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Northwestern State Demons

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2025-26 drought profile · 31 games played · 10-21 (32%)

Northwestern State Demons ranks 8th of 12 Southland teams in droughts per game (1.77 dpg, above the Southland average of 1.60). Their droughts average 4:00 (near the Southland norm) and have allowed opponents an average of 8.0 pts per drought, contributing to 15 influenced losses (8 decisive/major) in 2025-26.

Drought profile

1.77

Droughts/game

Conf avg: 1.6 · #8 of 12 in Southland

8th in Southland

+0.17/game vs Southland avg

#8 in Southland (12 teams)

4:00

Avg duration

Conf avg: 3:57 · #8 of 12 in Southland

+0:04 vs Southland avg

How long cold streaks typically last

8.0

Avg drought cost

Conf avg: 7.1 · #11 of 12 in Southland

+0.9 pts vs Southland avg

Opponent points scored per drought

Game impact

15

Influenced losses

8 decisive/major: close losses where droughts swung the margin

25%

Timeout rate

Coach called a timeout in 14 of 55 droughts

3-16

Record w/ 2+ droughts

vs 7-5 in games with 0 to 1 droughts

Drought trend, 2025-26

Droughts per game over the season with a 3-game rolling average. Season average: 1.8 droughts/game.

When droughts happen

Shows when droughts begin in each 2-minute window throughout the game. Counts total to 55 droughts. Dashed line shows the conference average.

Half breakdown

1st half vs 2nd half: does this team adjust at halftime or get worse?

1st half
34
droughts · avg 3:59
2nd half
21
droughts · avg 4:02

Drought cost by severity

How damaging are each tier of drought? Longer droughts allow more opponent points. See if critical ones truly hurt more.

Notable (3–4 min)
34
62% of droughts
6.5 pts drought cost
Significant (4–5 min)
15
27% of droughts
9.3 pts drought cost
Critical (5+ min)
6
11% of droughts
12.8 pts drought cost

Avg. opponent points scored during drought

Notable (3–4 min)
6.5 pts
Significant (4–5 min)
9.3 pts
Critical (5+ min)
12.8 pts

Key takeaway

Critical droughts allow 97% more points than notable ones (12.8 vs 6.5 pts). Longer droughts cost significantly more.

Drought-ending shots

What shot finally breaks the cold streak? Zone intensity = frequency.

3-PT(22%)2-PT(56%)FT(22%)
3-pointer (12, 22%)2-pointer (31, 56%)FT (12, 22%)

Score differential by game

Every game plotted over 40 minutes: positive = team leading, negative = trailing. Hover a game in the sidebar to highlight its path through the season.

Mar 8
Nicholls Colonels@ Nicholls Colonels
L 47–61
Mar 2
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros@ UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
L 62–74
Feb 28
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders@ Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders
L 59–71
Feb 23
Incarnate Word Cardinalsvs Incarnate Word Cardinals
W 54–49
Feb 21
Houston Christian Huskiesvs Houston Christian Huskies
W 71–53
Feb 16
McNeese Cowboysvs McNeese Cowboys
L 64–75
Feb 14
SE Louisiana Lionsvs SE Louisiana Lions
W 69–66
Feb 9
Lamar Cardinals@ Lamar Cardinals
W 70–68
Feb 7
East Texas A&M Lions@ East Texas A&M Lions
L 48–52
Feb 4
East Texas A&M Lionsvs East Texas A&M Lions
L 68–74
Feb 2
Nicholls Colonelsvs Nicholls Colonels
L 58–61
Jan 31
New Orleans Privateers@ New Orleans Privateers
L 64–75
Jan 27
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks@ Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
L 67–69
Jan 19
Houston Christian Huskies@ Houston Christian Huskies
L 80–82
Jan 17
Incarnate Word Cardinals@ Incarnate Word Cardinals
L 74–76
Jan 12
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaquerosvs UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
W 64–63
Jan 10
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islandersvs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders
W 79–78
Jan 5
Nicholls Colonels@ Nicholls Colonels
L 72–74
Jan 3
New Orleans Privateersvs New Orleans Privateers
W 74–68
Dec 31
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacksvs Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
L 64–74
Dec 29
Lamar Cardinalsvs Lamar Cardinals
L 61–76
Dec 20
vs Southern-New Orleans Knights
W 108–55
Dec 13
California Golden Bears@ California Golden Bears
L 70–79
Dec 7
SE Louisiana Lions@ SE Louisiana Lions
W 76–68
Dec 5
McNeese Cowboys@ McNeese Cowboys
L 54–92
Nov 29
Southern Jaguarsvs Southern Jaguars
L 73–75
Nov 21
Grand Canyon Lopes@ Grand Canyon Lopes
L 72–85
Nov 18
San Francisco Dons@ San Francisco Dons
L 64–84
Nov 14
vs Ecclesia Royals
W 95–75
Nov 11
North Alabama Lions@ North Alabama Lions
L 83–87
Nov 6
North Texas Mean Green@ North Texas Mean Green
L 53–80
← Opponent leading← Game time →Team leading →

