LAKE CHARLES – McNeese basketball returns to the Legacy Center on Thursday when it hosts first place Southeastern Louisiana in Southland Conference play.
 
Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 and the game will broadcast live on ESPN+.
 
Records:
• McNeese is 5-19 overall and 2-9 in league play and is in last place in the conference standings, one game out of eighth place.
• Southeastern is 14-10 and 8-3 in league play and in a tie for first place in the standings.
 
Series:
• Thursday will mark the 120^th meeting between the two schools with McNeese holding a 67-52 all-time lead.
• Southeastern has won four straight in the series and is 2-1 against the Cowboys in the Legacy Center.
 
Players to Watch:
McNeese
Christian Shumate - leads the team in scoring (12.4) and rebounding (9.2)… ranked second in the SLC with eight double-doubles, including two straight… No. 2 in the SLC in rebounding and 15^th in scoring… conference leader with 3.5 offensive rebounds per game.
 
Zach Scott – second on the team with 11.2 points per game… sixth in the conference with 2.1 three-pointers made per game… 46 threes made is fifth-most in the league… 129 career three-pointers made, needing seven more to move into 10^th on the school's all-time list.
 
Southeastern
Boogie Anderson – tops the team and is ranked 14^th in the conference in scoring with a 13.0 average.
 
Nick Caldwell – team's highest scorer in SLC games only with a 15.5 mark while Anderson is averaging 15.3.
 
Roger McFarlane – ranked third in the conference in rebounding with a 7.9 average.