NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (AP) — Jarell Flora shot 5-of-7 from beyond the 3-point arc and scored 23 points as Seattle beat Cal State Northridge 58-53 on Thursday night.
Trailing 50-47 with under five minutes to play, Seattle (5-3) scored nine straight points to take a 56-50 lead with 53 seconds remaining.
Landon Drew made a 3-pointer for Northridge (5-5) with 40 seconds left to cut the Redhawks’ lead to 3, but Clarence Trent hit two free throws for Seattle with 8 seconds remaining to make it a two-possession game.
The Redhawks shot just 38.2 percent from the field, but hit 8 of 9 free throws while Cal State Northridge made just 6 of 13.