Incarnate Word visits Nicholls State after Amir-Paul's 20-point game

Published Feb. 17, 2023 3:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Incarnate Word Cardinals (11-16, 5-9 Southland) at Nicholls State Colonels (13-12, 8-5 Southland)

Thibodaux, Louisiana; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Nicholls State hosts the Incarnate Word Cardinals after Lance Amir-Paul scored 20 points in Nicholls State's 78-74 loss to the Texas A&M-CC Islanders.

The Colonels are 8-1 in home games. Nicholls State has a 6-10 record against opponents over .500.

The Cardinals are 5-9 in conference games. Incarnate Word is 4-5 in games decided by 10 points or more.

TOP PERFORMERS: Micah Thomas is averaging 8.4 points and 3.3 assists for the Colonels. Caleb Huffman is averaging 16.6 points over the last 10 games for Nicholls State.

Jonathan Cisse is averaging 15.3 points for the Cardinals. Trey Miller is averaging 11.3 points over the last 10 games for Incarnate Word.

LAST 10 GAMES: Colonels: 6-4, averaging 77.8 points, 30.7 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 8.7 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.4 points per game.

Cardinals: 5-5, averaging 72.7 points, 27.6 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.6 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.