Pulling rank

The General’s Cowboys outlast Colonels for SLC basketball title
  • McNeese State University basketball players take selfies with the Southland Conference Basketball Championship trophy after defeating Nicholls State University, 92-76, on Wednesday, March 13. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    McNeese State University basketball players take selfies with the Southland Conference Basketball Championship trophy after defeating Nicholls State University, 92-76, on Wednesday, March 13. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
By: TONY MARKS Editor LAKE CHARLES - With a 92-76 win over Nicholls State University in the Southland Conference Basketball Championship, McNeese State University punched its first ticket to the NCAA Tournament since 2002. The win was also the Cowboys’ 30th of the season, which meant the team tied Ohio State University for the record of 19 games for the largest college basketball turnaround in…

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