Sharp and the Northwestern State Demons host conference foe McNeese

Published Jan. 11, 2023 2:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

McNeese Cowboys (5-11, 2-1 Southland) at Northwestern State Demons (9-7, 1-2 Southland)

Natchitoches, Louisiana; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Trae English and the McNeese Cowboys take on Demarcus Sharp and the Northwestern State Demons on Thursday.

The Demons have gone 4-2 at home. Northwestern State has a 3-5 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Cowboys are 2-1 in conference games. McNeese gives up 74.8 points to opponents and has been outscored by 7.8 points per game.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ja'Monta Black is shooting 33.5% from beyond the arc with 3.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Demons, while averaging 14 points. Sharp is averaging 15.5 points, four assists and 1.8 steals over the last 10 games for Northwestern State.

English is shooting 44.7% and averaging 11.9 points for the Cowboys. Christian Shumate is averaging 11.3 points over the last 10 games for McNeese.

LAST 10 GAMES: Demons: 5-5, averaging 72.3 points, 29.1 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 7.8 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 40.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.4 points per game.

Cowboys: 3-7, averaging 64.9 points, 30.5 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 8.7 steals and 1.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.6 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.