West, Nicholls State Colonels square off against the SE Louisiana Lions
SE Louisiana Lions (4-4) at Nicholls State Colonels (4-4)
Thibodaux, Louisiana; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: SE Louisiana visits Nicholls State in Southland action Thursday.
The Colonels are 2-2 in home games. Nicholls State ranks fourth in the Southland with 23.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Jamal West averaging 3.9.
The Lions have gone 2/3 away from home. SE Louisiana ranks fourth in the Southland shooting 35.2% from 3-point range.
Nicholls State scores 71.3 points per game, 3.0 more points than the 68.3 SE Louisiana gives up. SE Louisiana has shot at a 44.1% clip from the field this season, 5.7 percentage points greater than the 38.4% shooting opponents of Nicholls State have averaged.
The Colonels and Lions meet Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Byron Ireland is scoring 11.7 points per game and averaging 3.4 rebounds for the Colonels.
Kam Burton is shooting 42.2% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Lions, while averaging 9.4 points.
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2024-25 Southland Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
| Incarnate Word | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
| McNeese | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
| Nicholls | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
| SE Louisiana | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
| Lamar | 0-0 | - | 2-5 |
| New Orleans | 0-0 | - | 2-5 |
| Northwestern State | 0-0 | - | 2-5 |
| Houston Christian | 0-0 | - | 2-6 |
| East Texas A&M | 0-0 | - | 1-7 |
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