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Okafor lifts SE Louisiana by McNeese St. 71-68 in Southland

AP
Mar 09, 2021

KATY, Texas (AP) Gus Okafor matched his career high with 26 points and eighth-seeded Southeastern Louisiana Lions narrowly defeated nine-seed McNeese State Cowboys 71-68 in the Southland Conference tournament first round on Tuesday.

The Lions face New Orleans in the second round on Wednesday.

Isiah Kirby had 14 points for Southeastern Louisiana (8-17). Keon Clergeot added 10 points. Nick Caldwell had 4 points and 13 rebounds.

Carlos Rosario had 18 points and eight rebounds for the Cowboys (10-14). A.J. Lawson added 12 points and seven assists. Chris Orlina had 10 points.

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1st Half
MCNS
Cowboys
31
SELA
Lions
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Zach Scott vs. Isiah Kirby (Lions gains possession)
19:45		Joe Kasperzyk turnover (traveling)
19:22		Carlos Rosario offensive foul (Nick Caldwell draws the foul)
19:22		Carlos Rosario turnover
19:11	+3	Joe Kasperzyk makes three point jump shot (Isiah Kirby assists)	0-3
18:45		Collin Warren misses three point jump shot
18:43		Nick Caldwell defensive rebound
18:34		Gus Okafor misses three point jump shot
18:32		Harwin Francois defensive rebound
18:24		KeyShawn Feazell misses two point turnaround hook shot
18:22		Nick Caldwell defensive rebound
18:11	+2	Gus Okafor makes two point dunk (Isiah Kirby assists)	0-5
17:51	+3	Collin Warren makes three point jump shot (KeyShawn Feazell assists)	3-5
17:28		Gus Okafor misses three point jump shot
17:26		Collin Warren defensive rebound
17:17		A.J. Lawson offensive foul
17:17		A.J. Lawson turnover
17:07		Joe Kasperzyk misses three point jump shot
17:05		Harwin Francois defensive rebound
16:55		Harwin Francois misses three point jump shot
16:53		Joe Kasperzyk defensive rebound
16:48		Nick Caldwell turnover (bad pass) (Collin Warren steals)
16:44		Joe Kasperzyk personal foul (Collin Warren draws the foul)
16:35		Isiah Kirby shooting foul (A.J. Lawson draws the foul)
16:35	+1	A.J. Lawson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-5
16:35	+1	A.J. Lawson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-5
16:18		Harwin Francois personal foul (Keon Clergeot draws the foul)
16:13	+2	Keon Clergeot makes two point reverse layup	5-7
15:59	+2	Carlos Rosario makes two point layup (A.J. Lawson assists)	7-7
15:39		Isiah Kirby misses two point fadeaway jump shot
15:37		KeyShawn Feazell defensive rebound
15:23		TV timeout
15:13		Collin Warren misses three point jump shot
15:11		Isiah Kirby defensive rebound
15:00		Joe Kasperzyk misses two point driving layup
14:58		Cowboys defensive rebound
14:35		Collin Warren turnover (lost ball) (Keon Clergeot steals)
14:27		Isiah Kirby misses three point jump shot
14:25		A.J. Lawson defensive rebound
14:15		A.J. Lawson misses three point pullup jump shot
14:13		Lions defensive rebound
13:53		JonDarius Warren misses three point jump shot
13:51		Nick Caldwell offensive rebound
13:45		Nick Caldwell misses three point jump shot
13:43		Collin Warren defensive rebound
13:39		Dru Kuxhausen misses three point jump shot
13:37		Nick Caldwell defensive rebound
13:21	+2	Isiah Kirby makes two point reverse layup	7-9
12:59		Nick Caldwell blocks Carlos Rosario's two point reverse layup
12:57		Nick Caldwell defensive rebound
12:44		Isiah Kirby misses two point driving layup
12:42		Nick Caldwell offensive rebound
12:37		Keon Clergeot misses three point jump shot
