Nicholls Colonels @ East Texas A&M Lions

9-6, 3-1 Southland

Final

	1	2	T
Nicholls NICH	38	45	83
E Texas A&M ETAM	24	37	61

East Texas A&M LionsE Texas A&METAM

2-13, 0-4 Southland

Jamal West, Michael Gray Jr. lead Nicholls to 83-61 romp over East Texas A&M

Jan 7, 2026, 11:01 am

COMMERCE, Texas -- — Jamal West and Michael Gray Jr. both scored 17 to guide Nicholls to an 83-61 victory over East Texas A&M on Monday night.

West added eight rebounds and five blocks for the Colonels (9-6, 3-1 Southland Conference). Gray hit five 3-pointers and added six rebounds and three steals. Trae English scored 13 on 5-for-7 shooting.

Scooter Williams Jr. and Khaliq Abdul-Mateen scored 12 points apiece to lead the Lions (2-13, 0-4). Williams added four assists and Abdul-Mateen had three steals. Camerin James scored nine.

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Game Information

Commerce, TX

Referee:Darron George

Referee:Nick Atwood

Referee:RJ Johnson

NCAA Division I

Southland Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Stephen F. Austin	20-2	-	28-6
McNeese	19-3	1	28-6
UT Rio Grande Valley	14-8	6	19-14
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	13-9	7	18-15
New Orleans	12-10	8	15-18
Nicholls	12-10	8	14-19
Houston Christian	8-14	12	12-20
Northwestern State	8-14	12	10-22
Incarnate Word	7-15	13	12-19
Lamar	7-15	13	12-19
East Texas A&M	6-16	14	11-21
SE Louisiana	6-16	14	9-22

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