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Nicholls beats Texas A&M-Commerce 72-51 in Southland Conference Tournament quarterfinals

AP
Mar 11, 2024

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) Robert Brown III had 18 points to lead Nicholls to a 72-51 victory over Texas A&M-Commerce on Monday night in the quarterfinals of the Southland Conference Tournament.

Brown shot 6 of 9 from the field, including 5 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 1 for 3 from the free-throw line for the Colonels (19-13). Diante Smith added 14 points, seven rebounds and three blocks. Quinn Strander scored 11.

The Lions (13-20) were led by Alonzo Dodd, who recorded 15 points. Kalen Williams added 12 points, eight rebounds, two steals and two blocks.

Nicholls will play Texas A&M-Corpus-Christi in Tuesday's semifinals.

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1st Half
TXAMC
Lions
21
NICH
Colonels
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		James Weathers vs. Jamal West Jr. (Robert Brown III gains possession)
19:42	+2	Robert Brown III makes two point layup	0-2
19:23		Kalen Williams misses two point jump shot
19:21		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
19:02	+2	Diante Smith makes two point jump shot	0-4
18:41		Kwo Agwa misses three point jump shot
18:39		Byron Ireland defensive rebound
18:22	+3	Robert Brown III makes three point jump shot	0-7
18:03		Byron Ireland personal foul
17:51		Byron Ireland personal foul
17:35		James Weathers misses three point jump shot
17:33		Diante Smith defensive rebound
17:10		Diante Smith misses two point jump shot
17:08		Kwo Agwa defensive rebound
16:54	+2	Kalen Williams makes two point jump shot	2-7
16:37		Kalen Williams blocks Jamal West Jr.'s two point layup
16:35		Kalen Williams defensive rebound
16:21		James Weathers turnover (out of bounds)
15:55		KC Ugwuakazi shooting foul (Mekhi Collins draws the foul)
15:55		TV timeout
15:55		Robert Brown III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:55	+1	Robert Brown III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-8
15:41	+3	KC Ugwuakazi makes three point jump shot (Tommie Lewis assists)	5-8
15:20	+3	Robert Brown III makes three point jump shot (Quinn Strander assists)	5-11
14:56	+3	Alonzo Dodd makes three point jump shot (Khaliq Abdul-Mateen assists)	8-11
14:43		Diante Smith offensive foul
14:43		Diante Smith turnover (offensive foul)
14:29		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen misses three point jump shot
14:27		Mekhi Collins defensive rebound
14:07		Robert Brown III turnover (lost ball)
13:38		Diante Smith blocks Evan Phelps's two point jump shot
13:36		Diante Smith defensive rebound
13:27		Jamal West Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Evan Phelps steals)
13:20	+2	Kwo Agwa makes two point dunk (Khaliq Abdul-Mateen assists)	10-11
13:02		Diante Smith misses two point layup
13:00		Colonels offensive rebound
12:50		Robert Brown III misses two point jump shot
12:48		Michael Gray Jr. offensive rebound
12:39		Michael Gray Jr. misses two point layup
12:37		Evan Phelps defensive rebound
12:34		Kalen Williams misses two point layup
12:32		Diante Smith defensive rebound
12:12	+2	Mekhi Collins makes two point dunk (Diante Smith assists)	10-13
11:41		Vincent Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:39		Mekhi Collins defensive rebound
11:27		TV timeout
11:25		Michael Gray Jr. turnover (bad pass)
11:04		Tommie Lewis misses three point jump shot
11:02		Robert Brown III defensive rebound
10:51		Robert Brown III turnover (bad pass) (Tommie Lewis steals)
10:39		Tommie Lewis misses two point jump shot
10:37		Oumar Koureissi defensive rebound
10:32	+3	Robert Brown III makes three point jump shot (Quinn Strander assists)	10-16
10:14		Kwo Agwa misses two point jump shot
