Riddle leads HSU men to win

Malik Riddle scored a game-high 18 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the floor, including four three-pointers, to lead four Henderson State University players with 10 or more points in a 72-69 victory over Northwestern (Okla.) State on Saturday at the Duke Wells Center in Arkadelphia.

Henderson State outrebounded Northwestern State 39-30 and scored 22 points in the lane. The Reddies (14-9, 10-7 Great American Conference) also got 42 points off the bench in a game that featured four ties and nine lead changes.

Alvin Miles had 16 points for Henderson State, while Franck Kanagain added 13 and Xavier Davenport chipped in with 11. Larry White led Northwestern State (16-7, 11-6) with 17 points and Anthony Jones added 13.

In other Great American Conference men’s action Saturday, Taylor Currie scored 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting in 24 minutes to lead Harding University (5-18, 3-14) to a 69-66 come-from-behind victory over Oklahoma Baptist (16-7, 13-4) at Rhodes-Reaves Field House in Searcy. … Aaron Lucas scored a game-high 25 points, Jalen Brooks poured in 20 and Devante Brooks had 18 as Southern Arkansas University (14-9, 10-7) earned its third consecutive victory by beating East Central (Okla.) 87-71 at the W.T. Watson Athletic Center in Magnolia. Brennen Burns and AJ Ferguson Jr. led East Central (8-13, 6-9) with 16 points each. … Tylar Haynes had 21 points and Jacob Street added 14 for Ouachita Baptist University (5-18, 3-14) in a 79-70 loss to Southwestern (Okla.) State (9-12, 8-8) at Vining Arena in Arkadelphia. … Cam Kennedy led Arkansas Tech University with 17 points and Niko Gosnell chipped in with 11 as the Wonder Boys (8-14, 5-11) fell 61-55 to Southern Nazarene (17-6, 12-5) at Tucker Coliseum in Russellville. … Cole Anderson scored 23 points and Josh Denton added 12 for the University of Arkansas-Monticello (10-12, 6-10) in a 78-69 loss to Southeastern (Okla.) State (17-5, 12-4) at Steelman Fieldhouse in Monticello.