McNeese State men's basketball head coach John Aiken after the Cowboys' 79-78 win over Texas A&M-Commerce at the Sohtland Conference basketball tournament on Sunday at the Legacy Center. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

Freshman guard Donovan Oday made a free throw with 2.2 seconds left to lift McNeese State to a 79-78 win over Texas A&M-Commerce in the first round of the Southland Conference men's basketbal tournament at the Legacy Center on Sunday (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

Freshman guard Donovan Oday made a free throw with 2.2 seconds left to lift McNeese State to a 79-78 win over Texas A&M-Commerce in the first round of the Southland Conference men's basketbal tournament at the Legacy Center on Sunday (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

McNeese State freshman Donovan Oday is fouled in the lane with 2.2 seconds left in the first round of the Southland Conference tournament at the Legacy Center on Sunday. Oday made the first of his two free throws and the Cowboys beat Texas A&M-Commerce 79-78. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

Freshman guard Donovan Oday made a free throw with 2.2 seconds left to lift McNeese State to a 79-78 win over Texas A&M-Commerce in the first round of the Southland Conference men's basketbal tournament at the Legacy Center on Sunday (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

McNeese State freshman forward Dionjahe Thomas grabs a rebound with a Texas A&M-Commerce player on his back during a first round game in the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament on Sunday at the Legacy Center (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

Texas A&M Commerce's C.J. Roberts shoots over McNeese State's Christian Shumate during a first round game in the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament on Sunday at the Legacy Center (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

Texas A&M Commerce senior Demarcus Demonia takes a shot during a first round game in the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament on Sunday at the Legacy Center (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

Texas A&M Commerce senior forward JJ Romer Rosario shoots a 3-pointer from the corner during a first round game in the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament on Sunday at the Legacy Center (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

Head coach John Aiken and the McNeese State Cowboys beat Texas A&M Commerce 79-78 in the first round of the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament on Sunday at the Legacy Center (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

C.J. Roberts led Texas A&M Commerce with 19 points in a 79-78 loss to McNeese State in the first round of the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament on Sunday at the Legacy Center. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

C.J. Roberts led Texas A&M Commerce tries to push past McNeese State's Roberts Berze in the lane during first round of the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament on Sunday at the Legacy Center. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

McNeese State's Christian Shumate fouls Texas A&M Commerce's Jerome Brewer Jr. during a first round game in the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament on Sunday at the Legacy Center (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

McNeese State's Christian Shumate (right) scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the Cowboys' 79-78 win over Texas A&M Commerce on Sunday in the first round of the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament at the Legacy Center (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

McNeese State's Christian Shumate scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the Cowboys' 79-78 win over Texas A&M Commerce on Sunday in the first round of the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament at the Legacy Center (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

Johnathan Massie scored 13 points and had 8 assists on Sunday in McNeese State 79-78 win over Texas A&M Commerce in the first round of the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament at the Legacy Center (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

McNeese State's Zach Scott avoids Texas A&M Commerce's Khaliq Abdul-Mateen to score on a layup during a first round game in the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament on Sunday at the Legacy Center (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

McNeese State's Dionjahe Thomas dunks during a first round game in the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament on Sunday at the Legacy Center (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

McNeese State's Christian Shumate scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the Cowboys' 79-78 win over Texas A&M Commerce on Sunday in the first round of the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament at the Legacy Center (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

McNeese State freshman guard Donovan Oday makes a pass during a first round game in the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament on Sunday at the Legacy Center (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

Texas A&M Commerce's Jerome Brewer Jr. and McNeese State's Christian Shumate fight for a rebound during a first round game in the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament on Sunday at the Legacy Center (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

McNeese State Johnathan Massie shoots a fade away jumper during a first round game in the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament on Sunday at the Legacy Center (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

McNeese State's Christian Shumate scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the Cowboys' 79-78 win over Texas A&M Commerce on Sunday in the first round of the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament at the Legacy Center (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

McNeese State guard Johnathan Massie dribbles past Texas A&M Commerce's Demarcus Demonia during a first round game in the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament on Sunday at the Legacy Center (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

Texas A&M Commerce's Kalen Williams guards McNeese State's Zach Scott during a first round game in the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament on Sunday at the Legacy Center (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

McNeese State's Christian Shumate scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the Cowboys' 79-78 win over Texas A&M Commerce on Sunday in the first round of the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament at the Legacy Center (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

McNeese State's Harwin Francois guards Texas A&M Commerce's C.J. Roberts during a first round game in the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament on Sunday at the Legacy Center (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

McNeese State freshman forward Dionjahe Thomas had 10 points and 10 rebounds in the Cowboys 79-78 win over Texas A&M Commerce on Sunday in the first round of the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament at the Legacy Center. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

McNeese State men's basketball head coach John Aiken after the Cowboys' 79-78 win over Texas A&M-Commerce at the Sohtland Conference basketball tournament at the Legacy Center. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)