10:12		Alonzo Dodd offensive rebound
9:56		Tommie Lewis misses three point jump shot
9:54		Diante Smith defensive rebound
9:45	+2	Diante Smith makes two point jump shot	10-18
9:18		Jump ball. Vincent Reeves Jr. vs. Diante Smith (Vincent Reeves Jr. gains possession)
9:12		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen misses three point jump shot
9:10		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
8:56		Jamal West Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:54		Jamal West Jr. offensive rebound
8:47	+3	Diante Smith makes three point jump shot (Jamal West Jr. assists)	10-21
8:47		Lions 30 second timeout
8:27	+2	Tommie Lewis makes two point layup	12-21
8:06		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen personal foul (Jamal West Jr. draws the foul)
7:56		Oumar Koureissi misses two point layup
7:54		Lions defensive rebound
7:52		TV timeout
7:28		KC Ugwuakazi turnover (lost ball) (Quinn Strander steals)
7:11		James Weathers personal foul
6:53		Jump ball. Michael Gray Jr. vs. Tommie Lewis (Michael Gray Jr. gains possession)
6:50	+2	Jamal West Jr. makes two point jump shot	12-23
6:28	+3	Kalen Williams makes three point jump shot (James Weathers assists)	15-23
6:06		Jamal West Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:04		Tommie Lewis defensive rebound
5:54		Mekhi Collins shooting foul (Kwo Agwa draws the foul)
5:54		Kwo Agwa misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:54	+1	Kwo Agwa makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-23
5:32		Michael Gray Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:30		Vincent Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
5:21	+2	Alonzo Dodd makes two point layup	18-23
5:19		Colonels 30 second timeout
5:05		Diante Smith misses two point layup
5:03		Kalen Williams defensive rebound
4:56		Kalen Williams misses two point jump shot
4:54		Quinn Strander defensive rebound
4:44	+2	Quinn Strander makes two point jump shot	18-25
4:44		Alonzo Dodd shooting foul (Quinn Strander draws the foul)
4:44	+1	Quinn Strander makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-26
4:33		Alonzo Dodd turnover (bad pass) (Mekhi Collins steals)
4:19	+3	Diante Smith makes three point jump shot (Quinn Strander assists)	18-29
4:09		Kalen Williams misses three point jump shot
4:07		Colonels defensive rebound
3:40		Tommie Lewis shooting foul
3:40		TV timeout
3:40	+1	Michael Gray Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-30
3:40	+1	Michael Gray Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-31
3:12		Kalen Williams misses three point jump shot
3:10		Quinn Strander defensive rebound
2:56	+2	Quinn Strander makes two point layup	18-33
2:45		Alonzo Dodd misses three point jump shot
2:43		Robert Brown III defensive rebound
2:43		Kwo Agwa shooting foul (Michael Gray Jr. draws the foul)
2:43		Michael Gray Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:43	+1	Michael Gray Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-34
2:15		Alonzo Dodd misses two point layup
2:13		Michael Gray Jr. defensive rebound
1:51		Kalen Williams shooting foul (Robert Brown III draws the foul)
1:51		Robert Brown III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:51		Kalen Williams defensive rebound
1:25	+3	James Weathers makes three point jump shot (Kalen Williams assists)	21-34
1:03		Diante Smith misses three point jump shot
1:01		Kalen Williams defensive rebound
0:40		Diante Smith blocks Vincent Reeves Jr.'s three point jump shot
0:38		Quinn Strander defensive rebound
0:12		Quinn Strander turnover (lost ball) (Kalen Williams steals)
0:09		Diante Smith blocks Kalen Williams's two point layup
0:07		Lions offensive rebound
0:00		Kalen Williams turnover (bad pass)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TXAMC
Lions
30
NICH
Colonels
38

