
Nicholls Colonels at Gonzaga Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's BasketballNo. 13 Gonzaga pulls away in the 2nd half to beat Nicholls 102-72

Graham Ike added 20 points and six rebounds, and Ryan Nembhard had 18 points and 10 assists to help the Bulldogs (8-3) bounce back from a 77-71 loss last week to No. 11 UConn at Madison Square Garden.
Bryon Ireland led Nicholls (7-5) with 16 points, including eight in the first half.
Gonzaga didn’t make a 3-pointer for nearly 15 minutes but surged ahead with a 22-4 run over the final seven minutes of the half. Huff sparked the run with back-to-back layups, followed by Ike’s 3-pointer — the team’s first of the game. Nembhard added another 3-pointer in the final minute, giving the Zags a 43-29 lead at halftime.
Nicholls: The Colonels hung around with a national powerhouse for most of the first half.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 102 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 72 - 102 |
2nd 0:02 | Jun Seok Yeo Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 102 |
2nd 0:06 | Robert Brown III missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 102 |
2nd 0:07 | Caleb Robinson Offensive Rebound. | 72 - 102 |
Statistics
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27-75 | FG | 35-54 |
36.0 | Field Goal % | 64.8 |
10-33 | 3PT | 8-17 |
30.3 | Three Point % | 47.1 |
8-11 | FT | 24-27 |
72.7 | Free Throw % | 88.9 |
27 | Rebounds | 43 |
12 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
15 | Defensive Rebounds | 38 |
13 | Assists | 23 |
13 | Steals | 6 |
1 | Blocks | 6 |
10 | Turnovers | 15 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
10 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
15 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
8 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
28 | Points in Paint | 52 |
22 | Fouls | 10 |
6 | Largest Lead | 30 |
Game Information

Location: Spokane, WA
Attendance: 6,000 | 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 |
2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Saint Mary's | 17-1 | - | 29-6 |
Gonzaga | 14-4 | 3 | 26-9 |
San Francisco | 13-5 | 4 | 25-10 |
Santa Clara | 12-6 | 5 | 21-13 |
Oregon State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-13 |
Washington State | 8-10 | 9 | 19-15 |
Loyola Marymount | 8-10 | 9 | 17-15 |
Portland | 7-11 | 10 | 12-20 |
Pepperdine | 4-14 | 13 | 13-22 |
Pacific | 4-14 | 13 | 9-24 |
San Diego | 2-16 | 15 | 6-27 |