Recap - Louisiana-Lafayette Defeats Nicholls State 84-57

Recap - Louisiana-Lafayette Defeats Nicholls State 84-57

The battle between Louisiana-Lafayette and Nicholls State didnt turn out to be much of a battle at all as Nicholls State was handed an 84-57 defeat on Sunday at Cajundome.

Louisiana-Lafayette won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the 14-point spread as favorites.

Louisiana-Lafayette got 15 points from J.J. Thomas and another 12 points from Darnell Jackson. Elfrid Payton contributed 4 assists, while J.J. Thomas cleaned the glass with 7 rebounds.

Nicholls State got a 17-point performance from Chris Talkington, who was supported by 13 points from Trevon Lewis. Sam McBeath had 3 assists in a losing cause for Nicholls State, while Chris Talkington grabbed 9 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed Louisiana-Lafayette were victorious, as the score was 36-31 at the break.

Louisiana-Lafayette won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 38-29.