# 2018–19 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

The 2018–19 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demons, led by 20th-year head coach Mike McConathy, played their home games at Prather Coliseum in Natchitoches, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 11–20 overall, 6–12 in Southland play to finish in 11th place. Since only the top eight teams are eligible for the Southland tournament, Northwestern State failed to qualify this season.

## Previous season

The Demons finished 2017–18 the season 4–25, 1–17 in Southland play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament.

## Schedule and results

Sources:
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 8:00 pm | Centenary | W 102–62 | 1–0 | Prather Coliseum (1,720) Natchitoches, LA |
| Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm | at SMU | L 58–69 | 1–1 | Moody Coliseum (5,605) University Park, TX |
| Nov 13, 2018* 6:00 pm, BYU Sports Network | at BYU Men Against Breast Cancer Cup | L 57–82 | 1–2 | Marriott Center (10,886) Provo, UT |
| Nov 17, 2018* 2:00 pm | at Rice Men Against Breast Cancer Cup | L 74–102 | 1–3 | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,220) Houston, TX |
| Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm | at Houston Men Against Breast Cancer Cup | W 82-55 | 1-4 | H&PE Arena (3,784) Houston, TX |
| Nov 23, 2018* 6:30 pm | Alabama A&M Men Against Breast Cancer Cup | W 70-66 $^{OT}$ | 2-4 | Prather Coliseum (720) Natchitoches, LA |
| Nov 27, 2018* 6:30 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | L 52-80 | 2-5 | Prather Coliseum (1,305) Natchitoches, LA |
| Dec 1, 2018* 8:00 pm | at UTEP | L 47-77 | 2-6 | Don Haskins Center (4,670) El Paso, TX |
| Dec 3, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN | at Texas A&M | L 59–80 | 2-7 | Reed Arena (4,805) College Station, TX |
| Dec 12, 2018* 6:30 pm, FSSW | at No. 11 Texas Tech | L 44-79 | 2-8 | United Supermarkets Arena (10,086) Lubbock, TX |
| Dec 15, 2018* 7:30 pm | vs. Southern Shreveport–Bossier Holiday Classic | W 69-66 | 3-8 | Gold Dome (617) Shreveport, LA |
| Dec 18, 2018* 6:30 pm | Louisiana College | W 84–64 | 4–8 | Prather Coliseum (920) Natchitoches, LA |
| Dec 30, 2018* 4:00 pm | Champion Christian College | W 86–65 | 5–8 | Prather Coliseum (712) Natchitoches, LA |
| Southland regular season |||||
| Jan 2, 2019 6:30 pm | Nicholls State | L 72–78 | 5–9 (0–1) | Prather Coliseum (802) Natchitoches, LA |
| Jan 5, 2019 3:00 pm | McNeese State | W 66–61 | 6–9 (1–1) | Prather Coliseum (1,620) Natchitoches, LA |
| Jan 9, 2019 6:30 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 61–62 | 6–10 (1–2) | Prather Coliseum (1,214) Natchitoches, LA |
| Jan 12, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Stephen F. Austin | W 61–59 | 7–10 (2–2) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,758) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Jan 19, 2019 6:00 pm | at Abilene Christian | L 69–78 | 7–11 (2–3) | Moody Coliseum (1,199) Abilene, TX |
| Jan 23, 2019 6:30 pm | Sam Houston State | L 64–78 | 7–12 (2–4) | Prather Coliseum (1,501) Natchitoches, LA |
| Jan 26, 2019 3:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | L 53–69 | 7–13 (2–5) | Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA |
| Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm | at New Orleans | L 64–72 | 7–14 (2–6) | Lakefront Arena (607) New Orleans, LA |
| Feb 2, 2019 4:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | W 80–75 | 8–14 (3–6) | Farris Center (912) Conway, AR |
| Feb 6, 2019 6:30 pm | New Orleans | L 73–81 | 8–15 (3–7) | Prather Coliseum (1,520) Natchitoches, LA |
| Feb 9, 2019 3:00 pm | at McNeese State | W 74–72 | 9–15 (4–7) | H&HP Complex (2,722) Lake Charles, LA |
| Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Lamar | L 70–75 | 9–16 (4–8) | Montagne Center (1,890) Beaumont, TX |
| Feb 16, 2019 3:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin | W 87–72 | 10–16 (5–8) | Prather Coliseum (2,020) Natchitoches, LA |
| Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm | at Houston Baptist | L 54–92 | 10–17 (5–9) | Sharp Gymnasium (634) Houston, TX |
| Feb 27, 2019 6:30 pm | Incarnate Word | W 68–60 | 11–17 (6–9) | Prather Coliseum (1,124) Natchitoches, LA |
| Mar 2, 2019 4:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 55–69 | 11–18 (6–10) | University Center (778) Hammond, LA |
| Mar 6, 2019 | at Nicholls State | L 60–83 | 11–19 (6–11) | Stopher Gymnasium (501) Thibodaux, LA |
| Mar 9, 2019 3:00 pm | Central Arkansas | L 63–70 | 11–20 (6–12) | Prather Coliseum (1,410) Natchitoches, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||