Nicholls Colonels at Lamar Cardinals
· Southland Tournament - SemifinalMarmolejos and Lamar defeat Nicholls State in Southland Conference Tournament 58-55
Second-seeded Lamar (20-12) faces top-seed McNeese in the championship game on Wednesday.
Marmolejos also contributed five steals for the Cardinals. Danquez Dawsey scored 11 points while shooting 3 for 7 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.
Robert Brown III finished with 17 points, six rebounds and two steals for the Colonels (20-13). Nicholls State also got 14 points and three steals from Jaylen Searles.
Marmolejos scored seven points in the first half and Lamar went into the break trailing 33-28. Marmolejos scored 10 points in the second half.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 55 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 55 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Errol White Defensive Rebound. | 55 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Robert Brown III missed Three Point Jumper. | 55 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Alexis Marmolejos made Free Throw. | 55 - 58 |
Statistics
NICH |
LAM |
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|---|---|---|
| 18-57 | FG | 18-52 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 4-20 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 10-14 | FT | 18-25 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 11 | Assists | 10 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 19 | Fouls | 11 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Venue: Townsley Law Arena
Location: Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 3,782 | Capacity:
Location: Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 3,782 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 2-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Nicholls | 2-0 | - | 3-8 |
| McNeese | 3-1 | - | 10-2 |
| East Texas A&M | 1-1 | 1 | 6-6 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 1-1 | 1 | 5-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 1-1 | 1 | 5-6 |
| New Orleans | 1-1 | 1 | 3-8 |
| Northwestern State | 1-1 | 1 | 3-8 |
| Incarnate Word | 1-2 | 1.5 | 6-6 |
| SE Louisiana | 1-2 | 1.5 | 4-8 |
| Houston Christian | 1-3 | 2 | 5-7 |
| Lamar | 0-2 | 2 | 5-6 |


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