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Gray, Nicholls State beat Texas A&M-CC 81-73 in OT in Southland Conference Tournament
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) Michael Gray Jr. scored nine of his 23 points in overtime and third-seeded Nicholls State beat No. 2-seed Texas A&M-CC 81-73 on Tuesday to advance to the Southland Conference Tournament championship.
The Colonels face top-seeded McNeese on Wednesday after it beat fourth-seeded Lamar 76-57 earlier Tuesday.
Gray filled the stat sheet with nine rebounds, five assists, and four steals for the Colonels (20-13). Diante Smith added 22 points while shooting 7 for 13 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 7 of 10 from the free-throw line while he also had three steals. Byron Ireland shot 5 of 11 from the field and 6 for 6 from the line to finish with 16 points.
The Islanders (21-11) were led by Garry Clark, who recorded 17 points. Jordan Roberts added 16 points and five assists for Texas A&M-CC. Owen Dease scored 13 points. The loss ended a six-game winning streak for the Islanders.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Islanders gains possession) | Â |
| 19:34 | | +2 | Garry Clark makes two point layup (Stephen Giwa assists) | 0-2 |
| 19:17 |  | Â | Byron Ireland misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:15 | | Â | Garry Clark defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:09 | | Â | Byron Ireland personal foul (Marion Humphrey draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:55 | | Â | Stephen Giwa turnover (bad pass) (Diante Smith steals) | Â |
| 18:50 | | Â | Byron Ireland turnover (lost ball) (Marion Humphrey steals) | Â |
| 18:42 | | +3 | Jordan Roberts makes three point jump shot (Marion Humphrey assists) | 0-5 |
| 18:25 | | Â | Quinn Strander misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:23 | | Â | Stephen Giwa defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:14 | | Â | Jordan Roberts misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:12 | | Â | Robert Brown III defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:57 | | +2 | Diante Smith makes two point jump shot | 2-5 |
| 17:37 | | Â | Garry Clark misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:35 | | Â | Robert Brown III defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:25 | | +2 | Robert Brown III makes two point running jump shot | 4-5 |
| 16:56 | | Â | Garry Clark misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:54 | | Â | Stephen Giwa offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:54 | | Â | Stephen Giwa misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:52 | | Â | Quinn Strander defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:44 | | Â | Diante Smith misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:42 | | Â | Stephen Giwa defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:42 | | Â | Jamal West Jr. personal foul (Stephen Giwa draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:19 | | Â | Marion Humphrey turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 16:00 | | Â | Jamal West Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Owen Dease steals) | Â |
| 15:53 | | Â | Jordan Roberts misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:49 | | Â | Colonels defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:49 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:29 | | Â | Robert Brown III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:27 | | Â | Dayne Prim defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:13 | | +2 | Garry Clark makes two point jump shot (Jordan Roberts assists) | 4-7 |
| 14:40 | | Â | Byron Ireland misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:38 | | Â | Jamal West Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:36 | | +2 | Jamal West Jr. makes two point putback layup | 6-7 |
| 14:13 | | +2 | Tedrick Washington Jr. makes two point jump shot | 6-9 |
| 14:01 | | +2 | Diante Smith makes two point layup | 8-9 |
| 13:53 | | +2 | Dian Wright-Forde makes two point layup | 8-11 |
| 13:39 | | Â | Diante Smith turnover (lost ball) (Dian Wright-Forde steals) | Â |
| 13:25 | | Â | Marion Humphrey misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:23 | | Â | Mekhi Collins defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:51 | | Â | Colonels turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 12:36 | | Â | Garry Clark misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:34 | | Â | Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:15 | | Â | Dian Wright-Forde blocks Jamal West Jr.'s two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:13 | | Â | Dian Wright-Forde defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:10 | | Â | Dian Wright-Forde offensive foul (Byron Ireland draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:10 | | Â | Dian Wright-Forde turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 11:59 | | Â | Owen Dease personal foul (Diante Smith draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:59 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:50 | | Â | Jordan Roberts personal foul (Mekhi Collins draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:42 | | Â | Diante Smith misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:39 | | Â | Islanders defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:23 | | +3 | Owen Dease makes three point jump shot (Tedrick Washington Jr. assists) | 8-14 |
| 11:02 | | +2 | Michael Gray Jr. makes two point jump shot | 10-14 |
| 10:40 | | Â | Owen Dease misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:38 | | Â | Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:27 | | +3 | Diante Smith makes three point jump shot (Michael Gray Jr. assists) | 13-14 |
| 10:10 | | Â | Owen Dease turnover (lost ball) (Michael Gray Jr. steals) | Â |
| 10:05 | | +2 | Diante Smith makes two point layup (Michael Gray Jr. assists) | 15-14 |
