Northwestern State’s Izzy Miles goes in for a layup during Sunday’s Southland Conference Tournament loss to Nicholls. Credit: Emiy Zering/ NSU Athletics
A tightly contested defensive battle for much of the first half slipped away from the Northwestern State men’s basketball team in the final 20 minutes as Nicholls pulled away for a 61–47 win in the opening round of the Southland Conference Tournament on Sunday night inside the Townsley Law Center.
After leading by just one point at halftime, the Colonels used a decisive run midway through the secon…
