MCNEESE STATE AT NICHOLLS
7 p.m. Wednesday at David R. Stopher Gymnasium in Thibodaux (Southland Conference game)
Records: McNeese (5-9 overall, 2-2 in the SLC); Nicholls (9-8 overall, 3-1 in the SLC)
Coaches: McNeese – Dave Simmons (11th season); Nicholls – Richie Riley (second season)
Last meeting: Jan. 28, 2017 – Nicholls defeated McNeese, 78-74 (McNeese leads all-time series, 50-38)
Statistical leaders: McNeese – Kalob Ledoux (12.9 points per game. 4.4 rebounds per game), Jarren Greenwood (12.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg), James Harvey (12.0 ppg, 35 3-pointers); Nicholls Roddy Peters (18.1 ppg, 5.6 rpg), Tevon Saddler (15.8 ppg, 6.2 rpg), Lafayette Rutledge (10.6 ppg, 55 3-pointers)
Notes: In their last games, Nicholls defeated Houston Baptist, 72-71, and McNeese lost to New Orleans, 82-75 in overtime … Nicholls is 6-2 at home, while McNeese is 0-8 on the road … Peters scored 18 of his team-high 24 points against Houston Baptist … Simmons is the second-longest tenured men’s basketball coach in McNeese history, trailing only Ralph Ward (1953-71) … Nicholls leads the Southland in scoring offense (86.1 ppg) and is 10th in scoring defense (78.8 ppg) ... McNeese is eighth in the conference in scoring (73.7 ppg) and is eighth in scoring defense (76,1 ppg) ... Peters (second) and Saddler (sixth) rank in the Top 10 in the conference’s scoring average ... Nicholls players lead the conference in steals (Jahvaughn Powell with 2.6 per game), field goal percentage (Kimani Jackson with 69.1 percent) and assist-turnover ratio (Kevin Johnson with a 3.1 ratio) … McNeese’s Quetarrius Wilson leads the Southland in rebounding (9.0 per game) …The Top 8 teams earn bids to the 2018 Southland Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament, March 7-11, at the Leonard E. Merrell Center in Katy, Texas ... The game can be heard on 100.3-FM.