NEW ORLEANS - McNeese will attempt to steal a road win away from the Southland Conference's first place team on Saturday afternoon when the Cowboys visit New Orleans.

Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. at UNO's Lakefront Arena and will follow a 2 p.m. matchup against the two women's teams.

The Cowboys (10-17, 4-6 SLC) currently sit a half-game behind HBU for fourth place in the league standings and are tied with Northwestern State for fifth. The No. 3 and 4 spots in the standings will earn one bye in the postseason tournament. UNO (15-9, 8-1) has a one-game lead over Nicholls for first place.

McNeese holds the tie-breaker over Northwestern State and has a win over HBU already. The Cowboys will visit HBU on March 5 to close out the regular season. Following Saturday's game at UNO, McNeese will return home next Thursday vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, and Saturday vs. UIW to conclude its home slate.

About McNeese:
• 4 games remain on the regular season schedule.
• The Cowboys have won 2 of their last 4 games.
• Currently in a tie for 4th place, vying for a top 4 spot to lock up at least one bye in the postseason tournament.
• Leads the league in rebounding (39.9), offensive rebounders per game (13.7) and rebounding margin (5.46).
• Pulled down 40 or more rebounds 11 times this season and 50 or more four games.
• Four players are scoring 10 or more per game - Christian Shumate (12.3), Zach Scott (10.3), Brendan Medley-Bacon (10.1) and Myles Lewis (10.0).
• Zach Scott has scored 20 or more in 2 of the last 4 games and is averaging 17.0 points during that stretch.
• Scott boasts a 51.9 percent clip from beyond the arc in conference play and leads the second-place individual by 8.6 points. His 42.9 percent mark from three on the year is on pace for seventh in Southland single-season history.
• Christian Shumate has scored double-figures 9 straight games (17.6 avg.).
• Shumate leads the team with 5 double-doubles and five 20-point games.
• Shumate recorded his 5th double-double at Nicholls on Thursday (18 pts, 10 reb).
• Brendan Medley-Bacon has scored double-figures in 5 of the last 6 games. 

The Series:        
• Saturday's game will be the 28th meeting in the series with UNO holding an 18-9 lead. 
• The two teams have played twice already this season - McNeese winning 92-82 in double-ot at the SLC Tip-Off Tournament and UNO posting an 84-78 win in Lake Charles in a game that was broadcast on ESPNU.
• UNO has won 8 of the last 10 in the series.
• Since the two have been playing as conference foes beginning in 2014, UNO has posted an 11-6 record against McNeese.