Oral Roberts Golden Eagles at Nicholls Colonels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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72 - 73
72 - 73
Nicholls State edges Oral Roberts, 73-72 in OT
Jeremy Smith scored to give Nicholls State a 71-70 lead with 33 seconds remaining in overtime. Thomas then had a steal, but was called for a technical foul. Shawn Glover made both free throws to give Oral Roberts a 72-71 lead with 20 seconds to play. Brandon Conley fouled Thomas, who hit both free throws with 7 seconds left. Korey Billbury missed a potential game-winning jumper with 3 seconds left for Oral Roberts.
Thomas scored a career-high 28 points, made 15 of 18 free throw attempts, and had three steals to lead Nicholls State (9-8, 6-2 Southland). Smith finished with 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting.
Glover scored 26 points and Billbury added 11 to lead Oral Roberts (10-11, 4-4).
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 73 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Liam Thomas Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 73 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Korey Billbury missed Jumper. | 72 - 73 |
| 3rd 0:07 | Dantrell Thomas made Free Throw. | 72 - 73 |
| 3rd 0:07 | Oral Roberts Timeout | 72 - 72 |
Statistics
 ORU |
 NICH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-43 | FG | 22-49 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 6-12 | 3PT | 5-18 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 24-34 | FT | 24-32 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 14 | Assists | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 29 | Fouls | 26 |
Game Information
Venue: David R. Stopher Gymnasium
Location: Thibodaux, LA
Attendance: 1,178 | Capacity:
Location: Thibodaux, LA
Attendance: 1,178 | Capacity:
2025-26 Summit League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 27-8 |
| St. Thomas | 12-4 | 2 | 24-10 |
| North Dakota | 10-6 | 4 | 18-17 |
| South Dakota | 8-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Omaha | 8-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
| Denver | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| South Dakota State | 7-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Oral Roberts | 4-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
| Kansas City | 1-15 | 13 | 4-27 |
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| LSU New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |