Nicholls Colonels @ McNeese Cowboys
Southland Tournament - Final
20-14, 13-5 Southland
76
20-14, 13-5 Southland
30-3, 17-1 Southland
92
30-3, 17-1 Southland
- Antavion Collum made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Shumate.
- Shahada Wells made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Omar Cooper.
- Shahada Wells missed Three Point Jumper.
- DJ Richards Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antavion Collum.
- Javohn Garcia missed Layup.
- Christian Shumate made Layup.
- Shahada Wells missed Jumper.
- Javohn Garcia made Layup.
- Mike Saunders Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Antavion Collum.
- Christian Shumate missed Jumper.
- DJ Richards Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Antavion Collum made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Saunders Jr..
- Shahada Wells made Layup. Assisted by Antavion Collum.
- Shahada Wells made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Javohn Garcia.
- CJ Felder made Layup. Assisted by Shahada Wells.
- Mike Saunders Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Mike Saunders Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Antavion Collum missed Three Point Jumper.
- Mike Saunders Jr. made Layup.
- Shahada Wells missed Three Point Jumper.
- DJ Richards Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Shumate.
- DJ Richards Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Saunders Jr..
- Shahada Wells missed Jumper.
- Shahada Wells made Layup.
- Shahada Wells made Layup.
- Antavion Collum made Jumper. Assisted by Shahada Wells.
- Antavion Collum missed Jumper.
- Javohn Garcia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Omar Cooper.
- Antavion Collum missed Jumper.
- Christian Shumate made Dunk.
- Javohn Garcia missed Jumper.
- CJ Felder made Dunk. Assisted by Shahada Wells.
- CJ Felder made Layup. Assisted by Shahada Wells.
- Javohn Garcia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shahada Wells.
- DJ Richards Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shahada Wells.
- Mike Saunders Jr. missed Layup.
- Shahada Wells made Three Point Jumper.
- Javohn Garcia made Layup.
- Shahada Wells missed Three Point Jumper.
- Javohn Garcia missed Three Point Jumper.
- Javohn Garcia made Layup.
- Javohn Garcia made Jumper.
- DJ Richards Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Christian Shumate made Dunk. Assisted by CJ Felder.
- Diante Smith missed Jumper.
- Quinn Strander missed Three Point Jumper.
- Diante Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Gray Jr..
- Robert Brown III missed Three Point Jumper.
- Diante Smith made Jumper.
- Robert Brown III made Jumper.
- Byron Ireland missed Jumper.
- Diante Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Byron Ireland.
- Byron Ireland made Layup. Assisted by Robert Brown III.
- Diante Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- Robert Brown III missed Three Point Jumper.
- Byron Ireland missed Jumper.
- Jamal West Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Diante Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Byron Ireland.
- Diante Smith made Jumper.
- Jamal West Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diante Smith.
- Diante Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- Diante Smith missed Jumper.
- Robert Brown III missed Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Gray Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jamal West Jr. missed Layup.
- Byron Ireland made Layup.
- Diante Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- Mekhi Collins made Dunk. Assisted by Quinn Strander.
- Byron Ireland made Dunk.
- Robert Brown III made Layup.
- Robert Brown III missed Three Point Jumper.
- Quinn Strander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Brown III.
- Diante Smith made Three Point Jumper.
- Diante Smith missed Jumper.
- Michael Gray Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Diante Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- Diante Smith made Layup.
- Diante Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quinn Strander.
- Robert Brown III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diante Smith.
- Diante Smith made Layup.
- Byron Ireland missed Jumper.
- Michael Gray Jr. made Layup.
- Diante Smith made Layup. Assisted by Robert Brown III.
- Diante Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Robert Brown III.
- Robert Brown III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diante Smith.
- Robert Brown III missed Jumper.
- Robert Brown III missed Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Gray Jr. made Layup.
- Michael Gray Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Brown III.
- Jamal West Jr. missed Jumper.
- Diante Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- Robert Brown III missed Three Point Jumper.
