Nicholls State takes on Creighton following Searles’ 22-point showing

Nicholls State Colonels (0-6) at Creighton Bluejays (4-3)

Omaha, Nebraska; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Nicholls State visits Creighton after Jaylen Searles scored 22 points in Nicholls State’s 82-72 loss to the Tulane Green Wave.

The Bluejays are 3-0 on their home court. Creighton is fifth in the Big East in rebounding averaging 34.6 rebounds. Blake Harper paces the Bluejays with 6.3 boards.

The Colonels are 0-6 on the road. Nicholls State is 0-5 against opponents over .500.

Creighton scores 74.9 points per game, 6.1 fewer points than the 81.0 Nicholls State gives up. Nicholls State averages 7.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.8 more made shots on average than the 5.0 per game Creighton allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Dix averages 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Bluejays, scoring 11.7 points while shooting 32.4% from beyond the arc. Harper is shooting 46.4% and averaging 11.3 points.

Searles is shooting 41.9% from beyond the arc with 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Colonels, while averaging 13.4 points. Trae English is averaging 13.5 points and 1.5 steals.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.