ITTA BENA, Miss. – The Mississippi Valley State University men's basketball program began its home schedule against the Nicholls Colonels but were unable to overcome a huge halftime deficit despite winning the second half 47-40.
 
The Basics
 

• Final Score: Nicholls 95 | Mississippi Valley State 80

 

• Records: Mississippi Valley State (0-7, 0-0 SWAC) | Nicholls (6-3, 0-0 Southland)

 

• Location: Itta Bena, Mississippi – R.W. Harrison HPER Complex

 

• Series History: Nicholls Leads 4-3

 

• Winning Streak: Nicholls (W1) | Mississippi Valley State's Last Win: February 8, 1989 (87-74)

 
Mississippi Valley State Top Performers
 

• Robert Carpenter topped the team with 19 points, a season-high nine rebounds and three blocks plus a personal-best five free throws made.

 

• Caleb Hunter had season-bests in points (17), field goals (6), assists (5) and steals (4) with the latter two being team-bests for the night as well.

 

• Elijah Davis had his best shooting performance by far as a Devil, posting new benchmarks in points (15), field goals made (6), steals (3) and free throws made (3) as he went 6-for-7 (85.7%) from the field.

 

• David McCoy was in a similar boat as Davis, producing personal-bests of 12 points, five field goals and his second multi-assist (2) outing of 2021-22.

 

• Daniel Umoh set a season-high at six points, John Aguer logged his first two career blocks and made his season debut with a bucket, a pair of boards, a block and a steal.

 
Notes
 

• The Delta Devils and Colonels both snatched 39 rebounds apiece, the first time that MVSU did not have a negative margin in that category.

 

• Valley won the turnover battle (+4), had more blocks (8-3) and more steals (13-7) but Nicholls won where it mattered . . . on the scoreboard.

 
The Green and White will have little time to dwell on the loss as the Red Wolves from Arkansas State come to town Saturday for a 4 p.m. tip-off.
 
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