SE Louisiana defeats Northwestern State 76-68
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Brandon Fortenberry scored 30 points and had nine assists to lead Southeastern Louisiana over Northwestern State 76-68 on Saturday.
Fortenberry was 8 of 14 from the field and 12 of 13 from the free-throw line as the Lions (12-10, 6-4 Southland Conference) won for the sixth straight time in the series.
Trent Hutchin, the Lions leading scorer (16.6 points per game), added 16 points and Gary Dixon had 12.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Southeastern Louisiana turned it over 13 times, but made up for the lost possessions by outrebounding the Demons 48-32.
The Lions shot 43.5 percent from 3-point range (10 of 23), led by four from Hutchin. Northwestern State was 4 of 14 from long range.
William Mosley led the Demons (15-11, 7-4) with 18 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks. Louis Ellis added 15 points, Will Pratt 13 and Devon Baker 12 for Northwestern State.