- Diante Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Gray Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jamal West Jr. made Jumper.
NICHOLLS
MCNEESE
| TIME | PLAY | NICH | MCN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | | Jump Ball won by McNeese | 0 | 0 |
| 19:34 | | Antavion Collum made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Shumate. | 0 | 3 |
| 19:20 | | Quinn Strander Turnover. | 0 | 3 |
| 19:07 | | Shahada Wells made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Omar Cooper. | 0 | 6 |
| 18:52 | | Byron Ireland Turnover. | 0 | 6 |
| 18:52 | | Javohn Garcia Steal. | 0 | 6 |
| 18:41 | | Shahada Wells missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 6 |
| 18:41 | | Byron Ireland Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 6 |
| 18:23 | | Diante Smith missed Jumper. | 0 | 6 |
| 18:23 | | Omar Cooper Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 6 |
| 18:15 | | Foul on Byron Ireland. | 0 | 6 |
| 18:15 | | Javohn Garcia missed Free Throw. | 0 | 6 |
| 18:15 | | McNeese Deadball Team Rebound. | 0 | 6 |
| 18:15 | | Javohn Garcia made Free Throw. | 0 | 7 |
| 17:56 | | Quinn Strander missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 7 |
| 17:56 | | Diante Smith Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 7 |
| 17:55 | | Foul on Antavion Collum. | 0 | 7 |
| 17:39 | | Jamal West Jr. Turnover. | 0 | 7 |
| 17:39 | | Shahada Wells Steal. | 0 | 7 |
| 17:29 | | Antavion Collum Turnover. | 0 | 7 |
| 17:29 | | Byron Ireland Steal. | 0 | 7 |
| 17:18 | | Diante Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Gray Jr.. | 3 | 7 |
| 17:08 | | Foul on Michael Gray Jr.. | 3 | 7 |
| 17:02 | | Shahada Wells Turnover. | 3 | 7 |
| 17:02 | | Jamal West Jr. Steal. | 3 | 7 |
| 16:55 | | Robert Brown III missed Three Point Jumper. | 3 | 7 |
| 16:55 | | Antavion Collum Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 7 |
| 16:42 | | Foul on Michael Gray Jr.. | 3 | 7 |
| 16:42 | | Javohn Garcia made Free Throw. | 3 | 8 |
| 16:42 | | Javohn Garcia made Free Throw. | 3 | 9 |
| 16:22 | | Diante Smith made Jumper. | 5 | 9 |
| 16:07 | | Foul on Diante Smith. | 5 | 9 |
| 16:03 | | DJ Richards Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antavion Collum. | 5 | 12 |
| 15:35 | | Robert Brown III made Jumper. | 7 | 12 |
| 15:17 | | Foul on Diante Smith. | 7 | 12 |
| 15:17 | Official TV Timeout | 7 | 12 | |
| 15:17 | | DJ Richards Jr. made Free Throw. | 7 | 13 |
| 15:17 | | DJ Richards Jr. made Free Throw. | 7 | 14 |
| 15:17 | | DJ Richards Jr. made Free Throw. | 7 | 15 |
| 14:56 | | Byron Ireland missed Jumper. | 7 | 15 |
| 14:56 | | CJ Felder Block. | 7 | 15 |
| 14:56 | | Robert Brown III Offensive Rebound. | 7 | 15 |
| 14:50 | | Foul on Javohn Garcia. | 7 | 15 |
| 14:40 | | Diante Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Byron Ireland. | 10 | 15 |
| 14:14 | | Javohn Garcia missed Layup. | 10 | 15 |
| 14:14 | | Christian Shumate Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 15 |
| 14:09 | | Christian Shumate made Layup. | 10 | 17 |
| 13:41 | | Byron Ireland made Layup. Assisted by Robert Brown III. | 12 | 17 |
| 13:16 | | Foul on Jamal West Jr.. | 12 | 17 |
| 13:16 | | Shahada Wells made Free Throw. | 12 | 18 |
| 13:16 | | Shahada Wells made Free Throw. | 12 | 19 |
| 13:00 | | Diante Smith missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 19 |
| 13:00 | | Mekhi Collins Offensive Rebound. | 12 | 19 |
