Northwestern State defeats Abilene Christian 84-66

Feb 1, 2014, 06:48 pm

NATCHITOCHES, La. -- Brison White scored a career-high 28 points and Jalan West added 13 points and matched a career-best 10 assists as Northwestern State won its fourth straight with an 84-66 victory on Saturday over Abilene Christian.

Northwestern State opened the second half with a 29-14 run, stretching its seven-point lead to 71-49 with 5:45 to play. White shot 11 of 14 from the field, including four 3-pointers to follow his previous career-best 24-points Thursday night against Incarnate Word. West hit three 3-pointers and all four of his free throw attempts, and had 10 assists in his second straight game.

Zikiteran Woodley added 12 points for Northwestern State (9-11, 5-4 Southland).

Rafael Farley hit six 3-pointers, Parker Wentz added five treys, and both scored 18 points to lead Abilene Christian (7-15, 1-7), which has lost four straight.