Nicholls scores 17 as Southern Utah defeats Grace U 97-53
— JaJuan Nicholls’ 17 points helped Southern Utah defeat Grace University 97-53 on Thursday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
GRCU Grace University Lancers
53
– 
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
97
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRCU | 23 | 30 | 53 |
| SUU | 45 | 52 | 97 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/4/26 | @ Utah Tech Trailblazers | L 52-103 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 53-97
Oliver Merks makes free throw 1 of 1
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Substitution 0:28 52-97
Ante Topic subbing in for Grace University
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Substitution 0:28 52-97
Nehemiah Johnson subbing out for Grace University
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PersonalFoul 0:28 52-97
Foul on DJ Smith.
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LayUpShot 0:28 52-97
Oliver Merks makes layup (Thibault Merino assists)
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JumpShot 0:46 50-97
Noah Charles makes 7-foot jumper
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LayUpShot 1:03 48-97
DJ Smith makes layup (Jalik Nicholls assists)
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LayUpShot 1:37 48-95
Nehemiah Johnson makes layup
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PersonalFoul 1:49 46-95
Foul on DJ Smith.
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Substitution 1:49 46-95
Sparsh Kadyan subbing in for Grace University
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Substitution 1:49 46-95
Caleb Palmer subbing out for Grace University
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DunkShot 2:12 46-95
DJ Smith makes 5-foot alley oop dunk
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JumpShot 2:23 46-93
Nehemiah Johnson makes 20-foot jumper
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LayUpShot 2:37 44-93
Jalik Nicholls makes layup
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LayUpShot 4:01 44-91
Jalik Nicholls makes layup
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MadeFreeThrow 4:30 44-89
Dezhon Hall makes free throw 2 of 2
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Substitution 4:30 44-88
Thibault Merino subbing in for Grace University
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Substitution 4:30 44-88
Sparsh Kadyan subbing out for Grace University
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MadeFreeThrow 4:30 44-88
Dezhon Hall makes free throw 1 of 2
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PersonalFoul 4:30 44-87
Foul on Nehemiah Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 4:39 44-87
Foul on Jalik Nicholls.
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LayUpShot 5:14 44-87
Nehemiah Johnson makes layup (Sparsh Kadyan assists)
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Substitution 5:20 42-87
Sparsh Kadyan subbing in for Grace University
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Substitution 5:20 42-87
Ante Topic subbing out for Grace University
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Substitution 5:20 42-87
Dezhon Hall subbing in for Southern Utah
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Substitution 5:20 42-87
Jordan Brown subbing out for Southern Utah
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MadeFreeThrow 5:55 42-87
Nehemiah Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
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MadeFreeThrow 5:55 41-87
Nehemiah Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
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PersonalFoul 5:55 40-87
Foul on Jordan Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:39 40-87
Caleb Palmer makes free throw 1 of 2
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PersonalFoul 6:39 39-87
Foul on Zeplin Kidd.
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JumpShot 6:52 39-87
Jordan Brown makes 9-foot jumper
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MadeFreeThrow 7:19 39-85
Ante Topic makes free throw 1 of 2
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Substitution 7:19 38-85
Jalik Nicholls subbing in for Southern Utah
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Substitution 7:19 38-85
Dezhon Hall subbing out for Southern Utah
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PersonalFoul 7:19 38-85
Foul on DJ Smith.
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JumpShot 7:57 38-85
Oliver Merks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nehemiah Johnson assists)
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JumpShot 8:19 35-85
Jordan Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (DJ Smith assists)
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MadeFreeThrow 8:36 35-82
Dezhon Hall makes free throw 2 of 2
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MadeFreeThrow 8:36 35-81
Dezhon Hall makes free throw 1 of 2
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PersonalFoul 8:36 35-80
Foul on Ante Topic.
