Northwestern State Demons NCAA Basketball News

For the fourth time in nine seasons, Northwestern State will plays at Hawaii tonight, hoping to get over the hump after three close losses to the Rainbow Warriors in previous visits.

NATCHITOCHES - Northwestern State let one slip away Wednesday, shooting poorly and committing a critical turnover in a 63-62 loss to Grambling.

Off the court, Missouri Valley College graduate and former assistant men's basketball coach Jeff Moore surely wanted to be a good host to his alma mater.

Damon Jones led four players in double figures with 16 points to help Northwestern State beat Missouri Valley 77-68 on Saturday.

RUSTON - The Louisiana Tech men's basketball team will play its fifth in-state school tonight.

Northwestern State wraps up the pre-Christmas portion of its schedule aiming for the .500 mark today at home when Missouri Valley visits.

Donald Qualls scored 25 points, including sinking a pair of free throws with 11 seconds left, to lead Grambling State in a 63-62 win over Northwestern State on Wednesday night.

After an encouraging performance at LSU last Saturday, the Northwestern State men's basketball team comes home for its final two Prather Coliseum appearances of the calendar year this week, starting Wednesday night against Grambling.

BATON ROUGE - The LSU men's basketball team has had nearly two weeks away from games, but it is still not the picture of health entering tonight's seven o'clock home game against Northwestern State.

Hoffarber led the Gophers in scoring for the second consecutive game with 18 points on 8-for-11 shooting.

Despite a horrid start, Northwestern State finished strongly and found a way to win Tuesday night.

Northwestern State outlasts LSU-Shreveport 83-73 Eds: APNewsNow. Northwestern State 83, LSU-Shreveport 73.

NATCHITOCHES - The Northwestern State Demons are ready to erase a lopsided loss.

Kyle Gibson scored 29 points to lead three players with 20 or more points as Louisiana Tech raced past Northwestern State 98-70 on Saturday night.

Northwestern State starts a five-game string with Louisiana foes tonight by visiting Centenary to renew the state's second-oldest active college basketball rivalry.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Northwestern State hits the court today at one of college basketball's most fabled venues, Indiana's Assembly Hall, hoping to take a big step forward against a Hoosiers squad hoping to rebound from a three-game skid under second-year coach Tom Crean.

JeLani Mitchell scored nine points and had four assists Monday night to lead Louisiana College to an 82-72 victory over Hardin-Simmons at West Fieldhouse.

Will Pratt scored 16 points and Northwestern State held off a late Centenary rally to beat the Gentlemen 83-80 on Monday night and snap a five-game road skid.

Considering his team's previous week, Indiana coach Tom Crean said the Hoosiers needed Saturday's 90-72 victory over Northwestern State in a big way.

Ok, it was a cupcake opponent. No doubt about it. When you're playing a team that is 2-1 with victories against East Texas Baptist and Houston Baptist and a 20-point loss to Texas Tech you're not expecting a high caliber opponent.