12:35		Dru Kuxhausen defensive rebound
12:29		Keon Clergeot personal foul (KeyShawn Feazell draws the foul)
12:15	+3	Zach Scott makes three point jump shot (A.J. Lawson assists)	10-9
11:53		Jamon Kemp misses three point jump shot
11:50		Cowboys defensive rebound
11:50		TV timeout
11:24	+3	Dru Kuxhausen makes three point jump shot (Carlos Rosario assists)	13-9
10:56		Zach Scott shooting foul (Isiah Kirby draws the foul)
10:56	+1	Isiah Kirby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-10
10:56	+1	Isiah Kirby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-11
10:45		Byron Smith blocks Jeremy Harrell's two point layup
10:43		Cowboys offensive rebound
10:39		Jeremy Harrell turnover (bad pass)
10:30		Byron Smith misses three point jump shot
10:28		Jeremy Harrell defensive rebound
10:17	+3	Zach Scott makes three point jump shot (KeyShawn Feazell assists)	16-11
10:05		Jeremy Harrell shooting foul (Keon Clergeot draws the foul)
10:05	+1	Keon Clergeot makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-12
10:05		Keon Clergeot misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:05		Jeremy Harrell defensive rebound
9:40		Jeremy Harrell misses two point jump shot
9:38		Byron Smith defensive rebound
9:27		Byron Smith misses three point jump shot
9:25		Elijah Ifejeh offensive rebound
9:19		Carlos Rosario blocks Elijah Ifejeh's two point putback layup
9:17		Nick Caldwell offensive rebound
9:08		Keon Clergeot misses two point jump shot
9:06		Carlos Rosario defensive rebound
9:01		Dru Kuxhausen misses three point jump shot
8:59		Zach Scott offensive rebound
8:49		Elijah Ifejeh personal foul (Zach Scott draws the foul)
8:47		Zach Scott turnover (bad pass) (Nick Caldwell steals)
8:40	+3	JonDarius Warren makes three point jump shot (Nick Caldwell assists)	16-15
8:16		Nick Caldwell shooting foul (Carlos Rosario draws the foul)
8:16	+1	Carlos Rosario makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-15
8:16	+1	Carlos Rosario makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-15
8:04	+2	Gus Okafor makes two point reverse layup	18-17
7:41		Braelon Bush turnover (traveling)
7:41		TV timeout
7:28	+2	JonDarius Warren makes two point layup (Isiah Kirby assists)	18-19
7:28		Harwin Francois shooting foul (JonDarius Warren draws the foul)
7:28		JonDarius Warren misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:28		KeyShawn Feazell defensive rebound
6:58		A.J. Lawson misses three point jump shot
6:56		JonDarius Warren defensive rebound
6:48		KeyShawn Feazell shooting foul (Gus Okafor draws the foul)
6:48	+1	Gus Okafor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-20
6:48	+1	Gus Okafor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-21
6:42		Harwin Francois turnover (bad pass) (JonDarius Warren steals)
6:29		Nick Caldwell misses two point finger roll layup
6:27		KeyShawn Feazell defensive rebound
6:23		Collin Warren turnover (out of bounds)
6:01	+2	Gus Okafor makes two point driving layup	18-23
5:42	+2	A.J. Lawson makes two point driving layup	20-23
5:19		Gus Okafor misses three point jump shot
5:17		Lions offensive rebound
5:10	+2	Joe Kasperzyk makes two point reverse layup	20-25
4:53		Harwin Francois misses three point jump shot
4:51		Carlos Rosario offensive rebound
4:45		Carlos Rosario misses two point putback layup
4:43		Nick Caldwell defensive rebound
4:26		Joe Kasperzyk misses three point jump shot
4:24		Cowboys defensive rebound
4:12	+2	A.J. Lawson makes two point finger roll layup	22-25
