Kennedy paces McNeese to 77-61 win over SE Louisiana
HAMMOND, La. -- Sha'markus Kennedy missed just two of 13-shot attempts and scored 26 points to send McNeese to a 77-61 win over Southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday.
A.J. Lawson scored 17, Dru Kuxhausen 16 and Roydell Brown grabbed 15 rebounds -- two off his career high -- and distributed six assists.
The Cowboys (10-9, 5-3 Southland Conference) made 18 of 21 from the foul line. The Cowboys are on a five-game winning streak.
Maxwell Starwood scored 17 with rebounds and six steals for Southeastern Louisiana (5-14, 2-6), Ty Brewer 15 with nine boards and Byron Smith scored 14.
Following Brewer's dunk that made it 18-11 in favor of the Lions, McNeese outscored them 20-6 in the last 12 minutes of the first half. Sam Baker's 3-pointer gave the Cowboys a 56-34 lead with 12:01 remaining.
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2020-2021 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Houston State | 13-2 | - | 19-7 |
| Nicholls | 13-2 | - | 16-6 |
| Abilene Christian | 12-2 | 0.5 | 20-4 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 11-3 | 1.5 | 15-5 |
| Northwestern State | 8-7 | 5 | 9-17 |
| New Orleans | 7-7 | 5.5 | 8-14 |
| Incarnate Word | 5-8 | 7 | 8-12 |
| SE Louisiana | 5-9 | 7.5 | 7-16 |
| Lamar | 5-10 | 8 | 7-17 |
| McNeese | 4-8 | 7.5 | 10-11 |
| Houston Baptist | 4-10 | 8.5 | 5-17 |
| Central Arkansas | 4-11 | 9 | 5-18 |
| Texas A&M-CC | 1-13 | 11.5 | 4-19 |