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Nutall scores 18, Sam Houston St holds off Central Arkansas
Zach Nutall

Nutall scores 18, Sam Houston St holds off Central Arkansas

Published Jan. 10, 2019 12:27 a.m. ET

CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — Zach Nutall had 18 points and six rebounds and Sam Houston State defeated Central Arkansas 78-69 on Wednesday night.

Albert Almanza and Xavier Bryant scored 12 points each for the Bearkats (7-8, 2-0 Southland). Kai Mitchell added 11 points, and Cameron Delaney and Josh Delaney scored 10 each.

Thatch Unruh, who averages 10.5 points per game, led the Bears (6-10, 1-2) with 27 points, his season high. DeAndre Jones scored 12 points.

Central Arkansas went on a 17-4 run late in the game to cut what had been a 20-point deficit down to seven, 74-67 with 36 seconds remaining. After Cameron Delaney missed a pair of free throws, Jones added two free throws to draw within 74-69 at 15 seconds. Josh Delaney then made two free throws, Unruh missed a 3-pointer and Josh Delaney made two more for the final score.

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