NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) - Brison White scored a career-high 20 points to lead Northwestern State past McNeese State 78-63 Thursday in the Southland Conference opener for both teams.
DeQuan Hicks had 14 points and eight rebounds, and Jalan West added 10 points for Northwestern State (7-4).
Northwestern State shot 60 percent (18 for 30) in the first half and held McNeese State to 36.1 percent (13 for 36) in the period to take a 43-31 lead into halftime.
McNeese State got within one-point in the second half, 46-45, on Dontae Cannon's free-throw at the 15:12 mark, but Northwestern responded with a 24-10 run to take a 70-55 lead with 4:12 left to play.
Northwestern State held McNeese State (6-5) to 35.1 percent (13 for 37) shooting in the second half.
James Hulbin had a career-best four blocks to help the Demons match a season-high with 10 blocks.
Cannon led the Cowboys with 15 points.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| McNeese State (6-5) | 31 | 32 | 63 |
| Northwestern State (7-4) « | 43 | 35 | 78 |
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| McNeese State Cowboys | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Guidry, F | 34 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| C. McFerrin, F | 29 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| K. Hardy, G | 35 | 5-13 | 2-3 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| D. Cannon, G | 29 | 6-14 | 3-9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| J. Mitchell, G | 22 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| L. Eackles | 17 | 0-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| A. Fields | 15 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Wells | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Regis | 4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Lewis | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| S. Johnson | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Kpan | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Garrett | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26-73 | 7-16 | 43 | 10 | 16 | 63 | |
| 35.6% | 43.8% | ||||||
| Northwestern State Demons | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| P. Robinson, F | 19 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| M. Frazier, C | 21 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| O. Evans, C | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| S. Davis, G | 29 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| G. Stewart, G | 19 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. West | 26 | 3-8 | 3-4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| J. Hulbin | 22 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| D. Hicks | 19 | 6-9 | 2-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| B. White | 18 | 8-12 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| G. Roberson | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 32-64 | 10-14 | 41 | 15 | 13 | 78 | |
| 50% | 71.4% | ||||||
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