Get to know Nicholls State

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ΓÇó 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.

ΓÇó 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.

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

ΓÇó 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).

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

ΓÇó 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.