MONROE, La. (AP) — Fred Brown scored 21 points as Louisiana-Monroe defeated Southeastern Oklahoma State 70-59 on Saturday night to give coach Keith Richard his first victory with the Warhawks.
Louisiana-Monroe (1-2) scored just two points in the final 7 minutes of the first half, but still took a 28-23 lead into the break.
The Division II Savages pulled ahead by as many as seven points, 38-31, early in the second half, but Louisiana-Monroe rallied. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Hugh Mingo and Lawrence Gilbert, who had 14 points, gave the Warhawks a 48-45 lead with 10:45 to go.
Southeastern Oklahoma (1-1) missed 5 of 6 free throws over the next 2 minutes, and could get no closer than five from there.
