
Nicholls Colonels at Cincinnati Bearcats
· NCAA Men's BasketballSimas Lukosius, Jizzle James each score 19 points and No. 17 Cincinnati beats Nicholls State 86-49

Dillon Mitchell had 12 points and nine rebounds and Arrinten Page added 11 points for Cincinnati, which returned after a week off following an 83-56 victory over Morehead State on Nov. 8.
The Bearcats have now started 3-0 in each of Wes Miller’s four years at the helm. He earned his 250th win last Friday.
Jamal West Jr. scored 12 points to lead Nicholls State (2-3).
Nicholls State coach Tevon Saddler played for Miller at UNC-Greensboro from 2013-15, earning Southern Conference freshman of the year honors. Saddler, at 29, is the youngest Division I coach in the nation.
Cincinnati plays at Northern Kentucky on Tuesday.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 49 - 86 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 49 - 86 |
2nd 0:25 | Halvine Dzellat Defensive Rebound. | 49 - 86 |
2nd 0:27 | Jaylen Searles missed Layup. | 49 - 86 |
2nd 0:29 | Caleb Robinson Defensive Rebound. | 49 - 86 |
Statistics
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21-69 | FG | 33-61 |
30.4 | Field Goal % | 54.1 |
4-18 | 3PT | 11-27 |
22.2 | Three Point % | 40.7 |
3-7 | FT | 9-14 |
42.9 | Free Throw % | 64.3 |
32 | Rebounds | 46 |
17 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
15 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
11 | Assists | 18 |
8 | Steals | 6 |
4 | Blocks | 14 |
11 | Turnovers | 12 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
11 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
10 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
11 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
30 | Points in Paint | 34 |
13 | Fouls | 6 |
0 | Largest Lead | 39 |
Game Information

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 10,485 | Capacity:
2024-25 Southland Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
McNeese | 19-1 | - | 28-7 |
Lamar | 14-6 | 5 | 20-13 |
Nicholls | 13-7 | 6 | 20-13 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 12-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
SE Louisiana | 12-8 | 7 | 18-14 |
Northwestern State | 12-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
Incarnate Word | 9-11 | 10 | 19-17 |
Houston Christian | 9-11 | 10 | 12-20 |
UT Rio Grande Valley | 8-12 | 11 | 16-15 |
Stephen F. Austin | 7-13 | 12 | 14-17 |
East Texas A&M | 3-17 | 16 | 5-26 |
New Orleans | 2-18 | 17 | 4-27 |
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TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Houston | 19-1 | - | 34-4 |
Texas Tech | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
BYU | 14-6 | 5 | 26-10 |
Arizona | 14-6 | 5 | 24-13 |
Iowa State | 13-7 | 6 | 25-10 |
Kansas | 11-9 | 8 | 21-13 |
West Virginia | 10-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
Baylor | 10-10 | 9 | 20-15 |
TCU | 9-11 | 10 | 16-16 |
Kansas State | 9-11 | 10 | 16-17 |
Utah | 8-12 | 11 | 16-17 |
Cincinnati | 7-13 | 12 | 19-15 |
UCF | 7-13 | 12 | 18-16 |
Oklahoma State | 7-13 | 12 | 17-18 |
Arizona State | 4-16 | 15 | 13-20 |
Colorado | 3-17 | 16 | 14-21 |