LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - Dantrell Thomas scored 24 points to help Nicholls State hold off McNeese State 64-63 Monday night in Southland Conference play.
Fred Hunter tallied his third double-double of the season with 12 points and 13 rebounds while T.J. Carpenter added 11 points and five rebounds for Nicholls State, which led 38-22 at halftime.
Dontae Cannon led McNeese State (6-7, 0-3) with 18 points, Ledrick Eackles had 13 and Desharick Guidry chipped in 10.
McNeese State opened the second half on a 27-9 run and took its first lead of the game, 49-47, behind a Cannon layup. McNeese State extended their lead to 56-49 with 6:38 remaining but Nicholls State (3-10, 2-1) outscored the Cowboys 15-7 the rest of the way.
Nicholls State, which has won two of its last three games after losing seven straight, held a 41-32 rebounding advantage - including 17 on the offensive end.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Nicholls State (3-10) « | 38 | 26 | 64 |
| McNeese State (6-7) | 22 | 41 | 63 |
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| Nicholls State Colonels | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Horace, F | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| D. Thomas, G | 36 | 9-17 | 5-6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| J. Smith, G | 35 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| T. Carpenter, G | 34 | 3-10 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| S. Rillieux, G | 32 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| F. Hunter | 37 | 4-12 | 3-7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| A. Torres | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Smith-Hyde | 9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| P. Maciel | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21-54 | 16-23 | 41 | 12 | 17 | 64 | |
| 38.9% | 69.6% | ||||||
| McNeese State Cowboys | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Guidry, F | 23 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| C. McFerrin, C | 33 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| D. Cannon, G | 36 | 5-11 | 6-6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| K. Hardy, G | 31 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| J. Mitchell, G | 29 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Fields | 16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| L. Eackles | 15 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| A. Lewis | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Wells | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Johnson | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 22-54 | 14-19 | 32 | 9 | 19 | 63 | |
| 40.7% | 73.7% | ||||||
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