Demons fall short against Nicholls despite valiant second-half push

However, the Demons may have made their run just a little too early.
After erasing a 13-point, first-half deficit and turning it into a five-point, second-half lead, Northwestern State could not hold off the fast-closing, top-seeded Colonels, falling 88-76 at the Merrell Center.
“I’m really proud of our guys and how they came out and played against our league champion,” said 22nd-year head coach Mike McConathy, who coached his 29th conference tournament game. “We battled -- got down early and came back to take a five-point lead. (Nicholls) responded with a 3-pointer from Ty Gordon. I would say our effort was excellent. I would say we did a nice job in every area of the game. We just didn’t make our shots down the stretch.”

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