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McNeese beats Nicholls State in Southland Conference tourney

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) Christian Shumate and Zach Scott each scored 22 points and McNeese beat Nicholls State 77-71 on Monday night in the Southland Conference Tournament.

Shumate added 14 rebounds for the Cowboys (11-22). Donovan Oday was 3 of 4 shooting and 5 of 6 from the free throw line to finish with 12 points.

Latrell Jones led the Colonels (16-15) in scoring, finishing with 25 points. Nicholls State also got 22 points from Caleb Huffman. In addition, Marek Nelson finished with nine points and three steals.

Leaders
Points:	C. Huffman	16.5
Rebounds:	C. Huffman	5.1
Assists:	L. Jones	1.6
FG%:	C. Huffman	52.0%
FT%:	No qualifiers
3P%:	C. Huffman	39.5%
Steals:	C. Huffman	2.1
Blocks:	M. Collins	0.8

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Alabama	31-6
2	Houston	33-4
3	Purdue	29-6
4	Kansas	28-8
5	Texas	29-9
6	Marquette	29-7
7	UCLA	31-6
8	Arizona	28-7
9	Gonzaga	31-6
10	UConn	29-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Houston	33-4
2	Alabama	31-6
3	Purdue	29-6
4	Marquette	29-7
5	Kansas	28-8
6	UCLA	31-6
7	Texas	29-9
8	Arizona	28-7
9	Gonzaga	31-6
10	Virginia	25-8
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Southland Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	14-4	24-11
Northwestern State	13-5	22-11
Southeastern Louisiana	12-6	18-14
Nicholls	11-7	16-15
Texas A&M-Commerce	9-9	13-20
New Orleans	7-11	12-20
Houston Christian	7-11	10-22
UIW	6-12	12-19
McNeese State	6-12	11-23
Lamar	5-13	9-22
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	75.6 (82)
Rebounds:	11.5 (64)
Assists:	13.9 (111)
FG%:	45.6% (107)
FT%:	64.5% (348)
3P%:	34.1% (180)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	72.7 (260)
Rebounds:	23.2 (299)
Assists:	14.1 (286)
FG%:	44.5% (228)
FT%:	72.1% (218)
3P%:	33.9% (194)