Nicholls Colonels @ Creighton Bluejays
Jansen Green scores 14 as Creighton downs Nicholls State 96-76
OMAHA, Neb. -- — Jasen Green scored 14 points as Creighton beat Nicholls State 96-76 on Tuesday.
Green also added six rebounds for the Bluejays (5-3). Josh Dix and Owen Freeman both added 14 points.
Christian Winborne led the way for the Colonels (0-7) with 20 points. Trae English added 12 points and four assists for Nicholls State. Jaylen Searles also had 10 points and seven rebounds. The loss is the seventh in a row for the Colonels.
Creighton took the lead with 18:41 left in the first half and did not trail again. Nik Graves led their team in scoring with nine points in the first half to help put them up 52-35 at the break. Creighton outscored Nicholls State by three points over the final half, while Green led the way with a team-high nine second-half points.
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Game Information
Omaha, NE
Referee:Jeff Clark
Referee:Evon Burroughs
Referee:Vasili Mallios
2025-26 Standings
| Southland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 19-2 | - | 26-4 |
| McNeese | 18-3 | 1 | 25-5 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 13-8 | 6 | 17-13 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 12-9 | 7 | 16-14 |
| New Orleans | 12-9 | 7 | 14-16 |
| Nicholls | 12-9 | 7 | 13-17 |
| Northwestern State | 8-13 | 11 | 10-20 |
| Lamar | 7-14 | 12 | 12-18 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-14 | 12 | 12-18 |
| Houston Christian | 7-14 | 12 | 11-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-15 | 13 | 11-20 |
| SE Louisiana | 5-16 | 14 | 8-22 |
| Big East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 17-2 | - | 27-3 |
| St. John's | 16-2 | 0.5 | 23-6 |
| Villanova | 13-5 | 3.5 | 22-7 |
| Seton Hall | 9-9 | 7.5 | 19-10 |
| Creighton | 8-11 | 9 | 14-16 |
| DePaul | 7-10 | 9 | 15-13 |
| Providence | 7-11 | 9.5 | 14-15 |
| Butler | 6-12 | 10.5 | 15-14 |
| Xavier | 6-12 | 10.5 | 14-15 |
| Marquette | 5-12 | 11 | 10-18 |
| Georgetown | 5-13 | 11.5 | 13-16 |
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