Sullivan’s double-double leads Southeastern Louisiana past Northwestern State 86-77
By APSaturday, March 6, 2010
SE Louisiana defeats Northwestern State 86-77
HAMMOND, La. — Patrick Sullivan scored 24 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and had five blocks to lead Southeastern Louisiana past Northwestern State 86-77 on Saturday.
Sullivan was 10-for-10 from the free throw line 7 of 13 from the field in the regular season finale for both teams.
Trent Hutchin added 21 points, DeShawn Patterson 12 points and seven assists and Robert Tibbs and Gary Dixon chipped in 11 points each for the Lions (18-11, 10-6 Southland Conference). The Lions improved to 14-1 at home this season.
The Demons (10-19, 5-11), who had a 40-29 halftime advantage, led 70-67 with 5:46 remaining. Southeastern Louisiana then scored seven straight to lead for good. Patterson’s jumper capped the spurt with 3:26 to play.
Will Pratt scored 21 points and Damon Jones added 15 for Northwestern State, which lost its fourth straight.
