NCAAB

Northwestern State Demons at Nicholls Colonels

· Hercules Tires Southland Tournament - Semifinal
Northwestern State Demons
11-18, 4-12 Away
Final
76 - 88
Nicholls Colonels
18-6, 8-1 Home

Nicholls St. tops Northwestern St. 88-76 in Southland semi

The win puts top-seeded Nicholls in the Southland championship game for the first time since 1998, taking on either second seed Abilene Christian or No. 6 seed Lamar.

Ryghe Lyons added 18 points for Nicholls State (18-6). Najee Garvin added 14 points and seven rebounds. Andre Jones had 12 points and six rebounds. Andre Jones scored 12 points.

Ty Gordon was held to only six points despite leading the Colonels in scoring coming into the matchup with 15 points per game. He shot 14% from 3-point range, making 1 of 7.

Jovan Zelenbaba scored a career-high 20 points for the fourth-seeded Demons (11-18). LaTerrance Reed added 11 points. Trenton Massner had 10 points.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:26 Najee Garvin Defensive Rebound. 76 - 88
2nd 0:28 LaTerrance Reed missed Three Point Jumper. 76 - 88
2nd 0:38 Najee Garvin made Free Throw. 76 - 88
2nd 0:38 Najee Garvin made Free Throw. 76 - 87
2nd 0:38 Foul on CJ Jones. 76 - 86

Statistics

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25-64 FG 30-60
39 Field Goal % 50
6-18 3PT 5-24
33 Three Point % 21
20-28 FT 23-30
71 Free Throw % 77
35 Rebounds 42
9 Offensive Rebounds 8
26 Defensive Rebounds 34
12 Assists 15
8 Steals 7
2 Blocks 2
9 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 15
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
20 Fouls 21
3 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Venue: Leonard E. Merrell Center

Location: Katy, TX
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
Full Standings