GAME NOTES

CONWAY, Arkansas – McNeese will look to get back on the winning track on Saturday when the Cowboys visit Central Arkansas in game No. 3 of the Southland Conference season.
 
Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. at UCA's Farris Center. The game will broadcast across the airwaves on Magic 1470 and Cajun Radio 1290 AM and also on CajunRadio.com.
 
The Cowboys (5-8, 0-2 SLC) are coming off a 94-75 loss to Sam Houston State on Thursday night while UCA (3-11, 2-1) dropped a 111-107 overtime contest at HBU.
 
McNeese first four conference opponents are a combined 10-1 in league play (SFA 3-0, SHSU 3-0, UCA 2-1, ACU 2-0). The Cowboys will travel to Abilene Christian next Wednesday before returning home on Jan. 11 against Northwestern State.
 
COWBOYS VISIT UCA LOOKING FOR 1ST ROAD WIN:
• McNeese closed out its 5-game home stand on Thursday night in a 94-75 loss to Sam Houston State and falling to 0-2 in Southland Conference play.
• The Cowboys will hit the road for two straight beginning on Saturday at Central Arkansas as they look to win their first game away from home on the season after dropping their first six.
• McNeese has not won on the road since last Feb. 27 at Nicholls in an 84-75 win.
• Overall, the Cowboys have dropped eight straight away from home dating back to last season.
 
FAST BREAK FACTS:                                 
• McNeese is two wins away from collecting its 1,050th all-time victory (1,048-956).
• Roydell Brown has recorded a double-double in two of his last three games and is tied with Sha'Markus Kennedy with four to lead the team.
• A.J. Lawson has scored double-figures in seven straight games and in 11 of 13 contests this year.
• McNeese is ranked No. 2 in the NCAA in 3 FG percentage (42.9%) and in total FG shooting (52%).
• Dru Kuxhausen tops the NCAA in total 3FG made (57) and 3FG made per game (4.4) while Kennedy is 6th in FG shooting (66.4%).
• McNeese has scored 100 points or more four times this season, winning all four games.
 
RECORD PACE FOR 3s:                  
• McNeese is on a record pace when it comes to three-point shooting both as a team an individually.
• Heading into Saturday's game, the Cowboys have knocked down 123 total threes as a team, an average of 9.5 made per game.
• At that pace, the Cowboys will finish the regular season with 295 3-pointer made, easily breaking the school record of 205 set in the 2015-16 season and also the Southland Conference record of 287 (SHSU, 2010).
• Individually, Dru Kuxhausen will enter Saturday with 57 threes made, ranking him just outside the top 20 in a single-season.
• His 4.4 3FG/G has him on pace for 136 for the year, breaking the school record of 107 held by Demond Mallet (2000-01) and the Southland Conference mark of 115 (Paul Marshall, ULM, 1996).
• Kuxhausen's 50% aim from behind the arc is currently ranked No. 1 on the single-season school record list.
 
SERIES VS. CENTRAL ARKANSAS
• Saturday's game will be 24th meeting between the two schools with McNeese holding a 15-8 lead in the all-time series.
• The Cowboys have won four straight in the series, including last year by an 83-75 win in Lake Charles.
• The teams first played in the 2006-07 season with McNeese winning the initial game in overtime, 61-56, in Lake Charles.
• The Cowboys have compiled an 8-3 record against the Bears on the road, including three straight victories on UCA's home court.
• The last six games have been decided by 10 points or less.
• McNeese holds a 6-4 advantage in the last 10 matchups.