Pratt scored 23 points and Devon Baker added 20 as Northwestern State defeated Central Arkansas 85-78 on Wednesday night.
Louis Ellis hit 3-pointer with 10:38 to play, to help Northwestern State (13-10, 5-3 Southland Conference), one of its biggest lead 64-49 at night. Bears (5-16, 1-7) still trailed 80-69 with 1:20 left when Mike Pouncy hit two 3-pointers to lead 9-3 journey that pulled them to 83-78 and 29 seconds remaining.
But Baker, who scored 8:12 free throw while his teammates combined 12 and 23, scored two seconds with 14 seconds remaining. These were the final points of the game.
William Mosley grabbed 12 rebounds for Northwestern State, which outrebounded Central Arkansas 39-31. Mosley, a junior 6-foot-7, also blocked seven shots.
Pouncy and Dewan Clayborn each scored 15 to lead Central Arkansas, which lost its eighth game in nine years.
