THIBODAUX, La. - Following two 100-point outings against Carver College to open its home schedule, the Nicholls State University men's basketball team will head to Texas for a Monday morning matchup against the defending national champion and No. 8th-ranked Baylor Bears. Tipoff is scheduled for 11 a.m.
The game can be listened to on 100.3 ESPN Radio New Orleans, with
Jack Benjamin on the call. It will stream online on ESPN+.
Nicholls improved to 3-0 to start the season after its 120-52 and 101-44 victories over Carver on Friday and Saturday. It is the first 3-0 start for the program since the 1971-72 season.
The Colonels began the season with a road win at Northern Iowa on Tuesday night, taking down the Panthers, 62-58.
Ty Gordon shined in the opener with 19 points on 9 of 17 from the field. He had his own 11-0 run late in the game that gave Nicholls a 57-44 lead over UNI. The home team eventually came back to bring it within two before
Devante Carter made free throws to put the game away. Carter, a transfer from Norfolk State, also scored in double figures with 12 points.
Baylor was ranked No. 8 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll after winning its first national title in the spring of 2021. The Bears opened their season on Friday with an 87-60 victory over UIW. Matthew Mayer paced the offense with 14 points.
Monday marks just the second all-time meeting between the programs. BU defeated the Colonels 81-54 in head coach Austin Claunch's fifth game at the helm in 2018. The teams were scheduled to play in 2020-21 but the game was canceled due to COVID-19 protocols.
