Get to know Nicholls State

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• The Colonels lost to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 71-64, in the semifinal of the Southland tournament, but prior to that had won 10 of 11 games.

• They have held their own against some programs with a national pedigree, falling 103-90 at then-No. 3 Purdue, and 71-68 at Wisconsin.

• Nicholls State has outscored its opponents this season by an average of 79.1-71.4

• When in doubt, foul them: the Colonels are shooting .631 as a team from the free throw line this season (for comparison, the Mustangs are shooting .742 from the line).

• Nicholls State has out rebounded its opponents this season, but only slightly: 38.5 per game to 36.6 per game

• The Colonels are led by fifth-year senior guard Ty Gordon, who leads the team in scoring, at 21.4 points per game, and he does a lot of it from long range: he has hit 101 of 279 (.362) three-pointers this season. The team's second-most prolific three-point shooter is guard Latrell Jones, who has hit 41 from beyond the arc.