THIBODAUX, La. -- The Nicholls State University men's basketball program (6-4, 0-0 Southland) locked down the squad's fourth-consecutive victory in Wednesday night's non-conference home finale against Carver College (1-14, 0-0 NCCAA), flexing serious offensive muscle behind a 118-46 dismantling of the Cougars as the Red & Gray, once again, reset their largest margin of victory this season (74). Individually, redshirt junior Andre Jones followed up his triple-double from last week with yet another strong performance, dropping a game-high 21 points on an impressive 10-of-13 from the field.

Additionally, the team saw a pair of Colonels -- sophomore Warith Alatishe and senior Brandon Moore Jr. -- each secure a double-double on the evening, combining for 28 points and 22 rebounds on just 31 total minutes. Further, three fellow players managed to breach the double-digit plateau in the victory, including both junior Jeremiah Buford (10 points) and true freshman Tyrease Terrell (13 points), a season-first for each and a career-first for the latter.

KEY STORYLINES & STATISTICS
-- For the game, Nicholls finished shooting 54.4 percent (49-of-90) from the field -- a season-high -- along with 34.6 percent (9-of-26) beyond the arc and 84.6 percent (11-of-13) at the free throw line.
-- With the 118 total points, the Colonels clinch their third consecutive game breaking the 100-point mark. Historically, the program has only managed the feat once before, scoring 108, 103 & 100 across a stretch during the 1993-94 season.
-- Redshirt senior Dexter McClanahan notched the squad's other double-digit showing, putting up 11 points across 18 minutes of action. So far this year, the Georgia native has proven to be a prolific scorer, only failing to not post a double-digit performance twice in 10 matchups (nine starts).
-- The Red & Gray surged to a 22-0 advantage through the first six-and-a-half minutes of play, surrendering the first basket to the Cougars at the 13:28 mark in the first half.
-- Notably, the Colonels excelled in every analytic statistic for the game, including: a 30-to-6 edge in points off turnovers; a 22-to-3 advantage in second-chance points; a massive 62-to-22 gap in bench points; a 74-to-26 edge in points in the paint, and; a 31-to-3 advantage in fast break points.

UP NEXT
With the three-match home stand concluded, the Red & Gray return to the road for the team's final non-conference contest of the season, traveling back to the northeast for a bout at West Virginia, tipoff against the Mountaineers scheduled for 1 p.m. CT on Saturday, Dec. 14 in Morgantown, W.V.

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