A&M CC finished as the #2 seed winning their last 7 games of the season which earned them a double bye. Nicholls St was the #3 seed earning a single bye, so the Colonels faced A&M Commerce, a team that was playing B2B night vs a rested foe, the same situation as here.

Looking at conference stats A&M CC has the #2 D, behind McNeese St, and the top two rank #65 and #99 in the country while every other team ranks from 215 to 349 explaining why they've been so dominant. Nicholls St is 2-12 versus top 230 defense with one win coming in their upset at LSU the second game of the season (Nov 10) and other was at home when the hosted this opponent (67-63). In the first meeting between these two the Islanders won by 10 despite shooting 3-16 from three.
Nicholls St's strength is their 3-point shooting (#1 in conference) but the Islanders D is actually #36 in the country and should keep them in check tonight!
Take Texas A&M CC here tonight.