McNeese Cowgirls (6-8, 1-2 Southland) at Houston Christian Huskies (4-9, 1-3 Southland) Houston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Houston Christian heads into the matchup with McNeese after losing four straight games.

BOTTOM LINE: Houston Christian visits SFA after Julian Mackey scored 20 points in Houston Christian’s 63-61 loss to the Lamar Cardinals. The ‘Jacks have gone 5-2 in home games. SFA ranks third in the Southland with 24.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Nana Antwi-Boasiako averaging 4.6.

Julian Mackey scored 22 points and Houston Christian beat Stephen F. Austin 83-73 on Monday night. Mackey shot 7 for 13 from the floor, including 4 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 5 from the free-throw line for the Huskies (5-10,

Houston Christian aims to stop its four-game skid when the Huskies play McNeese. Thursday's matchup is the first this season between the two teams.

Point Goals_Houston Christian 10-23 (Mackey 4-8, Pi.Bazil 2-2, Rogers 1-1, T.Johnson 1-2, Samuels 1-2, Dawkins 1-6, Po.Bazil 0-1, Brooks 0-1), Stephen F. Austin 4-17 (Scott 1-1, Thompson 1-2, Hayman 1-3,