Hot Shooting, Suffocating Defense Leads NWF to Victory
Final | 1 | 2 | T |
---|---|---|---|
Lamar State College - Port Arthur | 27 | 33 | 60 |
Northwest Florida State College | 47 | 45 | 92 |
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
Northwest Florida State College
Game Statistics | Lamar State College - Port Arthur | Northwest Florida State College |
---|---|---|
Field Goals | (22-64) | (35-61) |
Field Goal % | 34.4% | 57.4% |
Rebounds | 24 | 42 |
Assists | 10 | 19 |
Turnovers | 13 | 14 |
PENSACOLA, Fla. – For the second straight game No. 12 Northwest Florida State led for the entire 40 minutes in an impressive 92-60 victory over No. 15 Lamar State – Port Arthur on Monday.
The Raiders (5-1) shot 54.7 percent (35-61) as a team, while holding the Seahawks to just 34.4 percent (22-64) from the field.
Shammah Scott paced NWF with 17 points, while Kam Woods and Issa Muhammad scored 15 points each. Tre Clark added 10 points. Deshawndre Washington scored seven points and posted a game-high 11 rebounds and six assists.
Northwest Florida led by 20 at halftime, 47-27, and were up by as many as 36 points in the second half. The Raiders knocked down a season-high 56.3 percent (9-16) of its shot from beyond the arc.
On the season, NWF ranks 24th in the nation shooting 51.7 percent through six games.
The Raiders return to Pensacola to face Southern Arkansas Tech on Tuesday at 3 p.m.
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