Darion Brown’s first game as Nicholls head coach turned into a scoring party. The Colonels routed NAIA North American 110-56 on Kids’ Day Monday morning at Stopher Gym.
Nicholls actually fell behind 4-0 before Sheridan Sharp scored the first points of the season. Jordan Matthews and AJ Dent answered from deep to make it 14-9, and a four-point play by Doyel Cockrill III pushed the lead to 22-11. The Colonels never led by fewer than 10 the rest of the way and took a 53-37 lead into the break.
The second half was all Nicholls. Christian Winborne pushed the lead to 20 a minute in, Arop Arop strung together three straight dunks, and Junior Sileu’s layup with 4:41 left put the Colonels over 100.
Sharp led five double-figure scorers with 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting, plus six assists. Matthews and Arop had 12 each, with Arop adding nine rebounds, and AJ Dent and Cameron Simpson scored 11 apiece. All 13 Colonels who played scored at least four points. Nicholls shot 58.1 percent and forced 23 turnovers.
Nicholls (1-0) goes on the road to face UAB on Friday, Nov. 6, at 6:30 p.m.
Photo: Nicholls Athletics
