Incarnate Word 49, at Northwestern State 54

(Interstat) — In a grinding, defensive struggle where points were a premium, the Northwestern State Demons overcame a sluggish first half with a dominant second to edge the Incarnate Word Cardinals 54-49 in a Southland Conference men’s basketball game Monday night at Prather Coliseum. A crowd of 601 watched as the Demons, who entered as 2.5-point favorites, improved to 10-19 overall. The Cardinals fell to 11-18. The combined score of 103 points fell well below the pregame over/under line of 141. The game’s defining narrative was a tale of two halves, pivoting on Northwestern State’s dramatic offensive awakening after intermission.… Read more...