NATCHITOCHES – Coming off a school-record winning win over East Texas A&M that saw McNeese won its 14^th-straight Southland Conference win, McNeese will visit Northwestern State in a battle of two of the only three unbeaten league teams with the victor holding onto its perch above the others.
 
Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at NSU's Prather Coliseum. The game will broadcast live on ESPN+ and on the McNeese Radio Network (Power 92.1 FM).
 
McNeese (9-5, 3-0) defeated East Texas A&M 75-56 on Saturday while NSU (7-6, 3-0) knocked off Nicholls by a 68-66 score.
 
The Cowboys lead the all-time series 71-69 and have won three straight games and six of the last seven meetings. The two will play again on February 8 in Lake Charles.
 
COWBOY NOTABLES
• McNeese's win over East Texas A&M on Saturday was the 14th straight conference win dating back to last season and set a new school record... it also ranks tied as the 7th-longest in Southland Conference history with the 1997-98 Nicholls Colonels.
• In their nine wins, the Cowboys have held each opponent to under 70 points and three under 60.
• Joe Charles recorded his first double-double of the season at ETAM (10-10) and the 12th in his career.
• Javohn Garcia has scored 20 or more in back-to-back games.
• Sincere Parker returned to the floor at ETAM and scored 14 points... he missed the previous 1 1/2 games due to an illness.
• Omar Cooper has missed the last three games due to an illness and will not play on Monday.
• Brandon Murray missed his third straight game with a sore knee but is likely to play on Monday.
• Christian Shumate recorded his first double-double of the season against Southeastern, and the 35th of his career, a school record and 3rd-most in SLC history.
• Head coach Will Wade is the fastest coach in school history to get to 30 wins.