| 12:58 | | Foul on DJ Richards Jr.. | 12 | 19 |
| 12:53 | | Robert Brown III missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 19 |
| 12:53 | | Shahada Wells Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 19 |
| 12:42 | | Shahada Wells missed Jumper. | 12 | 19 |
| 12:42 | | Mekhi Collins Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 19 |
| 12:14 | | Byron Ireland missed Jumper. | 12 | 19 |
| 12:14 | | Jamal West Jr. Offensive Rebound. | 12 | 19 |
| 12:06 | | Jump Ball won by Nicholls | 12 | 19 |
| 11:47 | | Jamal West Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 19 |
| 11:47 | | Mekhi Collins Offensive Rebound. | 12 | 19 |
| 11:47 | | Nicholls Turnover. | 12 | 19 |
| 11:46 | Official TV Timeout | 12 | 19 | |
| 11:40 | | Javohn Garcia made Layup. | 12 | 21 |
| 11:11 | | Diante Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Byron Ireland. | 15 | 21 |
| 10:27 | | Mike Saunders Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Antavion Collum. | 15 | 23 |
| 10:15 | | Foul on Javohn Garcia. | 15 | 23 |
| 10:15 | | Robert Brown III missed Free Throw. | 15 | 23 |
| 10:15 | | Nicholls Deadball Team Rebound. | 15 | 23 |
| 10:15 | | Robert Brown III made Free Throw. | 16 | 23 |
| 9:46 | | Christian Shumate missed Jumper. | 16 | 23 |
| 9:46 | | Mekhi Collins Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 23 |
| 9:36 | | Diante Smith made Jumper. | 18 | 23 |
| 9:36 | | Foul on Christian Shumate. | 18 | 23 |
| 9:36 | | Diante Smith made Free Throw. | 19 | 23 |
| 9:17 | | DJ Richards Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 19 | 23 |
| 9:17 | | Diante Smith Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 23 |
| 9:03 | | Jamal West Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diante Smith. | 22 | 23 |
| 8:45 | | Antavion Collum made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Saunders Jr.. | 22 | 26 |
| 8:09 | | Diante Smith missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 26 |
| 8:09 | | Nicholls Offensive Rebound. | 22 | 26 |
| 7:54 | | Diante Smith missed Jumper. | 22 | 26 |
| 7:54 | | CJ Felder Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 26 |
| 7:41 | | Shahada Wells made Layup. Assisted by Antavion Collum. | 22 | 28 |
| 7:41 | | Foul on Jamal West Jr.. | 22 | 28 |
| 7:41 | Official TV Timeout | 22 | 28 | |
| 7:40 | | Shahada Wells made Free Throw. | 22 | 29 |
| 7:29 | | Robert Brown III missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 29 |
| 7:29 | | Jamal West Jr. Offensive Rebound. | 22 | 29 |
| 7:29 | | Foul on CJ Felder. | 22 | 29 |
| 7:28 | | Byron Ireland Turnover. | 22 | 29 |
| 7:28 | | Javohn Garcia Steal. | 22 | 29 |
| 7:10 | | Shahada Wells made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Javohn Garcia. | 22 | 32 |
| 6:37 | | Michael Gray Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 32 |
| 6:37 | | Javohn Garcia Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 32 |
| 6:18 | | CJ Felder made Layup. Assisted by Shahada Wells. | 22 | 34 |
| 6:13 | | Nicholls Timeout | 22 | 34 |
| 5:50 | | Jamal West Jr. Turnover. | 22 | 34 |
| 5:50 | | Shahada Wells Steal. | 22 | 34 |
| 5:22 | | Mike Saunders Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 34 |
| 5:22 | | Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 34 |
| 5:07 | | Diante Smith Turnover. | 22 | 34 |
| 5:07 | | Omar Cooper Steal. | 22 | 34 |
| 4:55 | | Mike Saunders Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 34 |
