2024 Men's College Basketball 1^st RD Preview - Gonzaga vs. McNeese State: Can the #12 Cowboys upset the #3 Bulldogs? March 21, 2024 by Marc Jerbs

On Thursday, the Gonzaga Bulldogs will face the McNeese State Cowboys at the Midwest Region of the 2024 Men's College Basketball Tournament. Game time is set 7:25PM ET at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT.

The Cowboys are the Southland Conference champions and they are on a mission to move past beyond Round 1 of this year's Men's College Basketball Tournament. After a couple of losses in their first seven games, the Cowboys have only lost once to finish the regular season with a 30-3 record. They are riding an eleven-game winning streak and are playing well heading into this face off with the Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs are quite consistent in their games this season but there was a rough patch during from December to January. They are on a nine-game winning streak after the slight blip in their schedule. Gonzaga failed to win the WCC title as they were beaten by conference leader St. Mary's in the championship game.

Injury Report

Gonzaga Bulldogs

PLAYER	POSITION	STATUS
No injuries reported.

McNeese State Cowboys

PLAYER	POSITION	STATUS
No injuries reported.

Sports Bet Odds

The Bulldogs are the favorites to win the game. Here are our latest odds:

• The Bulldogs are favored by 7.5 points, with a money line of -285.
• The Cowboys are the underdogs by 7.5 points, with a money line of +240.
• The over/under is set at 150 points, with the over at -105 and the under at -115.

Gonzaga is out to bounce back from their conference championship loss against St. Mary's. They played poorly and lacked a sense of urgency during that game. Playing poorly for two straight games is not in the genes of the Bulldogs but if they don't correct their mistakes expect the Cowboys to bring on the heat and an upset win is waiting at the sideline.

Team Stats

Gonzaga Bulldogs 2nd WCC (14-2) Overall (25-7) Strk L1		McNeese State Cowboys 1st SC (17-11) Overall (30-3) Strk W11
84.9	Point Per Game	80.4
69.0	Points Allowed	61.5
51.6	FG% Per Game	49.3
38.9	Rebounds Per Game	36.1