McNeese Cowboys vs. Clemson Tigers

Mar 20, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MCN	31	38	69
CLEM	13	54	67

Game Recap

No. 12 seed McNeese holds off late Clemson charge to earn first March Madness victory. McNeese coach Will Wade and his boombox-toting manager gave March Madness its first bracket buster.

Player Stats

MCNEESE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Joe Charles	22	0-1	0-1	0-0	5	0	1	1	1	4	0
24Christian Shumate	34	6-8	1-2	0-0	11	1	0	2	1	3	13
2DJ Richards Jr.	17	1-8	0-7	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	1	2
6Javohn Garcia	31	0-6	0-0	3-4	1	1	0	3	0	3	3
11Quadir Copeland	30	5-8	0-1	6-10	7	5	2	0	7	4	16
9Bryant Selebangue	18	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	1	2
21Sincere Parker	19	4-12	2-6	2-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	12
23Brandon Murray	29	10-18	1-2	0-4	4	3	3	0	0	2	21

TOTAL	-	27-6243.5%	4-1921.1%	11-2250.0%	38	12	7	6	10	19	69

CLEMSON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
7Chauncey Wiggins	30	3-12	2-7	2-2	2	0	0	1	2	10
4Ian Schieffelin	33	0-4	0-2	1-2	8	2	0	2	4	1
0Viktor Lakhin	25	2-4	0-0	2-3	10	1	1	3	5	6
11Jaeden Zackery	40	9-19	4-8	2-2	5	1	1	1	0	24
1Chase Hunter	36	5-11	2-7	9-10	4	2	2	4	3	21
6Myles Foster	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Christian Reeves	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
3Jake Heidbreder	19	1-5	1-5	0-0	3	1	1	0	2	3
10Del Jones	12	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	2	0	2
TOTAL	-	21-5736.8%	9-3030.0%	16-1984.2%	34	9	5	13	16	67

