Nicholls Colonels @ Creighton Bluejays
Jansen Green scores 14 as Creighton downs Nicholls State 96-76
OMAHA, Neb. -- — Jasen Green scored 14 points as Creighton beat Nicholls State 96-76 on Tuesday.
Green also added six rebounds for the Bluejays (5-3). Josh Dix and Owen Freeman both added 14 points.
Christian Winborne led the way for the Colonels (0-7) with 20 points. Trae English added 12 points and four assists for Nicholls State. Jaylen Searles also had 10 points and seven rebounds. The loss is the seventh in a row for the Colonels.
Creighton took the lead with 18:41 left in the first half and did not trail again. Nik Graves led their team in scoring with nine points in the first half to help put them up 52-35 at the break. Creighton outscored Nicholls State by three points over the final half, while Green led the way with a team-high nine second-half points.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Jeff Clark
- Evon Burroughs
- Vasili Mallios
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incarnate Word | 1-0 | - | 5-3 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-2 |
| Lamar | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-2 |
| East Texas A&M | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-3 |
| Houston Christian | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-4 |
| SE Louisiana | 0-0 | 0.5 | 3-5 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 0-0 | 0.5 | 2-4 |
| New Orleans | 0-0 | 0.5 | 2-5 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0-0 | 0.5 | 2-5 |
| Northwestern State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 1-6 |
| Nicholls | 0-0 | 0.5 | 0-7 |
| McNeese | 0-1 | 1 | 6-2 |
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler | 0-0 | - | 7-1 |
| Seton Hall | 0-0 | - | 7-1 |
| UConn | 0-0 | - | 7-1 |
| Villanova | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| Georgetown | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| Xavier | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
| Creighton | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
| DePaul | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
| St. John's | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
| Marquette | 0-0 | - | 5-4 |
| Providence | 0-0 | - | 5-4 |
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