Central Arkansas Bears at Northwestern State Demons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
95 - 78
95 - 78
Central Arkansas starts strong, beats NW State 95-78
Howard had a career-best 43 points when Central Arkansas knocked off Stephen F. Austin 100-92 on Wednesday night.
Mathieu Kamba finished with 14 points with six rebounds and four assists. Hayden Koval added 12 points while grabbing seven rebounds and Deandre Jones chipped in 12 points with five assists.
The Bears hit 59 percent of their shots in the first half and finished making 35 of 63 (56 percent). Northwestern State made 43 percent from the floor in the first period and made 30 of 60 (50 percent) for the game.
Central Arkansas (12-11, 6-4) never trailed, taking a 54-30 lead into the break. The Demons could never make up the difference.
Ishmael Lane had 28 points to lead Northwestern State (3-17, 0-9).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 95 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Mathieu Kamba Offensive Rebound. | 95 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Deandre Jones missed Three Point Jumper. | 95 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Jordan Howard Defensive Rebound. | 95 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:37 | DeAndre Love missed Jumper. | 95 - 78 |
Statistics
 CARK |
 NWST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 35-63 | FG | 30-60 |
| 56 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 4-12 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 16-18 | FT | 14-24 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 58 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 22 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 23 | Fouls | 19 |
| 24 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Prather Coliseum
Location: Natchitoches, LA
Attendance: 1,920 | Capacity:
Location: Natchitoches, LA
Attendance: 1,920 | Capacity:
2025-26 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 2 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| LSU New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |