8-15, 2-8 Southland

Final

	1	2	T
East Texas A&M ETAM	26	25	51
McNeese MCN	30	47	77

McNeese CowboysMcNeeseMCN

20-3, 9-1 Southland

East Texas A&M Lions @ McNeese Cowboys

Game Information

Lake Charles, LA

ESPN+

Referee:Amy Bonner

Referee:Mike Thornton

Referee:Jon Stigliano

NCAA Division I

Southland Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Nicholls	0-0	-	1-0
East Texas A&M	0-0	-	0-0
Houston Christian	0-0	-	0-0
Incarnate Word	0-0	-	0-0
LSU New Orleans	0-0	-	0-0
Lamar	0-0	-	0-0
McNeese	0-0	-	0-0
Northwestern State	0-0	-	0-0
SE Louisiana	0-0	-	0-0
Stephen F. Austin	0-0	-	0-0
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	0-0	-	0-0
UT Rio Grande Valley	0-0	-	0-0

Men's College Basketball News

Standouts, key wins, more reactions from men's hoops opening day

Tracking the best performances, players and noteworthy moments to start the 2026-27 college hoops season.

Foster scores 24 in Northern Kentucky's 84-76 victory over UTEP

— Willie Foster had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Noah Pagotto added 19 points and 12 boards, and Northern Kentucky defeat UTEP 84-76 on Monday in a season opener for both teams.

Missouri suspends Jaylen Carey for opener; CJ Gunn ineligible

Missouri has suspended projected starter Jaylen Carey for its opener for a violation of team rules, while transfer CJ Gunn has been ruled ineligible by the SEC.

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