Jan 23, 2010 - 9:35 PM
0 shoutsNATCHITOCHES, La.(AP) -- Devon Baker hit a free throw with 1 second left to give Northwestern State a 99-98 win over Nicholls State in double overtime on Saturday.
Baker, who finished with 17 points, also hit a layup at the end of the first overtime to tie the score at 89-89.
The Demons (6-11, 1-3 Southland Conference) led 98-93 with 1:03 left in the final overtime, before Anatoly Bose converted a three-point play and made two free throws to tie it.
Northwestern State shot 64.7 percent in overtime (11 of 17) to snap a six-game losing streak.
Damon Jones scored 25 points, Will Pratt 22 and Michael McConathy 16 for the Demons.
Bose scored 46 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for the Colonels (6-12, 2-3).
The 46 points broke a Prather Coliseum record set 34 years ago by Demons coach Mike McConathy. Bose scored 16 points in overtime, including all of the Colonels' nine in the second period.
From the Bleachers
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NICHOLLS STATE: 98
NORTHWESTERN STATE: 99
Final - 2OT
Jan 23 8:34 PM -
Nicholls State 98, Northwestern State 98 2OT - 0:15
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Jan 23 8:27 PM -
Nicholls State 94, Northwestern State 96 2OT - 1:12
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Jan 23 8:21 PM -
Nicholls State 71, Northwestern State 69 2nd Half - 0:19
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Jan 23 7:48 PM -
Nicholls State 57, Northwestern State 60 2nd Half - 3:35
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Jan 23 7:32 PM -
NICHOLLS STATE: 27
NORTHWESTERN STATE: 33
Halftime
Jan 23 6:29 PM
