Nicholls Colonels at McNeese Cowboys
· NCAA Men's Basketball
96 - 79
Rutledge hits record 11 3s, Nicholls beats McNeese 96-79
Rutledge shot exclusively behind the 3-point arc and made 11 of 19. Roddy Peters scored 24 points with 10 assists
Tevon Saddler also had a double-double for Nicholls (19-9, 13-2 Southland Conference) with 14 points and 10 rebounds and Kimani Jackson scored 10 points.
Jackson's first-half dunk sparked a 12-4 run and Nicholls led 28-18 with 9:03 left before halftime. Jackson responded with a layup, Rutledge buried a 3 and that started a run of 14-7 that McNeese couldn't overcome. Kevin Johnson's 3 made it 48-30 and Nicholls went to halftime with a 53-36 lead and were never challenged.
The Cowboys made 14 of 34 from 3-point range and distributed 22 assists on 34-made shot attempts.
Stephen Ugochukwu led the Cowboys (9-16, 6-9) with 18 points and 10 rebounds, Jarren Greenwood scored 13, Quatarrius Wilson, 12 and Kalob Ledoux 11.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 96 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Zach Young Defensive Rebound. | 96 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Myles Hutchinson missed Three Point Jumper. | 96 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Adrian Brown Defensive Rebound. | 96 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Rafe Blades missed Jumper. | 96 - 79 |
Statistics
 NICH |
 MCN |
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|---|---|---|
| 34-74 | FG | 26-58 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 14-34 | 3PT | 8-18 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 14-19 | FT | 19-24 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 22 | Assists | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
| 28 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 807 | 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 |