Nicholls Colonels at New Orleans Privateers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Garvin leads Nicholls St. over New Orleans 105-101 in OT
Jaylen Fornes had 16 points and nine rebounds for Nicholls State (15-6, 12-2 Southland Conference), which earned its fifth straight win. Andre Jones added 11 points, eight assists and six rebounds.
Gordon drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer in regulation to knot the game at 85-85. Fornes and Jeremiah Buford hit 3-pointers as Nicholls kicked off the OT with an 8-0 run and held on.
Nicholls State posted a season-high 23 assists.
Derek St. Hilaire had 32 points for the Privateers (6-14, 5-7). Troy Green added 21 points and six rebounds. He also had seven turnovers but only two assists. Damion Rosser had 17 points and nine rebounds. Ahren Freeman scored 10 with seven boards and two blocked shots.
Nicholls State defeated New Orleans 86-62 on Jan. 23.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 105 - 101 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 105 - 101 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Nicholls Defensive Rebound. | 105 - 101 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Derek St. Hilaire missed Three Point Jumper. | 105 - 101 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Kevin Johnson made Free Throw. | 105 - 101 |
Statistics
 NICH |
 UNO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 39-76 | FG | 36-66 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 11-25 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 16-25 | FT | 21-30 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 4 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 4 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 30 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 52 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 27 | Fouls | 24 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: New Orleans, LA
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 |
| 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 |