| 10:05 | | Â | Owen Dease shooting foul (Diante Smith draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:05 | | +1 | Diante Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-14 |
| 9:41 | | Â | Dayne Prim misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:39 | | Â | Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:33 | | +3 | Michael Gray Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jamal West Jr. assists) | 19-14 |
| 9:12 | | Â | Marion Humphrey turnover (bad pass) (Michael Gray Jr. steals) | Â |
| 9:02 | | +2 | Robert Brown III makes two point driving layup | 21-14 |
| 9:02 | | Â | Tedrick Washington Jr. shooting foul (Robert Brown III draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:02 | | +1 | Robert Brown III makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-14 |
| 8:47 | | Â | Byron Ireland personal foul (Jordan Roberts draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:44 | | Â | Jordan Roberts misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:42 | | Â | Mekhi Collins defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:36 | | Â | Michael Gray Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:34 | | Â | Michael Gray Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:33 | | Â | Michael Gray Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:31 | | Â | Michael Gray Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:25 | | Â | Diante Smith misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:23 | | Â | Jamal West Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:18 | | Â | Michael Gray Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:16 | | Â | Garry Clark defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:07 | | +2 | Dayne Prim makes two point layup (Jordan Roberts assists) | 22-16 |
| 7:42 | | Â | Jamal West Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:40 | | Â | Dayne Prim defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:35 | | Â | Dian Wright-Forde turnover (bad pass) (Quinn Strander steals) | Â |
| 7:28 | | +2 | Quinn Strander makes two point layup (Jamal West Jr. assists) | 24-16 |
| 7:11 | | Â | Dayne Prim misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:09 | | Â | Mekhi Collins defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:50 | | Â | Quinn Strander turnover (back court violation) | Â |
| 6:50 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 6:37 | | Â | Jordan Roberts turnover (bad pass) (Diante Smith steals) | Â |
| 6:32 | | Â | Michael Gray Jr. turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 6:06 | | Â | Mekhi Collins blocks Garry Clark's two point layup | Â |
| 6:04 | | Â | Mekhi Collins defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:40 | | Â | Quinn Strander turnover (bad pass) (Stephen Giwa steals) | Â |
| 5:35 | | Â | Mekhi Collins shooting foul (Owen Dease draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:35 | | Â | Owen Dease misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 5:35 | | +1 | Owen Dease makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-17 |
| 5:14 | | +2 | Diante Smith makes two point jump shot | 26-17 |
| 4:46 | | +3 | Garry Clark makes three point jump shot (Marion Humphrey assists) | 26-20 |
| 4:23 | | +3 | Robert Brown III makes three point jump shot (Michael Gray Jr. assists) | 29-20 |
| 3:59 | | Â | Dian Wright-Forde misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:57 | | Â | Robert Brown III defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | Stephen Giwa shooting foul (Diante Smith draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | Diante Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 3:45 | | +1 | Diante Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-20 |
| 3:34 | | Â | Mekhi Collins personal foul (Marion Humphrey draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:30 | | Â | Owen Dease misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:28 | | Â | Michael Gray Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:00 | | Â | Robert Brown III turnover (lost ball) (Kam Parker steals) | Â |
| 2:52 | | Â | Marion Humphrey misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:50 | | Â | Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:39 | | Â | Dayne Prim shooting foul (Diante Smith draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:39 | | +1 | Diante Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-20 |
| 2:39 | | +1 | Diante Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-20 |
| 2:23 | | +2 | Owen Dease makes two point driving layup | 32-22 |
| 2:03 | | Â | Diante Smith misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:00 | | Â | Islanders defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:41 | | +3 | Owen Dease makes three point jump shot (Kam Parker assists) | 32-25 |
| 1:35 | | Â | Islanders 30 second timeout | Â |
| 1:22 | | Â | Jamal West Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:20 | | Â | Dayne Prim defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:13 | | Â | Owen Dease offensive foul (Michael Gray Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:13 | | Â | Owen Dease turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 1:06 | | Â | Michael Gray Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:04 | | Â | Oumar Koureissi offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:59 | | Â | Oumar Koureissi turnover (lost ball) (Garry Clark steals) | Â |
| 0:49 | | +2 | Dian Wright-Forde makes two point layup (Marion Humphrey assists) | 32-27 |
| 0:39 | | +2 | Diante Smith makes two point layup | 34-27 |
| 0:39 | | Â | Dayne Prim shooting foul (Diante Smith draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:39 | | +1 | Diante Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-27 |
| 0:27 | | +3 | Kam Parker makes three point jump shot (Dian Wright-Forde assists) | 35-30 |
| 0:20 | | Â | Colonels 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Robert Brown III misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Garry Clark defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |