Hill, Kavas help Seattle hold off Nicholls State 95-89
SEATTLE -- Jordan Hill scored 23 points with five 3-pointers, and Matej Kavas added 20 more, including a late basket that helped Seattle hold off a charging Nicholls State 95-89 on Saturday.
Aaron Menzies also scored 20 and grabbed 10 rebounds -- his fifth double-double this season -- for the Redhawks (9-6) and Richaud Gittens added 18 points. Hill had eight assists.
Seattle never trailed, led by as many as 21 in the first half and was still ahead by 14 (76-62) with just under nine minutes left. Kimani Jackson and Lafayette Rutledge scored in a 7-2 spurt to begin the Nicholls rally. The Colonels were still down 10 when Roddy Peters scored nine of his 26 points over the final 3:39. He then dished to Jahvaughn Powell for a layup and made a steal that led to two Jackson free throws as Nicholls State cut a the lead down to 92-89 with 42 seconds remaining.
Seattle worked the clock to 14 seconds and Kavas answered with a layup that pushed the lead back to five, 94-89.
Powell added a career-high 21 points for the Colonels (6-7).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Jimmy Casas
- Jeff Wooten
- Bill Vinovich
2023-24 Southland Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
McNeese | 17-1 | - | 30-4 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 14-4 | 3 | 21-12 |
Nicholls | 13-5 | 4 | 20-14 |
Lamar | 12-6 | 5 | 19-14 |
SE Louisiana | 10-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
Northwestern State | 7-11 | 10 | 9-23 |
Texas A&M-Commerce | 6-12 | 11 | 13-20 |
New Orleans | 4-14 | 13 | 10-23 |
Houston Christian | 4-14 | 13 | 6-23 |
Incarnate Word | 3-15 | 14 | 8-23 |
2023-24 Western Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Grand Canyon | 17-3 | - | 30-5 |
Tarleton State | 16-4 | 1 | 25-10 |
UT Arlington | 13-7 | 4 | 20-14 |
Seattle U | 11-9 | 6 | 23-14 |
Utah Valley | 11-9 | 6 | 16-16 |
Stephen F. Austin | 10-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
Abilene Christian | 10-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
California Baptist | 8-12 | 9 | 16-17 |
Utah Tech | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
Southern Utah | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
UT Rio Grande Valley | 2-18 | 15 | 6-25 |