The Colonels are 2-6 on the road. Nicholls State is seventh in the Southland with Jamaal West averaging 6.5 rebounds and 23.4 defensive rebounds per game.
Houston Christian scores 69.6 points per game, 6.1 fewer points than Nicholls State, which concedes 75.7 points per game. Nicholls State is averaging 8.6 3-pointers per game this season, 0.3 more than Houston Christian allows.
The Huskies and Colonels will meet for the first time in conference play this season on Saturday.
Top performers: Marcus Green is averaging 14.5 points and 3.2 assists for the Huskies.
Jaylen White averaged 2.8 3-pointers per game, 10.9 points and 41.4 percent shooting for the Colonels.
Last 10 games: Huskies: 2-8, averaging 70.3 points, 42.4 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 6.3 steals, 3.6 blocks and shooting 41.3% from the field. Opponents are averaging 80.5 points per game.
Colonels: 4-6, averaged 70.5 points, 35.1 rebounds, 9.2 assists, 7.0 steals, 4.6 blocks per game, shooting 41.1% from the field. The opponent’s average score is 73.6 points.
The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.