Nicholls Colonels at McNeese Cowboys
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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62 - 83
62 - 83
Garcia scores 17 in McNeese's 83-62 victory over Nicholls
Garcia had five rebounds for the Cowboys (26-3, 15-1 Southland Conference). Shahada Wells scored 16 points while going 5 of 13 and 6 of 6 from the free throw line, and added six assists and three steals. DJ Richards shot 5 for 9 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 2 of 5 from the free throw line to finish with 14 points. It was the seventh win in a row for the Cowboys.
Diante Smith led the way for the Colonels (16-13, 11-5) with 29 points, nine rebounds, four assists and four steals. Jamal West added 10 points, six rebounds and two steals for Nicholls. In addition, Robert Brown III had six points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Mike Saunders Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Diante Smith missed Three Point Jumper. | 62 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Christian Shumate made Layup. Assisted by Shahada Wells. | 62 - 83 |
Statistics
NICH |
MCN |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-57 | FG | 28-54 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 9-30 | 3PT | 6-14 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 13-17 | FT | 21-30 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 11 | Assists | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 22 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 21 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Townsley Law Arena
Location: Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 4,211 | Capacity:
Location: Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 4,211 | 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 |


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