Final - 2OT
Northwestern State beats Nicholls State 99-98, OT
Jan 24, 2010 - 2:35 AM NATCHITOCHES, 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.
- NCAA BB
NICHOLLS ST 98
NORTHWESTERN ST 99 FINAL IN 2ND OT
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Nicholls State 71, Northwestern State 69 2nd - 0:19Jan 23 7:48 PM - 36
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Nicholls State 57, Northwestern State 60 2nd - 3:35Jan 23 7:32 PM - NCAA BB
NICHOLLS ST 27
NORTHWESTERN ST 33 HALFTIME
Jan 23 6:29 PM
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