Time		Play	Score
19:33		Tommie Lewis turnover (bad pass) (Diante Smith steals)
19:20		Diante Smith misses two point jump shot
19:18		Kalen Williams defensive rebound
19:10		James Weathers misses three point jump shot
19:08		Kwo Agwa offensive rebound
18:57	+3	Khaliq Abdul-Mateen makes three point jump shot (Tommie Lewis assists)	24-34
18:47	+2	Diante Smith makes two point layup	24-36
18:32		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen misses three point jump shot
18:30		Quinn Strander defensive rebound
18:20	+2	Byron Ireland makes two point layup	24-38
18:00		Tommie Lewis misses two point layup
17:58		Diante Smith defensive rebound
17:51	+2	Diante Smith makes two point layup (Byron Ireland assists)	24-40
17:37		Tommie Lewis offensive foul
17:37		Tommie Lewis turnover (offensive foul)
17:12		Robert Brown III misses two point layup
17:10		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen defensive rebound
17:01		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen misses three point jump shot
16:59		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
16:49	+3	Robert Brown III makes three point jump shot (Michael Gray Jr. assists)	24-43
16:39		Vincent Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:37		Robert Brown III defensive rebound
16:19		Kalen Williams blocks Robert Brown III's three point jump shot
16:17		Kalen Williams defensive rebound
16:09		Kalen Williams misses three point jump shot
16:07		Michael Gray Jr. defensive rebound
15:59	+2	Michael Gray Jr. makes two point layup	24-45
15:48		Lions 30 second timeout
15:48		TV timeout
15:32		Kalen Williams turnover (bad pass)
15:32		TV timeout
15:17	+2	Mekhi Collins makes two point dunk (Byron Ireland assists)	24-47
15:06	+2	Alonzo Dodd makes two point layup	26-47
14:43	+2	Byron Ireland makes two point layup	26-49
14:43		James Weathers shooting foul (Byron Ireland draws the foul)
14:43	+1	Byron Ireland makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-50
14:33	+2	Alonzo Dodd makes two point jump shot	28-50
14:03		Alonzo Dodd shooting foul (Quinn Strander draws the foul)
14:03	+1	Quinn Strander makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-51
14:03	+1	Quinn Strander makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-52
13:43		Mekhi Collins shooting foul (Alonzo Dodd draws the foul)
13:43	+1	Alonzo Dodd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-52
13:43	+1	Alonzo Dodd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-52
13:27	+2	Mekhi Collins makes two point dunk (Quinn Strander assists)	30-54
13:27		KC Ugwuakazi shooting foul (Mekhi Collins draws the foul)
13:27		Mekhi Collins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:27		Kalen Williams defensive rebound
13:15	+2	Kwo Agwa makes two point dunk (Alonzo Dodd assists)	32-54
13:05		Quinn Strander turnover (lost ball) (Tommie Lewis steals)
12:39	+2	Khaliq Abdul-Mateen makes two point dunk (Tommie Lewis assists)	34-54
12:27		Byron Ireland misses two point layup
12:25		Kwo Agwa defensive rebound
12:22	+3	Alonzo Dodd makes three point jump shot (Kalen Williams assists)	37-54
12:19		Colonels 30 second timeout
12:19		TV timeout
12:02		Byron Ireland turnover (bad pass)
11:48		Byron Ireland shooting foul (Alonzo Dodd draws the foul)
11:48		Alonzo Dodd misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:48	+1	Alonzo Dodd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-54
11:24		Oumar Koureissi misses two point layup
11:22		Kalen Williams defensive rebound
11:06		Kwo Agwa misses three point jump shot
11:04		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
10:51	+3	Robert Brown III makes three point jump shot (Jamal West Jr. assists)	38-57
10:36		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen misses three point jump shot
10:34		Diante Smith defensive rebound
10:31		Alonzo Dodd personal foul
10:15	+2	Jamal West Jr. makes two point layup	38-59
9:55		Vincent Reeves Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Oumar Koureissi steals)