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Substitution 9:03 35-80
Nehemiah Johnson subbing in for Grace University
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Substitution 9:03 35-80
Sparsh Kadyan subbing out for Grace University
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Substitution 9:03 35-80
Jordan Brown subbing in for Southern Utah
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Substitution 9:03 35-80
Rashaad Davis subbing out for Southern Utah
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JumpShot 9:19 35-80
Dezhon Hall makes 9-foot jumper
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Substitution 9:33 35-78
Sparsh Kadyan subbing in for Grace University
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Substitution 9:33 35-78
Oliver Merks subbing in for Grace University
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Substitution 9:33 35-78
Nehemiah Johnson subbing out for Grace University
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Substitution 9:33 35-78
Tiyere Martin subbing out for Grace University
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JumpShot 10:00 35-78
Nehemiah Johnson makes 8-foot jumper
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LayUpShot 10:24 33-78
Dezhon Hall makes layup (DJ Smith assists)
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LayUpShot 10:49 33-76
DJ Smith makes layup (Rashaad Davis assists)
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Substitution 10:57 33-74
Caleb Palmer subbing in for Grace University
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Substitution 10:57 33-74
Hannes Bergmann subbing out for Grace University
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LayUpShot 11:11 33-74
Nehemiah Johnson makes layup
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Substitution 11:22 31-74
Noah Charles subbing in for Grace University
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Substitution 11:22 31-74
Thibault Merino subbing out for Grace University
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Substitution 11:22 31-74
Dezhon Hall subbing in for Southern Utah
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Substitution 11:22 31-74
Brayden Johnson subbing in for Southern Utah
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End Game 0:00 53-97
End of Game
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End Period 0:00 53-97
End of 2nd half
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:00 53-97
Grace University Deadball Team Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:00 53-97
Sparsh Kadyan misses layup
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Offensive Rebound 0:11 53-97
Grace University Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:11 53-97
Zeplin Kidd Block.
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LayUpShot 0:11 53-97
Noah Charles misses layup
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Defensive Rebound 0:13 53-97
Noah Charles Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:16 53-97
Brayden Johnson misses layup
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 53-97
Oliver Merks makes free throw 1 of 1
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Substitution 0:28 52-97
Ante Topic subbing in for Grace University
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Substitution 0:28 52-97
Nehemiah Johnson subbing out for Grace University
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PersonalFoul 0:28 52-97
Foul on DJ Smith.
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LayUpShot 0:28 52-97
Oliver Merks makes layup (Thibault Merino assists)
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Defensive Rebound 0:28 50-97
Sparsh Kadyan Defensive Rebound.
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DunkShot 0:32 50-97
Jalik Nicholls misses dunk
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JumpShot 0:46 50-97
Noah Charles makes 7-foot jumper
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LayUpShot 1:03 48-97
DJ Smith makes layup (Jalik Nicholls assists)
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Offensive Rebound 1:04 48-95
DJ Smith Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:17 48-95
Nehemiah Johnson Block.
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JumpShot 1:17 48-95
Dezhon Hall misses 10-foot jumper
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LayUpShot 1:37 48-95
Nehemiah Johnson makes layup
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:49 46-95
DJ Smith turnover
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PersonalFoul 1:49 46-95
Foul on DJ Smith.
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Substitution 1:49 46-95
Sparsh Kadyan subbing in for Grace University
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Substitution 1:49 46-95
Caleb Palmer subbing out for Grace University
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Defensive Rebound 1:53 46-95
Jalik Nicholls Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:56 46-95
Caleb Palmer misses 27-foot three point jumper
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DunkShot 2:12 46-95
DJ Smith makes 5-foot alley oop dunk
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JumpShot 2:23 46-93
Nehemiah Johnson makes 20-foot jumper
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LayUpShot 2:37 44-93
Jalik Nicholls makes layup
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Steal 2:51 44-91
Zeplin Kidd Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:51 44-91
Thibault Merino bad pass turnover
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Defensive Rebound 3:10 44-91
Caleb Palmer Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:19 44-91
Brayden Johnson misses 9-foot jumper
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:44 44-91
Official TV Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:46 44-91
Nehemiah Johnson bad pass turnover
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LayUpShot 4:01 44-91
Jalik Nicholls makes layup
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Offensive Rebound 4:02 44-89
Jalik Nicholls Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:05 44-89
DJ Smith misses 13-foot jumper
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Team Stats
GRCU
SUU
20-54
FG
35-71
37
Field Goal %
49
2-13
3PT
9-26
15
Three Point %
35
11-24
FT
18-26
46
Free Throw %
69
35
Rebounds
45
12
Offensive Rebounds
16
23
Defensive Rebounds
29
11
Assists
19
5
Steals
13
2
Blocks
3
20
Turnovers
7
1
Team Turnovers
0
20
Total Turnovers
7
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
4
Points Off Turnovers
30
6
Fast Break Points
19
30
Points in Paint
50
17
Fouls
22
0
Largest Lead
50
0
Lead Changes
0
0
Percent Led
99
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