SAN ANTONIO – The University of the Incarnate Word men's basketball team will hit the road for two games in Louisiana. First, they will take on the McNeese Cowboys on Saturday, February 24, at 4 p.m. CT and then face off against Nicholls Monday night at 5:30 p.m. CT.
LIVE STATS
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- The Cardinals will be without four players this weekend, Alex Anderson, Elijah Davis, Marcus Glover, and Gabe Beny Til.
- With five games remaining UIW is only a half a game out of post season play.
- Sky Wicks is close to the top 10 of the Southland in two categories, averaging 14 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.
SCOUTING THE COWBOYS
- McNeese has won 23 games for the first time in program Division-1 history.
- The Cowboys are giving up a league low, 60 points per game. They are averaging the second most points in the SLC at 80 points per game, only .1 point behind Lamar.
- Shahada Wells has been dominating Southland play and is second in scoring (17.1), assists (4.7), and fourth in field goal percentage at 49 percent.
SCOUTING THE COLONELS
- Nicholls has secured a spot in the Southland Conference Tournament for the fifth year in a row, and still have a shot at the top seed.
- The Colonels have the second most blocks in the SLC, 119, and two players in the top three individually. Jamal West Jr. (45) and Mekhi Collins (27)
- Diante Smith leads the Colonels, and is fifth in the SLC, in points averaging 15.2 ppg.
FOLLOW ALONG
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