4:01		Carlos Rosario blocks Gus Okafor's two point layup
3:59		Dru Kuxhausen defensive rebound
3:53		A.J. Lawson turnover (lost ball) (Keon Clergeot steals)
3:45	+2	Gus Okafor makes two point layup (Joe Kasperzyk assists)	22-27
3:31	+2	Carlos Rosario makes two point layup (A.J. Lawson assists)	24-27
3:17		Gus Okafor misses three point jump shot
3:15		Harwin Francois defensive rebound
3:08		Dru Kuxhausen misses two point floating jump shot
3:06		Carlos Rosario offensive rebound
3:00	+2	Carlos Rosario makes two point putback layup	26-27
3:00		Gus Okafor shooting foul (Carlos Rosario draws the foul)
3:00		TV timeout
3:00	+1	Carlos Rosario makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-27
2:47		Gus Okafor misses two point layup
2:45		Dru Kuxhausen defensive rebound
2:27		Collin Warren misses three point jump shot
2:25		A.J. Lawson offensive rebound
2:22	+2	A.J. Lawson makes two point putback layup	29-27
2:02		Gus Okafor misses three point jump shot
2:00		Nick Caldwell offensive rebound
1:48		Joe Kasperzyk turnover (lost ball) (Dru Kuxhausen steals)
1:44		Dru Kuxhausen turnover (lost ball) (Nick Caldwell steals)
1:37		Nick Caldwell turnover (lost ball)
1:37	+2	Chris Orlina makes two point jump shot (A.J. Lawson assists)	31-27
1:20	+2	Nick Caldwell makes two point layup	31-29
1:02		Dru Kuxhausen misses three point jump shot
1:00		Gus Okafor defensive rebound
0:55	+2	Joe Kasperzyk makes two point layup	31-31
0:39		A.J. Lawson misses three point jump shot
0:37		Nick Caldwell defensive rebound
0:01		Lions turnover (shot clock violation)
0:02		Lions turnover (shot clock violation)
0:01		Dru Kuxhausen misses three point jump shot
0:01		Dru Kuxhausen misses three point jump shot
0:00		Lions defensive rebound

2nd Half
MCNS
Cowboys
37
SELA
Lions
40

Time		Play	Score
0:00		—
19:51	+2	KeyShawn Feazell makes two point floating jump shot	33-31
19:27		Joe Kasperzyk misses three point jump shot
19:25		Carlos Rosario defensive rebound
19:22		Carlos Rosario turnover (lost ball) (Isiah Kirby steals)
19:17		Nick Caldwell misses two point layup
19:13		Lions offensive rebound
19:06		Gus Okafor misses two point jump shot
19:04		Collin Warren defensive rebound
18:59		A.J. Lawson turnover (bad pass) (Gus Okafor steals)
18:52	+2	Gus Okafor makes two point dunk	33-33
18:31		Joe Kasperzyk shooting foul (Carlos Rosario draws the foul)
18:31	+1	Carlos Rosario makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-33
18:31	+1	Carlos Rosario makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-33
18:13	+2	Isiah Kirby makes two point layup	35-35
17:54		Gus Okafor personal foul (A.J. Lawson draws the foul)
17:38		Joe Kasperzyk blocks Harwin Francois's three point jump shot
17:35		Cowboys offensive rebound
17:33		A.J. Lawson turnover (bad pass) (Gus Okafor steals)
17:27		A.J. Lawson personal foul (Nick Caldwell draws the foul)
17:23	+3	Isiah Kirby makes three point jump shot (Joe Kasperzyk assists)	35-38
16:58		KeyShawn Feazell turnover (bad pass) (Gus Okafor steals)
16:50		Collin Warren blocks Joe Kasperzyk's two point layup
16:50		Nick Caldwell offensive rebound
16:50		Keon Clergeot misses three point jump shot
16:48		Gus Okafor offensive rebound
16:46	+2	Joe Kasperzyk makes two point layup (Gus Okafor assists)	35-40
16:46		Collin Warren shooting foul (Joe Kasperzyk draws the foul)
16:46		Joe Kasperzyk misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:46		Collin Warren defensive rebound
16:26		KeyShawn Feazell misses two point hook shot
16:24		Nick Caldwell defensive rebound
