NCAAB

Nicholls Colonels at Samford Bulldogs

· SAN DIEGO CLASSIC
Nicholls Colonels
4-3, 2-3 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
106 - 103
Samford Bulldogs
3-3, 1-1 Home

Rutledge's 3 late in 2OT helps Nicholls beat Samford 106-103

Rutledge's 3 gave Nicholls a 102-100 lead. Samford's Christen Cunningham missed a jumper on the ensuing series, and Jahvaughn Powell made two free throws and the Colonels had a four-point lead with 12 seconds left. Demetrius Denzel-Dyson missed a 3-point shot for Samford, and Powell added two more free throws with five seconds left to seal it for the Colonels. Cunningham hit a 3 at the buzzer.

Ja'Dante' Frye scored 33 points to lead Nicholls (4-3), which shot 16 of 36 from 3-point range. Rutledge made seven 3-pointers.

Denzel-Dyson had 40 points and 11 rebounds for Samford (3-3). Triston Chambers added 24 points.

The Bulldogs made 15 of 26 3-point baskets but were just 16 of 25 from the free-throw line. The Colonels made 20 of 22 free throws.

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Recent Plays

4th 0:00 End of Game 106 - 103
4th 0:01 Christen Cunningham made Three Point Jumper. 106 - 103
4th 0:05 Jahvaughn Powell made Free Throw. 106 - 100
4th 0:05 Jahvaughn Powell made Free Throw. 105 - 100
4th 0:05 Foul on Wyatt Walker. 104 - 100

Statistics

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35-69 FG 36-67
51 Field Goal % 54
16-36 3PT 15-26
44 Three Point % 58
20-22 FT 16-25
91 Free Throw % 64
37 Rebounds 34
13 Offensive Rebounds 12
24 Defensive Rebounds 22
29 Assists 30
9 Steals 6
3 Blocks 1
14 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 14
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
27 Points Off Turnovers 18
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
21 Fouls 20
7 Largest Lead 19

Game Information

Venue: Pete Hanna Center

Location: Homewood, AL
Attendance: 802 | 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 Southern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
East Tennessee State 13-5 - 23-11
Mercer 11-7 2 19-13
Wofford 11-7 2 19-13
Samford 11-7 2 18-14
Furman 10-8 3 22-13
Western Carolina 10-8 3 15-16
UNC Greensboro 9-9 4 15-19
Chattanooga 7-11 6 13-19
The Citadel 7-11 6 11-22
VMI 1-17 12 6-26
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