HAMMOND, La. (AP) - James Hulbin came off the bench for 16 points and Shamir Davis tallied 15, including nine on free throws, as Northwestern State beat Southeastern Louisiana 79-76 Thursday night for its seventh straight win.
Northwestern State (17-6, 11-2 Southland Conference) opened the game on a 13-0 run and led 16-3 after Brison White answered an Antionnio Benton tip-in with a 3-pointer.
The Demons opened the second half on an 8-2 run, but Southeast Louisiana rallied to tie it 74-all on two Brandon Fortenberry free throws with 45 seconds left. The Lions would get no closer, though, as Hulbin broke the tie with a 3-pointer and Jalan West answered a Fortenberry layup with two free throws to seal it.
Fortenberry had 20 points for Southeastern Louisiana (9-13, 7-5), which outshot Northwestern State 49.1 percent (26 of 53) to 44.8 percent (26 of 58) but lost 41-28 on the boards.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Northwestern State (17-6) « | 41 | 38 | 79 |
| Southeastern Louisiana (9-13) | 30 | 46 | 76 |
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| Northwestern State Demons | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| G. Stewart, F | 24 | 3-5 | 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| P. Robinson, F | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| M. Frazier, F | 18 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| O. Evans, C | 15 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| S. Davis, G | 30 | 3-7 | 9-10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Hulbin | 24 | 6-13 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| G. Roberson | 17 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| B. White | 17 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| D. Hicks | 16 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| J. West | 15 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| D. Harris | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26-58 | 19-28 | 41 | 16 | 22 | 79 | |
| 44.8% | 67.9% | ||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana Lions | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Woods, F | 35 | 3-5 | 6-10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| R. Johnson, F | 15 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| B. Fortenberry, G | 38 | 8-17 | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| J. Ricard, G | 32 | 2-8 | 4-5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| D. Evans, G | 27 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Benton | 26 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| T. Nelson | 18 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| J. Campbell | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. James | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26-53 | 16-23 | 28 | 11 | 22 | 76 | |
| 49.1% | 69.6% | ||||||
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