16:13		Harwin Francois blocks Joe Kasperzyk's two point driving layup
16:11		Harwin Francois defensive rebound
16:06		Keon Clergeot personal foul
15:56		Collin Warren misses two point pullup jump shot
15:54		Gus Okafor defensive rebound
15:45		Keon Clergeot misses three point jump shot
15:43		Gus Okafor offensive rebound
15:39	+2	Gus Okafor makes two point putback layup	35-42
15:28		Cowboys 30 second timeout
15:28		TV timeout
15:14		Harwin Francois misses three point jump shot
15:12		JonDarius Warren defensive rebound
14:44	+2	Gus Okafor makes two point layup	35-44
14:21		Carlos Rosario turnover (lost ball) (Gus Okafor steals)
14:15		Keon Clergeot misses three point jump shot
14:13		Isiah Kirby offensive rebound
14:13		Chris Orlina personal foul (Isiah Kirby draws the foul)
14:13		TV timeout
14:08		Isiah Kirby misses three point jump shot
14:06		Chris Orlina defensive rebound
13:52		KeyShawn Feazell misses two point floating jump shot
13:50		KeyShawn Feazell offensive rebound
13:46	+2	KeyShawn Feazell makes two point putback layup	37-44
13:33	+3	JonDarius Warren makes three point jump shot (Keon Clergeot assists)	37-47
13:04		A.J. Lawson misses three point jump shot
13:02		JonDarius Warren defensive rebound
12:56		Keon Clergeot turnover (lost ball) (A.J. Lawson steals)
12:44	+3	Harwin Francois makes three point jump shot (A.J. Lawson assists)	40-47
12:21		Nick Caldwell offensive foul (Chris Orlina draws the foul)
12:21		Nick Caldwell turnover
12:07		Isiah Kirby personal foul (A.J. Lawson draws the foul)
11:58		Gus Okafor shooting foul (KeyShawn Feazell draws the foul)
11:58		TV timeout
11:58	+1	KeyShawn Feazell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-47
11:58	+1	KeyShawn Feazell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-47
11:45		Isiah Kirby turnover (lost ball)
11:36	+3	Harwin Francois makes three point jump shot (Chris Orlina assists)	45-47
11:13	+2	Isiah Kirby makes two point layup	45-49
10:53		Isiah Kirby shooting foul (A.J. Lawson draws the foul)
10:53		A.J. Lawson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:53		A.J. Lawson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:53		Elijah Ifejeh defensive rebound
10:39		JonDarius Warren misses three point jump shot
10:37		Nick Caldwell offensive rebound
10:33		Chris Orlina shooting foul (Nick Caldwell draws the foul)
10:33	+1	Nick Caldwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-50
10:33	+1	Nick Caldwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-51
10:26	+3	Harwin Francois makes three point jump shot (KeyShawn Feazell assists)	48-51
9:55	+3	Keon Clergeot makes three point jump shot (JonDarius Warren assists)	48-54
9:26		A.J. Lawson turnover (lost ball) (Isiah Kirby steals)
9:21		Isiah Kirby turnover (lost ball) (A.J. Lawson steals)
9:19		Keon Clergeot personal foul (Carlos Rosario draws the foul)
9:19		Carlos Rosario misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:19		Isiah Kirby defensive rebound
9:05	+3	Gus Okafor makes three point jump shot (Keon Clergeot assists)	48-57
8:37		A.J. Lawson turnover (bad pass) (Gus Okafor steals)
8:32	+2	Isiah Kirby makes two point floating jump shot	48-59
8:32		Harwin Francois shooting foul (Isiah Kirby draws the foul)
8:32	+1	Isiah Kirby makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-60
8:16		Harwin Francois turnover (bad pass) (Nick Caldwell steals)
8:02		Lions 30 second timeout
7:46	+3	Gus Okafor makes three point jump shot (Nick Caldwell assists)	48-63
