Scores

Final OT

Sam Houston St 67

(11-9, 4-4 Southland)

Nicholls St 70

(6-12, 5-3 Southland)

5:15 PM ET, January 26, 2013

David R. Stopher Gym, Thibodaux, LA

1 2 OT T
SHSU 40 20 767
NICH 28 32 1070

Top Performers

Sam Houston State: J. Thomas 9 Pts, 10 Reb, 1 Blk

Nicholls State: D. Thomas 15 Pts, 9 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

Nicholls 70, Sam Houston St. 67

Associated Press

THIBODAUX, La. -- Dantrell Thomas scored 15 points and Nicholls State held off Sam Houston State in overtime for a 70-67 win on Saturday.

Thomas, who made all seven of his free throw attempts, tied the game at 60-all on a three-point play with 22 seconds left in regulation, sending the contest into overtime.

In OT, the Colonels went on an 8-0 run that was capped by Jeremy Smith's two free throws to claim a 68-63 lead with 1:47 left. Sam Houston cut the deficit to one point on James Thomas' free throw with 45 seconds remaining.

But Nicholls State (6-12, 5-3 Southland Conference) held the Bearkats scoreless the rest of the way. Thomas made two free throws with 13 seconds left, giving the Colonels enough cushion for the victory.

Amin Torres scored 12 points and T.J. Carpenter added 11 for Nicholls State.

DeMarcus Gatlin had 12 points for Sam Houston (11-9, 4-4).

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SHSU
NICH
Points 67 70
FG Made-Attempted 22-61 (.361) 22-49 (.449)
3P Made-Attempted 10-28 (.357) 7-17 (.412)
FT Made-Attempted 13-24 (.542) 19-26 (.731)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 24 (0/0) 19 (0/0)
Largest Lead 18 5

Game Leaders

 
SHSU
NICH
PointsD. Gatlin 12D. Thomas 15
ReboundsJ. Thomas 10D. Thomas 9
AssistsD. Gatson 4S. Rillieux 4
StealsD. Gatlin 2F. Hunter 1
BlocksP. Baxter 1D. Thomas 2
Team Stats: Sam Houston State | Nicholls State

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 26, 2013 @NICH 70, SHSU 67Recap
Feb 28, 2013 NICH 56, @SHSU 53Recap

Next 5 Games

SHSU
NICH
02/02 @AMCC 2:00pm
02/07 MCNS 8:45pm
02/09 LAM 4:45pm
02/14 @ORU 8:30pm
02/16 @CARK 5:15pm
 01/31 @ORU 8:30pm
02/02 @CARK 5:00pm
02/09 SELA 3:00pm
02/14 SFA 9:00pm
02/16 NWST 5:20pm
Complete Schedule: Sam Houston State | Nicholls State

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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