Nicholls edges McNeese with 85-80 win on Peters' 26 points
THIBODAUX, La. -- Roddy Peters scored 26 points and Kevin Johnson had 19 on 8-of-10 shooting and Nicholls beat McNeese 85-80 on Wednesday night.
LaBarrius Hill's dunk with 32 seconds left brought the Cowboys to within 80-78 but Nicholls (10-8, 4-1 Southland Conference) made 5-of-6 free throws the rest of the way. Down 83-80, Myles Hutchinson missed a 3-pointer with three seconds left.
Jahvaughn Powell's jumper with 7:18 to go put the Colonels up 63-62 and they never trailed again. McNeese led 43-41 at the break in a first half where neither team led by more than four (23-19, McNeese).
Nicholls got 17 points from Tevon Saddler, Kimani Jackson added 11 and Powell 10. The Colonels shot 31 of 58 (53 percent) from the field and had a 38-23 rebounding advantage.
Kalob Ledoux led McNeese (5-10, 2-3) with 17 points, Stephen Ugochukwu scored 15, James Harvey, 14, Quatarrius Wilson, 13 and Jacob Ledoux 10.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Jeff Malham
- Nomi Kidwai
- Kevin McGill
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 |