THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — Jeremy Smith scored 17 points and Dantrell Thomas 16 as Nicholls State defeated New Orleans 88-83 in a Southland Conference opener on Thursday night that featured 104 free-throw attempts.
T.J. Carpenter, Ja’Dante’ Frye and Amin Torres added 10 points apiece for the Colonels (4-6).
Four Nicholls State players and two from New Orleans fouled out in a game with 72 fouls. The Colonels converted 27 of 43 free throws and the Privateers 42 of 61.
Cory Dixon led the Privateers (3-6) with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Traddarius McPhearson added 14 points, Matt Derenbecker 13, Christavious Gill 11 and Isaac Mack 10.
