SAN ANTONIO – The University of the Incarnate Word men's basketball team is back at home for a matchup against the McNeese Cowboys at 5 p.m. CT Saturday evening, in the Neurofibromatosis Awareness game to honor the life of Aameer Sahi and all battling NF and Sarcoma.
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- The Cardinals are still searching for their first Southland Conference win this season against McNeese this week.
- After another solid week Elijah Davis elevated his assist/turnover ratio to 2.3, putting him in the top 100 of the country.
- As a team the Cardinals are shooting 75 percent from the line. They are led by Josiah Hammons who is shooting exactly 90 percent from the stripe.
SCOUTING THE COWBOYS
- McNeese is currently on a 10-game winning streak, this is tied as the 4th-longest in the NCAA.
- For the first time in school history, the Cowboys received a vote in the Associate Press Top 25 Men's College Basketball poll.
- McNeese currently has five players averaging double-figures in scoring on the season - Shahada Wells 19.7, Christian Shumate 12.3, DJ Richards Jr. 10.9, Javohn Garcia 10.5 and Antavion Collum 10.1.
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