9:48		Oumar Koureissi turnover (lost ball) (Vincent Reeves Jr. steals)
9:34		Vincent Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:32		Diante Smith defensive rebound
9:23		Kwo Agwa blocks Jamal West Jr.'s two point layup
9:21		Vincent Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
9:05	+2	James Weathers makes two point layup	40-59
8:50		Diante Smith misses two point jump shot
8:48		Lions defensive rebound
8:37		Jamal West Jr. shooting foul (James Weathers draws the foul)
8:37	+1	James Weathers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-59
8:37	+1	James Weathers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-59
8:18		Byron Ireland turnover (bad pass) (Tommie Lewis steals)
8:15		Michael Gray Jr. shooting foul (Tommie Lewis draws the foul)
8:15	+1	Tommie Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-59
8:15		Tommie Lewis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:15		Oumar Koureissi defensive rebound
7:49		Byron Ireland misses two point jump shot
7:47		Oumar Koureissi offensive rebound
7:38	+2	Oumar Koureissi makes two point layup	43-61
7:29		James Weathers misses two point layup
7:27		James Weathers offensive rebound
7:24		James Weathers misses two point layup
7:22		KC Ugwuakazi offensive rebound
7:14		KC Ugwuakazi misses two point dunk
7:12		Michael Gray Jr. defensive rebound
7:05		Tommie Lewis personal foul
7:05		TV timeout
6:50		Michael Gray Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:48		Evan Phelps defensive rebound
6:41		James Weathers misses two point jump shot
6:39		Oumar Koureissi defensive rebound
6:31	+2	Jamal West Jr. makes two point layup (Oumar Koureissi assists)	43-63
6:27		Byron Ireland personal foul
6:21		Alonzo Dodd misses two point layup
6:19		Alonzo Dodd offensive rebound
6:14		James Weathers misses three point jump shot
6:12		Byron Ireland defensive rebound
5:58		Michael Gray Jr. turnover (bad pass)
5:36	+2	Kalen Williams makes two point jump shot	45-63
5:07	+2	Oumar Koureissi makes two point layup	45-65
4:51	+2	Kalen Williams makes two point layup	47-65
4:51		Quinn Strander shooting foul (Kalen Williams draws the foul)
4:51	+1	Kalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-65
4:39		Byron Ireland misses three point jump shot
4:37		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen defensive rebound
4:30		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen turnover (lost ball) (Quinn Strander steals)
4:20		Jalen White turnover (bad pass) (Kalen Williams steals)
4:11		Kalen Williams misses two point jump shot
4:09		Michael Gray Jr. defensive rebound
4:07		Oumar Koureissi misses three point jump shot
4:05		Lions defensive rebound
4:01		Michael Gray Jr. shooting foul (Kwo Agwa draws the foul)
4:01	+1	Kwo Agwa makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-65
4:01		Kwo Agwa misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:01		Oumar Koureissi defensive rebound
3:39	+2	Quinn Strander makes two point layup	49-67
3:26		Quinn Strander personal foul (Kalen Williams draws the foul)
3:26		TV timeout
3:26		Kalen Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:26		Oumar Koureissi defensive rebound
3:03		Jump ball. Mekhi Collins vs. Khaliq Abdul-Mateen (Khaliq Abdul-Mateen gains possession)
3:03		Mekhi Collins turnover (lost ball) (Khaliq Abdul-Mateen steals)
2:49		Kalen Williams misses two point layup
2:47		Lions offensive rebound
2:41		Oumar Koureissi blocks Kwo Agwa's two point layup
2:39		Oumar Koureissi defensive rebound
2:16	+2	Quinn Strander makes two point layup	49-69
2:02		Tommie Lewis misses two point layup
2:00		Mekhi Collins defensive rebound
1:40	+3	Michael Gray Jr. makes three point jump shot (Quinn Strander assists)	49-72
1:23	+2	Kalen Williams makes two point layup	51-72
0:51		Quinn Strander turnover (lost ball) (Tommie Lewis steals)
0:42		James Weathers misses two point layup
0:40		Mekhi Collins defensive rebound
0:32		Colonels 30 second timeout
0:13		Colonels turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Colonels turnover (shot clock violation)