Feb. 3, 2010
Final Stats
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Nicholls State University men's basketball team (7-14, 3-5 Southland Conference) rallied from a ten-point second half deficit against to force overtime against the Southland East Division leading Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (16-5, 6-2 Southland). However, 38 points from Anatoly Bose wasn't enough as the Colonels fell 68-67 in overtime in Nacogdoches on Wednesday night.
The loss splits the season series between the two East Division rivals after Nicholls came away with a 70-63 win in Thibodaux on Jan. 16.
After SFA's Denzel Barnes hit a pair of free throws with 5:00 remaining in the half, the Colonels found themselves trailing the Lumberjacks 54-44. However, the Colonels rallied with an 11-4 run over the next 3:11. Bose capped the run after being fouled on a three-point attempt and converting on all three foul shots to bring Nicholls to within three at 58-55 with 49 seconds left.
Jordan Glynn hit a free throw to make it 59-55 in favor of the Lumberjacks, but sophomore guard Chris Iles buried a three to make it a one-point game with 38 seconds left. Forced to foul, the Colonels sent SFA to the line twice more in the second half. Fortunately, for Nicholls, the Lumberjacks only hit two of their four final free throw attempts to make it 61-58. With time winding down, junior guard Kenny Franklin Jr. buried a three with just three seconds remaining to tie things up at 61-61 and force overtime.
SFA started quickly with a 4-0 run to open the extra five minutes. However, Nicholls got a free throw from Iles and a three from Bose to tie things up at 65-65 with 1:35 left.
Nicholls took the lead after Bose sank a jumper with 33 seconds left to make it 67-65 in favor of Nicholls. However, the Lumberjacks ground the clock down on their next possession before finally finding Walt Harris for a three-pointer to put SFA up 68-67 with ten seconds left.
The Colonels had one last chance to tie it, but Bose's runner in the lane through traffic with three seconds left was no good and the Jacks grabbed the rebound to secure the one-point win.
Bose, who dropped 46 points in an overtime 99-98 overtime loss at Northwestern State on Jan. 23, finished two points shy of his second career 40 point game. Both of Nicholls' overtime contests this season have ended in one-point losses for the Colonels.
Stephen F. Austin outshot the Colonels from the floor 52.3 percent (23-for-44) to 48.9 percent (22-for-45). However, Nicholls connected on ten three point attempts, forced 15 SFA turnovers and recorded 11 steals (three of which came from Thibodaux native Bryson Triggs in his first career start) to stay close to the Jacks and force overtime.
The Colonels will return to action on Saturday February 6 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi when Nicholls visits the Islanders for TAMUCC's homecoming game. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
