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Final

Nicholls St 65

(3-11, 2-2 Southland)

SE Louisiana 70

(5-9, 3-1 Southland)

5:20 PM ET, January 12, 2013

University Center, Hammond, LA

1 2 T
NICH 25 4065
SELA 33 3770

Top Performers

Nicholls State: F. Hunter 22 Pts, 13 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl

Southeastern Louisiana: R. Johnson 14 Pts, 14 Reb, 1 Blk

SE Louisiana 70, Nicholls 65

Associated Press

HAMMOND, La. -- Brandon Fortenberry scored 21 points, Roosevelt Johnson had 14 points and 14 rebounds and Southeastern Louisiana held off Nicholls State 70-65 in a Southland Conference game on Saturday.

The Lions (5-9, 3-1) have won four of their past five games.

Fred Hunter had 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for Nicholls State (3-11, 2-2), and Jeremy Smith scored 19 and Dantrell Thomas 14.

Southeastern led by as many as 12 points in the second half at 45-33 with 14:38 to go on Johnson's two free throws, but Nicholls State gradually pulled to 56-50 with 5:38 left on Hunter's jumper.

Johnson hit two free-throws for a 62-52 lead at 3:23, but the Colonels closed to 64-63 on Thomas' six straight points ending at 1:02.

Antonnio Benton hit a jumper and Fortenberry made two free throws for a 68-63 Lions lead at 26 seconds, and Southeastern held on.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
NICH
SELA
Points 65 70
FG Made-Attempted 24-54 (.444) 22-50 (.440)
3P Made-Attempted 1-11 (.091) 4-13 (.308)
FT Made-Attempted 16-22 (.727) 22-28 (.786)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 22 (0/0) 17 (0/0)
Largest Lead 1 13

Game Leaders

 
NICH
SELA
PointsF. Hunter 22B. Fortenberry 21
ReboundsF. Hunter 13R. Johnson 14
AssistsS. Rillieux 5D. Evans 3
StealsF. Hunter 2D. Evans 1
BlocksJ. Horace 2A. Benton 1
Team Stats: Nicholls State | SE Louisiana

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 12, 2013 @SELA 70, NICH 65Recap
Feb 9, 2013 SELA 73, @NICH 62Recap

Next 5 Games

NICH
SELA
01/17 @NWST 8:30pm
01/19 @SFA 7:15pm
01/24 AMCC 8:50pm
01/26 SHSU 5:15pm
01/31 @ORU 8:30pm
 01/17 @SFA 9:00pm
01/19 @NWST 4:30pm
01/24 SHSU 8:40pm
01/26 AMCC 5:30pm
01/31 @CARK 8:55pm
Complete Schedule: Nicholls State | SE Louisiana

Southland Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Stephen F. Austin16-227-4
Northwestern State15-323-8
Oral Roberts13-518-14
Sam Houston State8-1017-17
McNeese State7-1114-17
Central Arkansas7-1113-17
Southeastern Louisiana10-813-18
Nicholls State8-109-21
Texas A&M-CC5-136-23
Lamar1-173-28
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