The second-ranked LSUA men’s basketball team won its 14th straight game Saturday with a 79-69 Red River Athletic Conference victory at The Fort over the University of the Southwest (N.M.), completing a sweep of the afternoon doubleheader.
All-American senior guard Kashie Natt led the Generals (20-1, 17-1 RRAC) with 23 points, 14 rebounds, five blocks, and two steals. He shot 5-for-10 from the field and finished 12-for-15 at the free throw line. Jakemin Abney recorded 15 points, while EJ McQuillan added 12.
The Generals led the Mustangs (12-8, 9-8 RRAC) 38-33 at halftime. LSUA grabbed its first double-digit lead with 12:24 remaining, 56-44, on a three from Abney.
The Mustangs cut it to six, 67-61, with 4:58 left in regulation. A three-point play from McQuillan, layup from Abney, and a layup from McQuillan pushed LSUA’s to 13, 74-61, with 2:47 left in the contest.
LSUA WOMEN 83, SOUTHWEST 67: Five Generals (17-5, 14-4 RRAC) finished with 10 or more points. Benedetta Peracchi and Jewel Jones recorded 14 points each. Amani Gray tallied 12, while Alexis Dyer and Reese Stephens each scored 11.
The Generals opened the game with a 12-0 run over the first four-and-a-half minutes. The Mustangs (11-10, 7-10 RRAC) pulled back to briefly lead, and as the buzzer sounded for halftime, it was even 34-34.
In the first 5:15 of the third quarter, LSUA opened a 10-point lead, 50-40. The Generals shot 62.5 percent as a team in the penultimate period and stayed hot in the final 10 minutes, hitting 53.8 percent from the floor.
The LSUA teams go to Houston Thursday for an evening doubleheader at North American.