Nicholls Colonels at Houston Christian Huskies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
72 - 71
Peters hits late FTs to help Nicholls beat Houston Baptist
Peters made 8 of 15 from the field, 8 of 12 from the free-throw line, grabbed eight rebounds and had four assists. Stevie Repichowski hit three 3-pointers and finished with 11 points and Tevon Saddler scored 10 for Nicholls (9-8, 3-1 Southland Conference).
Ian DuBose hit a 3-pointer to give Houston Baptist (4-12, 0-3) a 69-66 lead with 1:54 to play. Peters answered with a jumper late in the shot clock and, after a steal by Nicholls' Ryghe Lyons, Peters was fouled by David Caraher on a shot in the lane. After the shot, HBU's Edward Hardt and Peters were each called for a technical foul. Peters missed both foul shots before Nicholls' Jahvaughn Powell and David Caraher traded two free throws apiece to give the Huskies a 71-70 lead, and the ball, with 58.4 seconds left. After another HBU turnover, Peters' free throws gave the Colonels the lead.
DuBose missed a layup, Caraher grabbed the offensive board and missed the putback. He pulled down another offensive rebound, but Hardt missed a runner in the lane as time expired.
Caraher led the Huskies with 26 points and DuBose scored 19 with 10 rebounds.
The game featured 14 ties and 15 lead changes.
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Statistics
 NICH |
 HCU |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-47 | FG | 21-59 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 5-13 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 19-27 | FT | 24-36 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 10 | Assists | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 30 | Fouls | 23 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 598 | 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 |