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Nicholls St. tops Northwestern St. 88-76 in Southland semi

KATY, Texas (AP) Kevin Johnson scored a season-high 23 points as Nicholls State defeated Northwestern State 88-76 in the semifinals of the Southland Conference Tournament on Friday.

The win puts top-seeded Nicholls in the Southland championship game for the first time since 1998, taking on either second seed Abilene Christian or No. 6 seed Lamar.

Ryghe Lyons added 18 points for Nicholls State (18-6). Najee Garvin added 14 points and seven rebounds. Andre Jones had 12 points and six rebounds. Andre Jones scored 12 points.

Leaders
Points:	T. Massner	13.1
Rebounds:	K. Coleman	6.5
Assists:	C. Jones	2.5
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	No qualifiers
3P%:	No qualifiers
Steals:	T. Massner	1.3
Blocks:	K. Coleman	1.1

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Gonzaga	31-1
2	Illinois	24-7
3	Baylor	28-2
4	Michigan	23-5
5	Alabama	26-7
6	Houston	28-4
7	Ohio State	21-10
8	Iowa	22-9
9	Texas	19-8
10	Arkansas	25-7
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Baylor	28-2
2	Gonzaga	31-1
3	Houston	28-4
4	Michigan	23-5
5	Alabama	26-7
6	Arkansas	25-7
7	UCLA	22-10
8	Illinois	24-7
9	USC	25-8
10	Florida State	18-7
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Southland Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Nicholls	14-2	18-7
Abilene Christian	13-2	24-5
Sam Houston	13-3	19-9
Stephen F. Austin	12-3	16-5
Northwestern State	9-7	11-18
New Orleans	8-7	10-15
Lamar	6-10	10-18
UIW	5-9	8-14
Southeastern Louisiana	5-10	8-18
McNeese State	4-10	10-14
Houston Baptist	4-11	6-19
Central Arkansas	4-12	5-19
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	2-13	5-19
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	72.6 (134)
Rebounds:	10.2 (146)
Assists:	13.0 (190)
FG%:	43.1% (228)
FT%:	67.2% (280)
3P%:	34.8% (125)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	79.7 (336)
Rebounds:	25.2 (194)
Assists:	16.2 (330)
FG%:	47.3% (326)
FT%:	68.5% (66)
3P%:	32.3% (94)