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMCNCLEM

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Clemson.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by McNeese.
(19:37) Chauncey Wiggins missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:33) Joe Charles Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:29) Christian Shumate made Dunk. Assisted by DJ Richards Jr..
20
(19:01) Ian Schieffelin missed Layup.
(18:57) Viktor Lakhin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:57) Viktor Lakhin made Two Point Tip Shot.
22
(18:27) Quadir Copeland missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:23) Jaeden Zackery Defensive Rebound.
(18:07) Chauncey Wiggins missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:04) Javohn Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(17:56) DJ Richards Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:53) Ian Schieffelin Defensive Rebound.
(17:43) Foul on Quadir Copeland.
(17:40) Foul on Joe Charles.
(17:22) Chase Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:20) Viktor Lakhin Offensive Rebound.
(17:20) Foul on Javohn Garcia.
+1 (17:20) Viktor Lakhin made Free Throw.
23
+1 (17:20) Viktor Lakhin made Free Throw.
24
(16:50) Quadir Copeland missed Jumper.
(16:48) Ian Schieffelin Defensive Rebound.
(16:48) Foul on Christian Shumate.
(16:33) Viktor Lakhin Turnover.
+2 (16:22) Quadir Copeland made Layup.
44
+2 (15:59) Jaeden Zackery made Layup.
46
(15:47) Quadir Copeland Turnover.
(15:47) Chase Hunter Steal.
(15:24) Jaeden Zackery missed Jumper.
(15:19) Christian Shumate Defensive Rebound.
(15:17) Quadir Copeland Turnover.
(15:04) Chase Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:01) Clemson Offensive Rebound.
(14:52) Jake Heidbreder missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:48) Brandon Murray Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:35) Brandon Murray made Jumper.
66
(14:13) Jaeden Zackery Turnover.
(14:13) Joe Charles Steal.
(14:08) Sincere Parker missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:07) Bryant Selebangue Offensive Rebound.
(14:07) Foul on Ian Schieffelin.
+2 (13:57) Brandon Murray made Layup.
86
(13:41) Chauncey Wiggins Turnover.
+2 (13:31) Bryant Selebangue made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Murray.
106
(13:01) Jake Heidbreder missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:57) Sincere Parker Defensive Rebound.
(12:43) Javohn Garcia missed Jumper.
(12:36) Sincere Parker Offensive Rebound.
(12:34) Christian Shumate missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:34) McNeese Offensive Rebound.
(12:28) Sincere Parker missed Jumper.
(12:24) Bryant Selebangue Offensive Rebound.
(12:07) Brandon Murray missed Jumper.
(12:06) McNeese Offensive Rebound.
(12:06) Foul on Ian Schieffelin.
(11:57) Foul on Jake Heidbreder.
(11:57) Brandon Murray missed Free Throw.
(11:57) McNeese Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:57) Brandon Murray missed Free Throw.
(11:55) Christian Reeves Defensive Rebound.
(11:33) Chase Hunter missed Jumper.
(11:28) DJ Richards Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:12) Brandon Murray made Jumper.
126
+2 (10:37) Del Jones made Layup.
128
(10:29) Javohn Garcia missed Jumper.
(10:26) Brandon Murray Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:26) Brandon Murray made Two Point Tip Shot.
148
(10:17) Del Jones Turnover.
(9:56) Sincere Parker missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:52) Christian Shumate Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:45) Christian Shumate made Layup.
168
(9:25) Viktor Lakhin Turnover.
(9:25) Brandon Murray Steal.
(9:06) Brandon Murray missed Layup.
(9:03) Christian Shumate Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:03) Christian Shumate made Two Point Tip Shot.
188
(8:50) Jaeden Zackery missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:49) Ian Schieffelin Offensive Rebound.
(8:49) Foul on Joe Charles.
(8:43) Jake Heidbreder missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:41) Viktor Lakhin Offensive Rebound.
(8:41) Foul on Joe Charles.
(8:35) Chase Hunter Turnover.
(8:35) Brandon Murray Steal.
(8:08) Brandon Murray missed Layup.
(8:05) Jake Heidbreder Defensive Rebound.
(7:52) Ian Schieffelin Turnover.
(7:33) Brandon Murray missed Jumper.
(7:28) Christian Shumate Offensive Rebound.
+3 (7:25) Sincere Parker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Shumate.
218
(7:14) Chase Hunter Turnover.
+2 (6:57) Quadir Copeland made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Murray.
238
(6:45) Jaeden Zackery missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:40) Sincere Parker Defensive Rebound.
(6:29) Quadir Copeland Turnover.
(6:15) Chase Hunter Turnover.
(6:15) Bryant Selebangue Steal.
(6:07) Sincere Parker missed Jumper.
(6:03) Jake Heidbreder Defensive Rebound.
(5:47) Jaeden Zackery missed Layup.
(5:47) Javohn Garcia Block.
(5:45) Christian Shumate Defensive Rebound.
(5:16) Brandon Murray missed Jumper.
(5:12) Viktor Lakhin Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:05) Chauncey Wiggins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Del Jones.
2311
+2 (4:46) Brandon Murray made Layup. Assisted by Quadir Copeland.
2511
(4:20) Ian Schieffelin missed Layup.
(4:17) Quadir Copeland Defensive Rebound.
(4:00) Javohn Garcia missed Jumper.
(3:56) Viktor Lakhin Defensive Rebound.
(3:50) Chauncey Wiggins missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:47) Brandon Murray Defensive Rebound.
(3:24) Bryant Selebangue Turnover.
(3:24) Viktor Lakhin Steal.
(3:16) Viktor Lakhin Turnover.
(2:52) DJ Richards Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:49) Chauncey Wiggins Defensive Rebound.
(2:35) Del Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:31) McNeese Defensive Rebound.
(2:06) Foul on Chauncey Wiggins.
+1 (2:06) Javohn Garcia made Free Throw.
2611
+1 (2:06) Javohn Garcia made Free Throw.
2711
(1:55) Jaeden Zackery missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:50) Ian Schieffelin Offensive Rebound.
(1:46) Chase Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:42) Christian Shumate Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:32) Brandon Murray made Layup. Assisted by Quadir Copeland.
2911
+2 (1:04) Jaeden Zackery made Layup.
2913
+2 (0:36) Brandon Murray made Jumper.
3113
(0:07) Ian Schieffelin missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:07) Christian Shumate Block.
(0:02) Quadir Copeland Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Christian Shumate missed Dunk.
(0:00) Jaeden Zackery Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MCN

CLEM

69Points67

27-62(43.5%)Field Goal(%)21-57(36.8%)

4-19(21.1%)3-Point(%)9-30(30.0%)

11-22(50.0%)Free Throw(%)16-19(84.2%)

43(18)Rebounds(Offensive)36(13)

12Assists9

7Steals5

6Blocks0

11Turnovers13

19(0)Fouls(Technical)16(1)

24Largest Lead2

Game Details

Thursday, March 20, 2025 · 3:29 PM

Amica Mutual Pavilion · Providence, RI

attendance: 11,441 (92.2%)

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