Well, Pat Knight’s senior class can’t be all that bad, as they are 40 minutes away from leading Lamar to their first NCAA tournament in a while. But, this Beaumont, TX, squad has to avoid suffering the same fate as two of the Lone Star State’s better Southland teams, who fell to a McNeese State team that is rolling through Dallas.
Waters has the Southland lead currently, but he had SFA winning this tournament, so if Lamar wins, he will give up the title to Doogan. If McNeese wins, Waters will take the title and the “money” division will be split several ways.
#3 Lamar vs. #4 McNeese St.
This Lamar team was supposed to be one of the best teams in the Southland, but they struggled mightily in the middle of the season. Now, they can erase all of that and make the Dance. But, this McNeese St. team has been counted out all season and just kept winning. Then, they knocked off a pretty good UTSA team in overtime in the quarters, and then blew out a very good UT-Arlington team yesterday in a very surprising semifinal result.
No one has McNeese winning this tournament; Doogan, KA, Lohse, and Scoot have Lamar.
