 in conference play. The Cowboys are now 0-2 against Northwestern State this season. Dontae Cannon put up a season-high 22 points plus five rebounds for the Cowboys. Kevin Hardy scored four points and added eight rebounds. For the Demons, James Hulbin got a team-high 18 points and six rebounds. Next up for McNeese State (8-12, 2-8 SLC) is Sam Houston State (12-9, 5-4 SLC) on Thursday, February 7th on the road.

McNeese State Game Notes

This game was statistically over in the 2nd half with 0:10 left to go.
McNeese State started 8-12 during the 2008, 2007, and 2006 seasons (since 1996).
McNeese State has lost 75% of the time this season (2-6) after committing 13 or more turnovers.
When the opposition records 86 or more total points this season, McNeese State has lost 100% of the time (0-3).
When the opposition records 19 or more assists this season, McNeese State has lost 100% of the time (0-3).
When the opposition shoots a field goal percentage of 42.4% or better this season, McNeese State has lost 83% of the time (2-10).
MCNS set a season low for blocks.
McNeese State has been outshot by their opponents in free throw percentage for the past 7 games.
This is the 11th game at home this season--MCNS has a 6.2 average scoring margin against opponents at home.
The top two scorers (Dontae Cannon and Craig McFerrin) accounted for 50.0% of the points.
The top two rebounders (Kevin Hardy and Craig McFerrin) accounted for 42.8% of the rebounds.
Dontae Cannon has led the team in scoring in 6 out of 20 games this season.
Kevin Hardy has led the team in rebounding in 5 out of 20 games this season.
This marks the 3rd 20-point game of Dontae Cannon's career.
This was the 1st foul out of the season for Dontae Cannon.
Dontae Cannon had a career high with 22 points.
This was the 1st foul out of the season for Jeremie Mitchell.

Northwestern State Game Notes

The bench recorded more points (57) than the starters (29).
James Hulbin has led the team in scoring 4 times in 20 games this season.
Marvin Fraizer has led the team in rebounding 4 times in 20 games this season.
DeQuan Hicks has 10 straight double-digit point games.

NSU Players		Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A	James Hulbin	23	18	6	1	0	0	0
A	DeQuan Hicks	24	16	4	3	1	1	0
A	Jalan West	28	5	4	9	2	0	1
A	Gary Stewart	19	10	6	0	1	0	1
B	Brison White	21	13	1	0	3	0	1
B	Marvin Fraizer	18	4	6	1	0	0	1
C+	Shamir Davis	25	11	2	2	1	0	3
C+	Gary Roberson	14	5	2	0	0	1	1
C	P. Robinson	16	0	2	3	0	2	1
C	O.J. Evans	12	4	2	0	0	0	1

MCNS Players		Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A+	Dontae Cannon	38	22	5	2	2	0	0
B+	Kevin Hardy	36	4	8	5	2	0	1
B	Adrian Fields	22	12	2	1	0	0	0
B	Craig McFerrin	33	15	7	1	0	0	7
B	D. Guidry	28	12	5	0	1	0	2
C+	Austin Lewis	11	4	3	0	1	0	1
C	J. Mitchell	24	5	2	3	0	0	1
-	Shaun Johnson	6	0	1	2	0	0	1