SAN ANTONIO (Interstat) — Tahj Staveskie scored 23 points, including two decisive free throws with no time remaining, to lift Incarnate Word to a 76-74 men’s basketball victory over Northwestern State on Saturday at McDermott Convocation Center.

The Cardinals erased a four-point halftime deficit with a 46-point second half. Staveskie’s late free throws capped the comeback after Jordan Pyke’s 3-pointer tied the game at 74 with 32 seconds left.

Izzy Miles led the Demons with 20 points, while Micah Thomas added 17. Northwestern State fell to 6-12 overall and in Southland Conference play. Incarnate Word improved to 9-9.

The game featured 12 lead changes and neither team led by more than seven points. Incarnate Word shot 22 for 25 from the free-throw line to secure the win.