7:21		Nick Caldwell shooting foul (Chris Orlina draws the foul)
7:21	+1	Chris Orlina makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-63
7:21	+1	Chris Orlina makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-63
7:01		Gus Okafor misses three point jump shot
6:59		A.J. Lawson defensive rebound
6:59		Cowboys turnover (5-second violation)
6:44		JonDarius Warren misses three point jump shot
6:42		Lions offensive rebound
6:21		Gus Okafor misses three point jump shot
6:19		Harwin Francois defensive rebound
6:09		Byron Smith personal foul (KeyShawn Feazell draws the foul)
6:09		KeyShawn Feazell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:09	+1	KeyShawn Feazell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-63
5:43		Nick Caldwell misses two point fadeaway jump shot
5:41		Zach Scott defensive rebound
5:30	+2	A.J. Lawson makes two point finger roll layup	53-63
5:14		Keon Clergeot misses two point driving layup
5:12		Keon Clergeot offensive rebound
5:12		Keon Clergeot misses two point putback layup
5:11		Carlos Rosario defensive rebound
5:11		Keon Clergeot personal foul (Carlos Rosario draws the foul)
5:11		Carlos Rosario misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:11	+1	Carlos Rosario makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-63
5:03		Collin Warren personal foul (Keon Clergeot draws the foul)
4:58		Keon Clergeot turnover (lost ball) (Chris Orlina steals)
4:51		Chris Orlina misses two point layup
4:49		Carlos Rosario offensive rebound
4:45		Carlos Rosario misses two point tip shot
4:45		Carlos Rosario offensive rebound
4:45	+2	Carlos Rosario makes two point putback layup	56-63
4:24		Gus Okafor misses two point layup
4:22		Chris Orlina defensive rebound
4:13	+2	A.J. Lawson makes two point finger roll layup	58-63
3:57		Lions 30 second timeout
3:57		TV timeout
3:33		Isiah Kirby misses two point driving layup
3:31		A.J. Lawson defensive rebound
3:27		A.J. Lawson turnover (lost ball) (JonDarius Warren steals)
3:02		Keon Clergeot misses three point pullup jump shot
3:00		A.J. Lawson defensive rebound
2:54	+2	Chris Orlina makes two point layup (Zach Scott assists)	60-63
2:26		Chris Orlina shooting foul (Gus Okafor draws the foul)
2:26	+1	Gus Okafor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-64
2:26	+1	Gus Okafor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-65
2:11	+2	Chris Orlina makes two point jump shot (A.J. Lawson assists)	62-65
1:43		JonDarius Warren misses two point layup
1:41		Carlos Rosario defensive rebound
1:26		Zach Scott misses three point jump shot
1:24		Cowboys offensive rebound
1:02	+2	Carlos Rosario makes two point turnaround jump shot (Collin Warren assists)	64-65
0:36	+2	Keon Clergeot makes two point pullup jump shot	64-67
0:23		Isiah Kirby blocks A.J. Lawson's two point floating jump shot
0:21		Zach Scott offensive rebound
0:13	+2	Chris Orlina makes two point jump shot (Zach Scott assists)	66-67
0:11		Zach Scott personal foul (Keon Clergeot draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Keon Clergeot makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-68
0:11		Cowboys 30 second timeout
0:11	+1	Keon Clergeot makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-69
0:02	+2	Carlos Rosario makes two point layup (A.J. Lawson assists)	68-69
0:02		Cowboys 30 second timeout
0:00	+2	Gus Okafor makes two point dunk (Nick Caldwell assists)	68-71
0:01		A.J. Lawson misses three point jump shot
0:00		Lions defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Lions defensive rebound