Northwestern State beats Central Arkansas 85-78
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Will Pratt scored 23 points and Devon Baker added 20 as Northwestern State defeated Central Arkansas 85-78 Wednesday night.
Louis Ellis hit a 3-pointer with 10:38 to play, helping Northwestern State (13-10, 5-3 Southland Conference) equal its biggest lead of the night at 64-49. The Bears (5-16, 1-7) still trailed 80-69 with 1:20 left when Mike Pouncy hit two 3-pointers to lead them on a 9-3 run that pulled them to 83-78 with 29 seconds left.
But Baker, who made 8 of 12 free throws while his teammates combined for 12 of 23, made two from the line with 14 seconds left. Those were the game's final points.
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William Mosley grabbed 12 rebounds for Northwestern State, which outrebounded Central Arkansas 39-31. Mosley, a 6-foot-7 junior, also blocked seven shots.
Pouncy and Dewan Clayborn each scored 15 to lead Central Arkansas, which lost its eighth game in the last nine.