KATY, Texas â Northwestern State menâs basketball coach Mike McConathy has preached âwe not meâ throughout the 2020-21 season. His fourth-seeded Demons paid back his belief in that philosophy Thursday evening in the Southland Conference Tournament quarterfinals, using a plethora of key contributions to hang for an 82-79 win against fifth-seeded New Orleans at the Leonard E. Merrell Center. âWe played against an extremely difficult team to play,â said McConathy, who improved to 19-9 in SLC Tournament games. âThey are extremely athletic. They do a great job in so many areas offensively and defensively. I was proud of the guys because, at the end, when things got a little hairy and we didnât make some shots we needed to, we were able to have enough in us to hold onto the win. Iâm really pleased with the effort of all the guys on the floor, on the bench, everywhere.â