Nicholls Colonels at Central Arkansas Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
87 - 83
Peters has 30 points, Nicholls beats Central Arkansas 87-83
Nicholls (18-9, 12-2) was trailing 81-80 when Peters, who finished with 30 points, took a feed from Kimani Jackson for a layup to give the Colonels the lead for good with 53 seconds remaining. Peters added two free throws for an 84-81 advantage and then made the dunk with 18 seconds left to secure the win.
Peters, who made 14 of 16 free throws, also grabbed eight rebounds while dishing out seven assists. Jahvaughn Powell added 19 points, nailing 5 of 10 from long range, and Tevon Saddler contributed 14 points with five rebounds and five assists.
The Colonels broke free from a 44-44 tie at the break to pull ahead 70-61 at the 9:50 mark. The Bears continued the chase until they took their only lead in the second half, 81-80, following Jordan Howard's jumper with 1:48 left.
Howard was 19 of 19 from the free throw line for 37 points for Central Arkansas (13-14, 7-7).
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 87 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Roddy Peters made Free Throw. | 87 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Nicholls Deadball Team Rebound. | 86 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Roddy Peters missed Free Throw. | 86 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Roddy Peters Defensive Rebound. | 86 - 81 |
Statistics
 NICH |
 CARK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-61 | FG | 25-57 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 9-19 | 3PT | 5-21 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 24-31 | FT | 28-37 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 16 | Assists | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 24 | Fouls | 23 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Conway, AR
Attendance: 2,912 | Capacity:
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