The Nicholls Colonels (5-12) travel to American Bank Center to play the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders (12-3), the best team in the Southland. Action begins at 8:00 pm ET on Saturday, Jan. 16.
The Islanders beat Lamar 91-82 in their last matchup. With 26 points and 14 rebounds, Bryce Douvier recorded his first double-double of the season. The Colonels, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 78-69 loss at the hands of Houston Baptist in their last game. Nicholls lost despite the best efforts of Kyle Caudill, who recorded his first double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Rashawn Thomas has really been playing well over the last five games for the Islanders. During that stretch, he has averaged 20.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.4 blocks.
This one might be an error-filled game for the Nicholls offense, which ranks 306th in the nation in miscues (TO% of 20.9%). It’s matched up against the gambling Texas A&M-Corpus Christi defense, which causes the 14th-most turnovers in the nation (23.5%).
Notes
The Nicholls Colonels average 73.3 possessions per game and .896 points per possession. The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders earn fewer possessions with 70.9, but they score more points with 1.048.
Nicholls has an average effective field goal percentage of 44.7%. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is a winning 6-3 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, the 64th-ranked team in blocked shots, records an average of 4.7 per game. Nicholls does worse, ranked 171st with 3.5.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is among the best in forcing turnovers, with opponents averaging a TO% of 23.5% (ranked 14th). Nicholls has a 2-3 record SU when its TO% reaches 23.5% or greater.
