East Texas A&M Lions (5-4) at McNeese Cowboys (8-2, 1-1 Southland)

Lake Charles, Louisiana; Friday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: East Texas A&M visits McNeese after Gianni Hunt scored 21 points in East Texas A&M's 75-68 win over the Central Arkansas Bears.

The Cowboys are 4-0 in home games. McNeese averages 9.6 turnovers per game and is 7-2 when it wins the turnover battle.

The Lions are 1-4 on the road. East Texas A&M averages 18.8 assists per game to lead the Southland, paced by Hunt with 4.7.

McNeese's average of 6.3 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.1 fewer made shots on average than the 6.4 per game East Texas A&M allows. East Texas A&M averages 14.0 more points per game (79.3) than McNeese allows (65.3).

The Cowboys and Lions square off Friday for the first time in c

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