LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA – The University of the Incarnate Word men's basketball team will try to extend their Southland Conference winning streak to five games when they travel to McNeese State on Monday night for a 7 p.m. game.

The Cardinals (9-7, 4-1) have won four straight games against NCAA Division I opponents for the first time in the program's history.  They are fresh off a 74-60 win over Abilene Christian on Saturday they have been playing their best basketball of the season.

UIW is averaging 74.6 points per game while shooting 44.0 percent from the field and 36.7 percent from three-point range.  Senior Kyle Hittle (New Braunfels/New Braunfels HS) leads the team with 16.2 points per game and moved into sixth place on the school's career scoring list on Saturday.  He is averaging 5.9 rebounds per game and has made 41 three-pointers.  Jontrell Walker (Aurora, IL/West Aurora HS) and Derail Green (Houston/Klein Forest HS) are averaging 14.2 and 12.1 points per game, respectively.  Shawn Johnson (New Orleans, LA/Alief Hastings HS) leads the team with 7.3 rebounds per game and 19 blocks.

The Cowboys are only 4-12 overall with a 2-4 mark in the conference, but they have won their last two homes games against Sam Houston State and Northwestern State.  They have been outscored by nearly 12 points per game this year and opponents are shooting 45.6 percent from the field while they are connecting on less than 40 percent of their shots.  Jamaya Burr is the team's leading scorer at 14.6 points per game.  Craig McFerrin chips in with 9.3 points and a team high 7.6 rebounds per game.
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