Box Score HAMMOND, La. – A second-half comeback attempt by the Southeastern Louisiana men's basketball team fell short against Northwestern State Thursday at the University Center.
Southeastern (11-15, 6-9 Southland) trailed Northwestern State (13-13, 9-6 Southland), 38-35, at halftime after leading for most of the first half. The Demons expanded their lead to 17 with 10:36 remaining in the game on a Brison White dunk.
The Lions started cutting away at the 68-51 lead with consecutive baskets by
Dre Evans (8:36),
Julian Chiera (three pointer, 8:17), Evans (three pointers, 7:48) and
Joshua Filmore (7:22). A pair of free throws by Evans (6:44) cut the deficit to 70-66, but the Lions could never catch back up.
Evans poured in a career-high 26 points to lead all scorers. Chiera also established a career best with 16 points.
Devonte Upson added another 13 points and grabbed a game-high six rebounds for the Lions.
White led five Demons, including Zikiteran Woodley (12), DeQuan Hicks (11), Jalan West (11), Gary Stewart (10), in double-figure scoring with 20 points. Woodley hauled in a team-high five rebounds for Northwestern State.
Senior Day will be Saturday at 4:30 p.m. in the University Center against SFA (26-2, 15-0 Southland). The men's basketball senior class of Evans,
Antonnio Benton,
Jeremy Campbell and Jeffrey Ricard will be recognized prior to the men's game.
Saturday will also be Take A Kid to the Game Day at the University Center. Children ages 12 and under will receive free admission with the purchase of a full price adult ticket.
The game can be heard in the Hammond area on KSLU 90.9 FM, online and either the KSLU or TuneIn Radio smartphone app. Fans can also keep up with the game with live statistics or on LionVision, Southeastern's subscription-based video stream. Links for tickets, audio, stats and video are available on the basketball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.
NORTHWESTERN STATE (13-13, 9-6 SLC)
White, Brison 9-15 1-2 20; Woodley, Zikiteran 5-9 2-2 12; West, Jalan 3-6 4-4 11; Hicks, DeQuan 5-10 1-3 11; Stewart, Gary 3-8 3-4 10; Frazier, Marvin 4-5 0-0 8; Thompson, Sabri 3-4 0-0 8; King, Ryan 2-2 2-2 6; Joseph, Tra'von 0-1 2-2 2; Killian, Matt 0-0 0-0 0; Robinson, Patrick 0-2 0-0 0.
Totals 34-62 15-19 88.
SOUTHEASTERN LA. (11-15, 6-9 SLC)
Evans, Dre 9-14 2-2 26; Chiera, Julian 6-9 0-0 16; Upson, Devonte 4-8 5-7 13; Filmore, Joshua 3-5 2-2 9; Benton, Antonnio 4-10 1-1 9; Ochie, Onochie 2-4 3-4 7; Ricard, Jeffery 0-1 2-2 2; Hawkins, JaMichael 0-6 1-2 1; Evans, Antonio 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 28-57 16-20 83.
Northwestern State......... 38 50 - 88
Southeastern La............... 35 48 - 83
3-point goals--Northwestern State 5-19 (Thompson, Sabri 2-3; White, Brison 1-5; West, Jalan 1-4; Stewart, Gary 1-3; Joseph, Tra'von 0-1; Robinson, Patrick 0-1; Hicks, DeQuan 0-1; Woodley, Zikiteran 0-1), Southeastern La. 11-23 (Evans, Dre 6-11; Chiera, Julian 4-5; Filmore, Joshua 1-2; Ochie, Onochie 0-1; Hawkins, JaMichael 0-2; Benton, Antonnio 0-2).
Fouled out--Northwestern State-None, Southeastern La.-Ricard, Jeffery.
Rebounds--Northwestern State 37 (Woodley, Zikiteran 5), Southeastern La. 24 (Upson, Devonte 6).
Assists--Northwestern State 16 (West, Jalan 5), Southeastern La. 19 (Filmore, Joshua 6).
Total fouls--Northwestern State 16, Southeastern La. 19.
Technical fouls--Northwestern State-Hicks, DeQuan, Southeastern La.-Upson, Devonte.
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