NCAAB

Nicholls Colonels at New Mexico State Aggies

· SAN DIEGO CLASSIC
Nicholls Colonels
2-3, 1-3 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
74 - 86
New Mexico State Aggies
4-2, 4-0 Home

Jones scores 24, New Mexico State downs Nicholls 86-74

Trailing 44-43 at halftime, N'Dir's trey at 16:54 broke a 47-all tie and sparked a 12-0 run the Aggies used to pull away to lead by as many as 15 points in the second half. There were 14 lead changes and 13 ties before the Aggies made their run.

Nicholls closed to within 78-69 on Lafayette Rutledge's 3 with 2:38 left, but Jones responded with a jumper and the Colonels got no closer.

Jones had nine rebounds, four assists and three steals for the Aggies (4-2). Braxton Huggins scored 21 points with 5 of 6 3-pointers, N'Dir finished with 12 points and Eli Chuha added 10.

Lafayette Rutledge scored 23 points, Ja'Dante' Frye scored 17 and Johnathan Bell 16 for the Colonels (2-3).

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 74 - 86
2nd 0:17 Lafayette Rutledge made Free Throw. 72 - 86
2nd 0:17 Lafayette Rutledge made Free Throw. 74 - 86
2nd 0:17 Lafayette Rutledge made Free Throw. 73 - 86
2nd 0:17 Foul on Braxton Huggins. 72 - 86

Statistics

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27-53 FG 31-50
51 Field Goal % 62
9-22 3PT 8-13
41 Three Point % 62
11-17 FT 16-26
65 Free Throw % 62
23 Rebounds 33
10 Offensive Rebounds 13
13 Defensive Rebounds 20
13 Assists 14
3 Steals 8
4 Blocks 5
19 Turnovers 18
0 Team Turnovers 0
19 Total Turnovers 18
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
23 Points Off Turnovers 24
0 Fast Break Points 8
24 Points in Paint 36
22 Fouls 18
5 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

Venue: Pan American Center

Location: Las Cruces, NM
Attendance: 3,301 | 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 Conference USA Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Liberty 17-3 - 26-8
Sam Houston 13-7 4 22-12
Louisiana Tech 11-9 6 20-14
Western Kentucky 11-9 6 18-14
Middle Tennessee 11-9 6 17-15
Kennesaw State 10-10 7 21-14
Jacksonville State 10-10 7 15-17
New Mexico State 8-12 9 16-16
Missouri State 8-12 9 16-18
Florida International 8-12 9 15-17
UTEP 7-13 8 11-20
Delaware 6-14 11 10-21
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