Nicholls Colonels at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
54 - 79
54 - 79
Louisiana Tech tops Nicholls State 79-54
Kenneth Smith had eight assists and Joniah White had three blocks for the Bulldogs (8-3), who shot 15 of 30 from distance but were outrebounded 49-26.
Louisiana Tech never trailed and led 42-28 at halftime. Appleby scored 15 in the half, including three 3-pointers, and the Bulldogs outrebounded the Colonels 23-11.
Stapleton hit back-to-back 3-pointers to put Louisiana Tech up 55-36 in the second half, and the Bulldogs pulled away, leading by as many as 25.
T.J. Carpenter scored 17 for Nicholls State (2-6) and Sam McBeath added 12 and grabbed 11 rebounds.
With the win Nicholls State snaps a two-game losing streak and extends their home winning streak to 20 games.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Louisiana Tech Turnover. | 54 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:40 | Erik McCree Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:40 | Travis Julien missed Free Throw. | 54 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:40 | Nicholls St Deadball Team Rebound. | 54 - 79 |
Statistics
 NICH |
 LT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-56 | FG | 29-61 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 3-15 | 3PT | 15-30 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 9-15 | FT | 6-12 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 20 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 11 | Assists | 23 |
| 7 | Steals | 15 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
| 27 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 27 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 42 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 18 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Thomas Assembly Center
Location: Ruston, LA
Attendance: 3,918 | Capacity:
Location: Ruston, LA
Attendance: 3,918 | Capacity:
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 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
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| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |