Lights going out, and a kick in the balls. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
McNeese Cowboys
78 – 76 OT
FINAL Conference
Incarnate Word Cardinals
Southland Conference · Townsley Law Arena · February 17, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MCN -5.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money MCN -200 / UIW +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total MCN win
Actual MCN +2 154 Won
Massey MCN -6.0 (-4.0) — —
Massey Totals — 138.2 (+15.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 62% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 64% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MCN -3.6 (-1.6) 139.7 (+14.3) 66% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MCN -4.0 (-2.0) 136.5 (+17.5) 70% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MCN -4.0 (-2.0) 138.9 (+15.1) 64% ✓
Baseline ML MCN -3.9 (-1.9) 140.2 (+13.8) 64% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 7, 2026 MCN 81 – 64 UIW
Dec 2, 2025 UIW 71 – 67 MCN
Feb 4, 2025 MCN 67 – 65 UIW
Feb 24, 2024 MCN 87 – 71 UIW
Jan 20, 2024 MCN 80 – 66 UIW

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MCN UIW
Overall 11-23 12-19
Conference 6-12 6-12
Home 6-8 7-7
Away 3-14 3-12
Neutral 2-1 2-0
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.9 68.3
Avg Pts Against 76.1 75.1
Massey -10.3 (#336) -12.7 (#350)
Bradley-Terry -2.06 (#346) -1.89 (#332)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.74 (#351) -2.56 (#344)
RPI 0.444 (#285) 0.399 (#345)
Shooting & Four Factors MCN UIW
FG% 42.1% 42.7%
3PT% 33.1% 32.9%
REB / G 33.2 31.3
OREB / G 11.4 9.3
AST / TO 0.73 0.83
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.2% 48.0%
TOV% 22.0% 19.9%
ORB% 31.5% 26.9%
FT Rate 17.3% 24.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.4% 53.5%
Opp TOV% 19.6% 20.2%
DRB% 68.3% 66.8%
Opp FT Rate 25.0% 23.7%

Game Analysis

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