The NAIA power Pilots, who brought a 9-0 record into the game that they designated as an exhibition contest, led by 14 points midway through the first half and had their last lead with 2:38 to go, 73-72 on a layup by 16-point scorer Greg Shyne. But they didn't score again, missing their last seven shots with one turnover.

The Demons, 4-3, flipped the script to win. LSU-S came out red hot before cooling into 46 percent shooting aim at halftime, compared to 38 percent for Northwestern, which made only 2 of its first 14 shots. But NSU sank 59 percent after halftime and held LSU-S to only 36 percent shooting.

Dominic Knight added 16 points for the Demons while Michael McConathy, Will Pratt and Charles Clark each scored 10. The Pilots were led by 18 points from Derrick Parker with Jared Stevenson adding 12.

	Dominic Knight scored 16, sinking 5-7 shots

Jones had a season-high point total while posting his second straight 20-point outing. He sank all eight of his free throws and 7 of 16 shots from the field.

Northwestern rallied within one point late in the first half and trailed 37-34 at halftime. The final score was the Demons' largest lead of the night.

There were six ties and 16 lead changes, the last on a jumper by Knight with 2:21 left for a 74-73 Northwestern edge. Knight made a pretty assist to William Mosley with just four seconds left on the shot clock on NSU's next possession, getting a dunk for a 76-73 advantage. The Demons sank 7 of 8 free throws over the final 54 seconds to distance themselves while they stymied the Pilots offensive efforts.

Northwestern helped its cause with a season-low 8 turnovers while LSU-S had 16.

Mosley had 4 blocked shots for the third straight game, and added 8 rebounds.

NSU played at home for the first time in four games. The Demons go to LSU in Baton Rouge Saturday night for a 7 o'clock contest with the Tigers, then come home next Wednesday night to face Grambling.