Nicholls Colonels at Houston Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
49 - 76
Houston rolls over Nicholls State 76-49
Pollard made all six of his first-half shots and Houston led 31-20 despite missing all 10 of its 3-pointers. The Cougars outscored the Colonels 20-5 to open the second half and led by as many as 29.
Damyean Dotson and Danrad Knowles joined Pollard with eight rebounds apiece as the Cougars dominated the boards 53-28 with 18 offensive rebounds leading to 20 second-chance points. Dotson scored 15 points and Rob Gray Jr. 14.
Quinton Thomas scored 15 points off the bench for Nicholls State, which shot just 28 percent.
Houston (10-2) won for the fifth time in six games and begins American Conference play against South Florida on Wednesday.
The Colonels (4-9) lost for the sixth time in seven outings and plays Lamar in its Southland opener on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 49 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Bertrand Nkali Defensive Rebound. | 49 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Marquis Nelson missed Three Point Jumper. | 49 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Houston Turnover. | 49 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Wes VanBeck Offensive Rebound. | 49 - 76 |
Statistics
 NICH |
 HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-57 | FG | 30-66 |
| 28 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 5-26 | 3PT | 4-23 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 12-18 | FT | 12-15 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 7 | Assists | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fouls | 19 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 29 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 3,403 | 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 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |