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THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — Christian Shumate scored 12 points as McNeese beat Nicholls State 74-47 on Saturday night.

Shumate added 12 rebounds for the Cowboys (23-3, 12-1 Southland Conference).

Javohn Garcia and DJ Richards added 11 points apiece.

Diante Smith finished with 13 points for the Colonels (13-12, 8-4).

Nicholls State also got 10 points from Robert Brown III.

In addition, Mekhi Collins had six points and four steals.

BOX SCORE

MCNEESE ST. (23-3)

Shumate 5-9 2-6 12, Collum 4-8 1-2 10, Cooper 0-0 0-0 0, Garcia 4-7 3-6 11, Wells 4-10 0-0 9, Richards 1-5 8-8 11, Saunders 1-2 1-1 3, Felder 4-5 1-1 9, Berze 3-3 0-0 7, T.Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Fields 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 27-51 16-24 74.

NICHOLLS (13-12)

Collins 3-3 0-2 6, Smith 5-12 1-2 13, West 0-4 0-0 0, R.Brown 2-11 4-4 10, Gray 1-4 2-2 4, Ireland 2-8 0-0 5, Strander 1-3 4-4 6, Koureissi 0-0 0-0 0, White 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 15-48 11-14 47.

Halftime_McNeese St. 29-22. 3-Point Goals_McNeese St. 4-15 (Berze 1-1, Wells 1-2, Richards 1-3, Collum 1-4, T.Brown 0-1, Garcia 0-2, Shumate 0-2), Nicholls 6-24 (Smith 2-6, R.Brown 2-9, Ireland 1-2, White 1-2, Strander 0-1, West 0-1, Gray 0-3). Rebounds_McNeese St. 32 (Shumate 12), Nicholls 26 (West 7). Assists_McNeese St. 10 (Wells 5), Nicholls 7 (Smith, West, Strander 2). Total Fouls_McNeese St. 16, Nicholls 15. A_1,100 (3,800).

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