Nicholls Colonels at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
86 - 100
Johnson dunk lifts Western Kentucky past Nicholls, 100-86
The Colonels (2-2) had closed a 20-point gap over the final six minutes, rallying from 88-68 to 92-82 on a Roddy Peters drive with 1:16 to play.
But Nicholls missed its next shot, Darius Thompson grabbed the defensive board and Johnson dunked with 49 seconds to go. Marek Nelson added another dunk for Western Kentucky (2-1) and Johnson ended the game with a 3-pointer.
Nicholls cut a 30-point halftime deficit down to 10, outscoring Western Kentucky 54-38 in the second half, Peters finishing with a career-high 34 points on 11-for-25 shooting from the floor, 11-for-13 at the line and 12 rebounds. Tevon Saddler added 19 points.
Taveion Hollingsworth led the victors with 24 points, Dwight Coleby added 17 while Johnson and Jake Ohmer scored 14 apiece.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 86 - 100 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Justin Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taveion Hollingsworth. | 86 - 100 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Roddy Peters made Layup. | 86 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:40 | Marek Nelson made Dunk. Assisted by Darius Thompson. | 84 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:42 | Roddy Peters made Free Throw. | 84 - 95 |
Statistics
 NICH |
 WKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-78 | FG | 35-61 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 8-33 | 3PT | 4-8 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 18-21 | FT | 26-45 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 58 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Assists | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Off Turnovers | 27 |
| 20 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 58 |
| 32 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 33 |
Game Information
Location: Bowling Green, KY
Attendance: 3,378 | 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 |