Scores

Final

Nicholls St 64

(8-19, 7-9 Southland)

Texas A&M-CC 68

(6-21, 5-11 Southland)

8:30 PM ET, March 2, 2013

American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, TX

1 2 T
NICH 25 3964
AMCC 23 4568

Top Performers

Nicholls State: F. Hunter 25 Pts, 9 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 Stl

Texas A&M-CC: W. Nelson 23 Pts, 12 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

Texas A&,M-CC 68, Nicholls 64

Associated Press

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- Will Nelson scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds on Saturday night to pace Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to a 68-64 victory over Nicholls State.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (6-21, 5-11 Southland) won by converting as many 3-pointers (6) as free throws.

Nelson connected for three 3-pointers. Johnathan Jordan scored 16 points and had nine assists.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi had a 34-19 scoring advantage off the bench.

Nicholls State (8-19, 7-9) led by two at halftime, but could not pull away in the second half.

Fred Hunter led the way for Nicholls State with 25 points, nine rebounds and three steals. Dantrell Thomas scored 12 points and Linden Smith-Hyde finished with 10.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
NICH
AMCC
Points 64 68
FG Made-Attempted 23-49 (.469) 28-54 (.519)
3P Made-Attempted 6-17 (.353) 6-16 (.375)
FT Made-Attempted 12-19 (.632) 6-7 (.857)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 14 (0/0) 15 (0/0)
Largest Lead 6 9

Game Leaders

 
NICH
AMCC
PointsF. Hunter 25W. Nelson 23
ReboundsF. Hunter 9W. Nelson 12
AssistsF. Hunter 3J. Jordan 9
StealsF. Hunter 3J. Williamson 3
BlocksS. Rillieux 1N. Maxey 2
Team Stats: Nicholls State | Texas A&M-CC

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 24, 2013 @NICH 69, AMCC 62Recap
» Mar 2, 2013 @AMCC 68, NICH 64Recap

Next 5 Games

NICH
AMCC
03/07 LAM 8:45pm
03/09 MCNS 5:00pm
03/13 MCNS 6:00pm
 03/07 @NWST 8:45pm
03/09 @SFA 7:30pm
Complete Schedule: Nicholls State | Texas A&M-CC

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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