| 4:55 | | McNeese Offensive Rebound. | 22 | 34 |
| 4:41 | | Antavion Collum missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 34 |
| 4:41 | | Mike Saunders Jr. Offensive Rebound. | 22 | 34 |
| 4:36 | | Mike Saunders Jr. made Layup. | 22 | 36 |
| 4:22 | | Jamal West Jr. missed Layup. | 22 | 36 |
| 4:22 | | Antavion Collum Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 36 |
| 4:01 | | Shahada Wells Turnover. | 22 | 36 |
| 4:01 | | Michael Gray Jr. Steal. | 22 | 36 |
| 3:58 | | Foul on DJ Richards Jr.. | 22 | 36 |
| 3:58 | Official TV Timeout | 22 | 36 | |
| 3:58 | | Robert Brown III made Free Throw. | 23 | 36 |
| 3:58 | | Robert Brown III made Free Throw. | 24 | 36 |
| 3:40 | | Shahada Wells missed Three Point Jumper. | 24 | 36 |
| 3:40 | | Christian Shumate Offensive Rebound. | 24 | 36 |
| 3:28 | | DJ Richards Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Shumate. | 24 | 39 |
| 3:14 | | Byron Ireland made Layup. | 26 | 39 |
| 3:00 | | DJ Richards Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Saunders Jr.. | 26 | 42 |
| 2:30 | | Robert Brown III Turnover. | 26 | 42 |
| 2:30 | | Antavion Collum Steal. | 26 | 42 |
| 2:22 | | Foul on Michael Gray Jr.. | 26 | 42 |
| 2:22 | | Christian Shumate missed Free Throw. | 26 | 42 |
| 2:22 | | Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 42 |
| 1:59 | | Foul on Christian Shumate. | 26 | 42 |
| 1:59 | | Diante Smith made Free Throw. | 27 | 42 |
| 1:59 | | Diante Smith made Free Throw. | 28 | 42 |
| 1:29 | | Shahada Wells missed Jumper. | 28 | 42 |
| 1:29 | | CJ Felder Offensive Rebound. | 28 | 42 |
| 1:24 | | CJ Felder Turnover. | 28 | 42 |
| 1:07 | | Diante Smith missed Three Point Jumper. | 28 | 42 |
| 1:07 | | Shahada Wells Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 42 |
| 1:03 | | Foul on Mekhi Collins. | 28 | 42 |
| 1:03 | | Shahada Wells made Free Throw. | 28 | 43 |
| 1:03 | | Shahada Wells made Free Throw. | 28 | 44 |
| 0:45 | | Jamal West Jr. Turnover. | 28 | 44 |
| 0:45 | | Shahada Wells Steal. | 28 | 44 |
| 0:39 | | Shahada Wells made Layup. | 28 | 46 |
| 0:28 | | Mekhi Collins made Dunk. Assisted by Quinn Strander. | 30 | 46 |
| 0:26 | | McNeese Timeout | 30 | 46 |
| 0:05 | | Foul on Mekhi Collins. | 30 | 46 |
| 0:05 | | Shahada Wells made Free Throw. | 30 | 47 |
| 0:05 | | Shahada Wells made Free Throw. | 30 | 48 |
| 0:01 | | Byron Ireland made Dunk. | 32 | 48 |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 32 | 48 | |
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Townsley Law Arena
5:00 PM, March 13, 2024Coverage: ESPN2
Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 4,200
- Referees:
- Rodrick Dixon
- Eric Kronebusch
- Kerry Sitton
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Texas A&M | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Houston Christian | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Lamar | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| McNeese | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| New Orleans | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Incarnate Word | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Nicholls | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Northwestern State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| SE Louisiana | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
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