Scores

Final OT

McNeese St 59

(9-12, 3-8 Southland)

Sam Houston St 58

(12-10, 5-5 Southland)

Coverage: ESPN3

8:45 PM ET, February 7, 2013

Johnson Coliseum, Huntsville, TX

1 2 OT T
MCNS 27 26 659
SHSU 33 20 558

Top Performers

McNeese State: D. Cannon 19 Pts, 8 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl

Sam Houston State: P. Baxter 10 Pts, 5 Reb, 6 Ast

McNeese St. 59, Sam Houston St. 58

Associated Press

HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- Dontae Cannon tied the game with 3 seconds to play in regulation, then scored again with a second to play in overtime to lift McNeese State to a 59-58 win over Sam Houston State Thursday night.

Cannon finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists for the Cowboys (9-12, 3-8 Southland), who had lost four in a row. It was just their second road win of the season; the other was at Texas Tech on Dec. 16.

Desharick Guidry had 11 points, making all three of his 3-point attempts, for McNeese State.

Marquel McKinney led the Bearkats (12-10, 5-5) with 13 points. Paul Baxter added 10 points and six assists for Sam Houston State.

The win was McNeese State's 300th in the Southland Conference, making the Cowboys the first team to reach that mark.

Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press

SPONSORED HEADLINES

Team Stat Comparison

 
MCNS
SHSU
Points 59 58
FG Made-Attempted 20-54 (.370) 20-58 (.345)
3P Made-Attempted 6-20 (.300) 8-27 (.296)
FT Made-Attempted 13-14 (.929) 10-15 (.667)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 16 (0/0) 18 (0/0)
Largest Lead 4 11

Game Leaders

 
MCNS
SHSU
PointsD. Cannon 19M. McKinney 13
ReboundsD. Cannon 8J. Thomas 6
AssistsD. Cannon 4P. Baxter 6
StealsD. Cannon 1J. Thomas 3
BlocksA. Fields 3M. Holyfield 1
Team Stats: McNeese State | Sam Houston State

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 12, 2013 SHSU 72, @MCNS 57Recap
» Feb 7, 2013 MCNS 59, @SHSU 58Recap

Next 5 Games

MCNS
SHSU
02/09 @AMCC 8:00pm
02/16 @LAM 7:30pm
02/19 SELA 8:50pm
02/23 @TOL 2:00pm
02/28 ORU 8:30pm
 02/09 LAM 4:45pm
02/14 @ORU 8:30pm
02/16 @CARK 5:15pm
02/20 SFA 8:45pm
02/23 @EWU 4:00pm
Complete Schedule: McNeese State | Sam Houston State

Southland Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Stephen F. Austin16-227-4
Northwestern State15-323-8
Oral Roberts13-518-14
Sam Houston State8-1017-17
McNeese State7-1114-17
Central Arkansas7-1113-17
Southeastern Louisiana10-813-18
Nicholls State8-109-21
Texas A&M-CC5-136-23
Lamar1-173-28
View expanded standings »