Game log

Notable (3-4 min)Significant (4-5 min)Critical (5+ min)
DateOpponentScore (H-A)Droughts
Mar 8Nicholls Colonels@ Nicholls ColonelsL 61-47
6
Mar 2UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros@ UT Rio Grande Valley VaquerosL 74-62
2
Feb 28Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders@ Texas A&M-Corpus Christi IslandersL 71-59
3
Feb 23Incarnate Word Cardinalsvs Incarnate Word CardinalsW 54-49
3
Feb 21Houston Christian Huskiesvs Houston Christian HuskiesW 71-530
Feb 16McNeese Cowboysvs McNeese CowboysL 64-75
2
Feb 14SE Louisiana Lionsvs SE Louisiana LionsW 69-66
1
Feb 9Lamar Cardinals@ Lamar CardinalsW 68-70
1
Feb 7East Texas A&M Lions@ East Texas A&M LionsL 52-48
4
Feb 4East Texas A&M Lionsvs East Texas A&M LionsL 68-74
1
Feb 2Nicholls Colonelsvs Nicholls ColonelsL 58-61
3
Jan 31New Orleans Privateers@ New Orleans PrivateersL 75-64
2
Jan 27Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks@ Stephen F. Austin LumberjacksL 69-67
3
Jan 19Houston Christian Huskies@ Houston Christian HuskiesL 82-800
Jan 17Incarnate Word Cardinals@ Incarnate Word CardinalsL 76-74
2
Jan 12UT Rio Grande Valley Vaquerosvs UT Rio Grande Valley VaquerosW 64-63
2
Jan 10Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islandersvs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi IslandersW 79-780
Jan 5Nicholls Colonels@ Nicholls ColonelsL 74-72
2
Jan 3New Orleans Privateersvs New Orleans PrivateersW 74-68
2
Dec 31Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacksvs Stephen F. Austin LumberjacksL 64-74
2
Dec 29Lamar Cardinalsvs Lamar CardinalsL 61-76
2
Dec 20vs Southern-New Orleans KnightsW 108-550
Dec 13California Golden Bears@ California Golden BearsL 79-70
1
Dec 7SE Louisiana Lions@ SE Louisiana LionsW 68-760
Dec 5McNeese Cowboys@ McNeese CowboysL 92-54
3
Nov 29Southern Jaguarsvs Southern JaguarsL 73-75
2
Nov 21Grand Canyon Lopes@ Grand Canyon LopesL 85-72
2
Nov 18San Francisco Dons@ San Francisco DonsL 84-64
1
Nov 14vs Ecclesia RoyalsW 95-750
Nov 11North Alabama Lions@ North Alabama LionsL 87-83
1
Nov 6North Texas Mean Green@ North Texas Mean GreenL 80-53
2

Drought-influenced losses

Close losses (≤15 pts) where droughts significantly impacted the outcome. "Drought cost" = points the opponent scores during a drought.

31 pts allowed during 6 droughts (50.8% of 14-pt margin)
Decisive Factor
24 pts allowed during 3 droughts (33.8% of 12-pt margin)
Major Factor
23 pts allowed during 3 droughts (37.7% of 3-pt margin)
Major Factor
22 pts allowed during 2 droughts (25.9% of 13-pt margin)
Major Factor
22 pts allowed during 3 droughts (31.9% of 2-pt margin)
Major Factor
21 pts allowed during 2 droughts (28.4% of 2-pt margin)
Major Factor
21 pts allowed during 2 droughts (28% of 11-pt margin)
Major Factor
19 pts allowed during 4 droughts (36.5% of 4-pt margin)
Major Factor
18 pts allowed during 2 droughts (24.3% of 12-pt margin)
Significant Factor
McNeese Cowboysvs McNeese CowboysL 64-75Feb 16
18 pts allowed during 2 droughts (24% of 11-pt margin)
Significant Factor
Southern Jaguarsvs Southern JaguarsL 73-75Nov 29
16 pts allowed during 2 droughts (21.3% of 2-pt margin)
Significant Factor
16 pts allowed during 2 droughts (21.6% of 10-pt margin)
Significant Factor
Lamar Cardinalsvs Lamar CardinalsL 61-76Dec 29
13 pts allowed during 2 droughts (17.1% of 15-pt margin)
Significant Factor
12 pts allowed during 1 drought (15.2% of 9-pt margin)
Significant Factor
9 pts allowed during 2 droughts (11.8% of 2-pt margin)
Minor Factor

Drought killers

Players who most often ended Northwestern State Demons scoring droughts in 2025-26.

1
MT
Micah Thomas
7% clutchⓘ
14
2
IM
Izzy Miles
11% clutchⓘ
9
3
WW
Willie Williams
13% clutchⓘ
8
4
CM
Chris Mubiru
13% clutchⓘ
8
5
CB
Chip Brunt
33% clutchⓘ
3
6
KT
Kordrick Turner
0% clutchⓘ
3
7
JJ
J.C. Riley Jr.
2
8
JR
Justin Redmond
2
9
LJ
Landyn Jumawan
2
10
ML
Moustapha Loum
2
3PT
2PT
FT