MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas hit a game-tying trey to force overtime and beat Northeastern State 73-65 to spoil an 18-point effort by Kylie Looney on Monday afternoon.

Looney hit a career high six three-pointers, breaking her previous mark by one which was set on Dec. 13 inside the NSU Event Center against Bacone.

Northeastern State trailed as-many-as 13 points early in the third quarter and pulled within two by the end of the period.  The key momentum change happened midway through the fourth quarter with a 9-2 run by the RiverHawks take a 57-54 lead with 3:33 left in regulation.  Neither team could make a bucket until SAU hit a trey with 45 seconds left and NSU would not get off a go-ahead shot to force the contest to overtime.

In overtime, the RiverHawks picked up a 60-59 lead on Looney's sixth trey but the Lady Muleriders would drop seven straight which would be too much for NSU to overcome.

For the second game in a row Northeastern State had four in double-figures, Mary Jane Buschmann put up 14, Cailyn Long had 11, and Rylie Torrey added ten.   Northeastern State led in rebounding for the third time this year 38-to-32 with Long having seven as a team high. 

In shooting, NSU was 40-percent (22-55) from the field with Southern Arkansas going 45-percent (27-60) on their side of the floor.   Turnovers were a difference maker on Saturday with the RiverHawks having 19, which was six more than the Lady Muleriders.  In points off of turnovers, SAU led 26-to-14 over the RiverHawks.

Miranda Griffin paced NSU with four assists and three steals as they will fall to 4-7 overall this season; Southern Arkansas is now 3-5 with the win.

Northeastern State will close out its non-conference slate on New Year's Eve at Oklahoma Baptist.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- In the last three games Looney is averaging 16.7 points per game.
- Miranda Griffin tied a career high for steals with three.
- The RiverHawks are 2-1 this season when out-rebounding their opponent.
- Southern Arkansas' bench outscored NSU 33-to-6.
 
NORTHEASTERN STATE (4-7)
Looney, Kylie 6-13 0-0 18; Buschmann, Mary Jane 5-9 0-0 14; Long, Cailyn 4-11 3-3 11; Torrey, Rylie 3-8 4-5 10; Hill, Alexis 2-5 1-2 6; Strange, Destiny 1-1 0-0 2; Bureau, Storm 0-0 2-2 2; Griffin, Miranda 1-6 0-0 2; Chamberlin, Hailey 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 22-55 10-12 65.
 
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS (3-5)
Kory Westerman 4-8 3-4 12; Makaila Jordan 3-6 1-2 10; Jasmyn Eckerman 4-11 1-4 9; Erin Brinkley 2-6 4-4 8; Aaliyah Holmes 3-9 0-0 7; Jaida Harden 3-4 0-1 7; Kimberly Crown 2-5 3-3 7; Faith Rolen 3-3 0-0 6; Alyssa Hamilton 2-5 0-0 4; Caroline Ficher 1-3 0-0 3; Kemahri Soward 0-0 0-0 0; Anna Djedjemel 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-60 12-18 73.
 
Northeastern State............   18    8   17   14    8  -   65
Southern Arkansas.............   16   17   12   12   16  -   73
 
3-point goals--Northeastern State 11-36 (Looney, Kylie 6-13; Buschmann, Mary Jane 4-7; Hill, Alexis 1-3; Griffin, Miranda 0-5; Torrey, Rylie 0-4; Long, Cailyn 0-4), Southern Arkansas 7-19 (Makaila Jordan 3-4; Caroline Ficher 1-2; Aaliyah Holmes 1-6; Kory Westerman 1-4; Jaida Harden 1-2; Jasmyn Eckerman 0-1).
Fouled out--Northeastern State-None, Southern Arkansas-None.
Rebounds--Northeastern State 38 (Long, Cailyn 7), Southern Arkansas 32 (Jasmyn Eckerman 5; Alyssa Hamilton 5).
Assists--Northeastern State 11 (Griffin, Miranda 4), Southern Arkansas 15 (Jaida Harden 3; Aaliyah Holmes 3).
Total fouls--Northeastern State 20, Southern Arkansas 13.
Technical fouls--Northeastern State-None, Southern Arkansas-None.
A-118