| 1 | 2 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCNS | 41 | 54 | 49 | 144 |
| HBU | 47 | 48 | 54 | 149 |
Lee scores 52, Houston Baptist tops McNeese 149-144 in 4 OTs
HOUSTON -- — Darius Lee set a Houston Baptist record with 52 points to spark the Huskies to a 149-144 four-overtime victory over McNeese on Saturday night.
Lee also pulled down 18 rebounds for Houston Baptist (10-17, 6-11 Southland Conference). Khristion Courseault scored a career-high 30 points with seven assists and six rebounds. Zion Tordoff added 16 points and Brycen Long scored 14.
Trae English scored a season-high 27 points for the Cowboys (10-21, 5-12), whose losing streak reached five games. Zach Scott added 19 points. Kellon Taylor had 18 points and seven rebounds.
English had a three-point play with 9 seconds left to send the game to OT tied at 95. Lee's layup with 1 second left forced a second OT tied at 102. Lee sent it to a third overtime tied at 115 when he made two free throws with less than a second remaining. Long made a fourth OT necessary when he made a free throw with 1 second left after Scott's 3-pointer had given the Cowboys a one-point lead two seconds earlier.
The Huskies evened the season series against the Cowboys. McNeese defeated Houston Baptist 78-75 on Jan. 15.
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2021-22 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls | 11-3 | - | 21-12 |
| New Orleans | 10-4 | 1 | 18-14 |
| SE Louisiana | 10-4 | 1 | 19-15 |
| Texas A&M-CC | 7-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Houston Baptist | 6-8 | 5 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern State | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| McNeese | 4-10 | 7 | 11-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 3-11 | 8 | 7-25 |