Nicholls Colonels @ Pacific Tigers
Dunkley leads Nicholls State against Pacific after 23-point outing
Nicholls State Colonels (3-7, 2-0 Southland) at Pacific Tigers (8-4)
Stockton, California; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Nicholls State visits Pacific after Jalik Dunkley scored 23 points in Nicholls State's 79-64 win against the Houston Christian Huskies.
The Tigers have gone 4-0 in home games. Pacific ranks second in the WCC at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 66.3 points while holding opponents to 40.2% shooting.
The Colonels have gone 0-7 away from home. Nicholls State ranks eighth in the Southland shooting 33.3% from 3-point range.
Pacific is shooting 47.6% from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points higher than the 47.3% Nicholls State allows to opponents. Nicholls State averages 8.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.2 more made shots on average than the 6.7 per game Pacific gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Elias Ralph is scoring 16.4 points per game with 6.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists for the Tigers. TJ Wainwright is averaging 11.7 points and 3.8 rebounds while shooting 42.4% over the last 10 games.
Jaylen Searles averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Colonels, scoring 12.2 points while shooting 37.8% from beyond the arc. Dunkley is averaging 13.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.6 steals.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 2-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Nicholls | 2-0 | - | 3-7 |
| McNeese | 3-1 | - | 10-2 |
| East Texas A&M | 1-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 1-1 | 1 | 4-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 1-1 | 1 | 4-6 |
| New Orleans | 1-1 | 1 | 3-8 |
| Northwestern State | 1-1 | 1 | 2-8 |
| Incarnate Word | 1-2 | 1.5 | 5-6 |
| SE Louisiana | 1-2 | 1.5 | 4-8 |
| Houston Christian | 1-3 | 2 | 5-7 |
| Lamar | 0-2 | 2 | 5-5 |
2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Saint Mary's | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Seattle U | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Santa Clara | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Loyola Marymount | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Pacific | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Portland | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| San Francisco | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Oregon State | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
| San Diego | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Pepperdine | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |
| Washington State | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |

