TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI AT NICHOLLS
7 tonight at David R. Stopher Gymnasium in Thibodaux (Southland Conference game)
Records: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (4-11 overall, 1-4 in the SLC); Nicholls (11-8 overall, 5-1 in the SLC)
Coaches: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – Willis Wilson (seventh season); Nicholls – Richie Riley (fourth season)
Last meeting: Jan. 2, 2017 – Nicholls defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 68-64 (Series tied 6-6)
Statistical leaders: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – Joseph Kilgore (16.5 points per game, 5.5 rebounds per game), Kareem South (9.3 ppg, 16 3-pointers), Sean Rhea (9.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg); Nicholls -- Roddy Peters (18.6 ppg, 5.7 rpg), Tevon Saddler (16.1 ppg, 6.5 rpg), Lafayette Rutledge (10.0 ppg, 58 3-pointers)
Notes: In their last games, Nicholls defeated Central Arkansas, 86-79, and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi lost to New Orleans, 61-55 … Nicholls is 8-2 at home, while Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is 0-8 on the road … Nicholls is tied with New Orleans atop the Southland Conference standings, while Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is 10th … Nicholls is off to its best conference start since the 2000-01 season … Peters scored 21 points against Central Arkansas, marking his fourth straight game scoring 20 or more points … Last season, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi finished as the Southland Conference Tournament runner-up and fell in the championship game of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament … Nicholls leads the Southland in scoring offense (86.0 ppg) and is 11th in scoring defense (78.8 ppg) ... Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is 13th in the conference in scoring (64.7 ppg) and is sixth in scoring defense (79.5 ppg) ... Peters (second), Kilgore (fourth) and Saddler (sixth) are also ranked in the Top 10 ... 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.