Southland foes will lock horns when the New Orleans Privateers (7-12) face the Nicholls Colonels (5-17) at Lakefront Arena. Action begins at 8:00 pm ET on Monday, Feb. 1.
The Privateers enter this game hoping for similar success after topping McNeese State 76-64 on Saturday. Erik Thomas was the team’s leading scorer with 16 points on 7-for-10 shooting. The Colonels, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 68-61 loss against Incarnate Word on Saturday. Liam Thomas led the team in scoring with 17 points.
This one might be a mistake-prone game for the Nicholls offense, which ranks 319th in the nation in miscues (TO% of 21.1%). It’s matched up against the disruptive New Orleans defense, which causes the 14th-most turnovers in the nation (22.9%).
Notes
On average, New Orleans has 73.4 possessions per game and scores .997 points on each possession. Nicholls has both fewer possessions (72.9) and scores fewer points during those possessions (.927).
New Orleans has an average effective field goal percentage of 45.4%. Nicholls is an underachieving 2-16 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, New Orleans attempts 15.0 three pointers and Nicholls attempts 22.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the New Orleans Privateers are even at 1-1 while the Nicholls Colonels have a subpar 3-13 record.
New Orleans is one of the best teams in the country when it comes to offensive rebounds, ranking 25th. Nicholls ranks just 290th in defensive rebounds.
New Orleans is one of the top teams in forced turnovers, with opponents averaging a TO% of 22.9% (ranked 14th). Nicholls has a poor record of 2-5 SU this season when its TO% reaches 22.9% or greater.
