Final
Southeastern Louisiana beats Nicholls State 84-65
Jan 30, 2010 - 11:31 PM THIBODAUX, La.(AP) -- Patrick Sullivan and Trent Hutchin each scored a career-high 27 points and Southeastern Louisiana beat Nicholls State 84-65 on Saturday.Rodney Jones added 11 points and Robert Tibbs 10 for the Lions (12-8, 4-3 Southland Conference), who outscored the Colonels 42-25 in the second half.
Sullivan, who also grabbed 12 rebounds in notching his 18th career double-double, scored four points in a 10-2 run that turned a 47-44 lead into a 57-46 advantage with 12:59 left.
The Lions finished 31-for-48 (64.6 percent) from the floor and 9-for-13 (69.2 percent) from behind the 3-point arc.
The Colonels, who lost at home for the first time in nine games dating to last season, got within 61-52 on a free throw by Anatoly Bose, but the Lions pushed their lead to 76-56 on a three-point play by Sullivan with 4:26 left.
Fred Hunter scored 27 points for the Colonels (7-13, 3-4).
- NCAA BB
SE LOUISIANA 84
NICHOLLS ST 65 FINAL
Jan 30 4:51 PM - NCAA BB
SE LOUISIANA 42
NICHOLLS ST 40 HALFTIME
Jan 30 3:47 PM
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