The McNeese Cowboys (10-5, 4-0 Southland) will host the Nicholls State Colonels (9-6, 3-1 Southland) after winning three home games in a row. It tips at 5:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 11, 2025.

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McNeese vs. Nicholls State Game Info

• When: Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET
• Where: The Legacy Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana
• TV: ESPN+
• Live Stream: Watch this game on ESPN+

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McNeese Stats Insights

• This season, the Cowboys have a 48.8% shooting percentage from the field, which is 7.9% higher than the 40.9% of shots the Colonels’ opponents have knocked down.
• In games McNeese shoots better than 40.9% from the field, it is 10-2 overall.
• The Cowboys are the 236th-ranked rebounding team in the nation, the Colonels sit at 122nd.
• The 77.5 points per game the Cowboys put up are 8.8 more points than the Colonels give up (68.7).
• McNeese is 8-1 when scoring more than 68.7 points.

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Nicholls State Stats Insights

• The Colonels have shot at a 43.1% clip from the field this season, 2.7 percentage points greater than the 40.4% shooting opponents of the Cowboys have averaged.
• This season, Nicholls State has an 8-3 record in games the team collectively shoots higher than 40.4% from the field.
• The Colonels are the 122nd-ranked rebounding team in the country, the Cowboys sit at 144th.
• The Colonels’ 74.1 points per game are 9.4 more points than the 64.7 the Cowboys allow.
• When Nicholls State allows fewer than 77.5 points, it is 9-3.

McNeese Home & Away Comparison

• In home games, McNeese is scoring 11.9 more points per game (85.7) than it is in road games (73.8).
• Defensively the Cowboys have been better in home games this year, ceding 62.2 points per game, compared to 63.3 in road games.
• McNeese is making 8.3 three-pointers per game, which is 0.8 more than it is averaging away from home (7.5). In terms of three-point percentage, it is shooting 34.2% when playing at home and 34.9% in road games.

Nicholls State Home & Away Comparison

• In 2024-25 Nicholls State is scoring 8.3 more points per game at home (78.6) than away (70.3).
• At home, the Colonels allow 59.9 points per game. On the road, they allow 76.4.
• At home, Nicholls State sinks 6 trifectas per game, 2.5 fewer than it averages away (8.5). Its 3-point shooting percentage is lower at home (26.6%) than on the road (36.4%) as well.

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