Demons taken down in first-round of Southland Conference tournament

  • Senior Justin Wilson (right) finished his NSU career with a 20-point, nine-rebound performance against Texas A&M-Commerce on Sunday. Photo by Chris Reich/NSU Photographic Services
    Senior Justin Wilson (right) finished his NSU career with a 20-point, nine-rebound performance against Texas A&M-Commerce on Sunday. Photo by Chris Reich/NSU Photographic Services

    When halftime of its first-round Southland Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament game arrived Sunday night, sixth-seeded Northwestern State was in a good place.

    The Demons had held No. 7 seed Texas A&M-Commerce to under 35 percent shooting and had a sevenpoint lead. Then a season-long issue reared its head at a most inopportune time.

    Northwestern State watched the Lions flip the offensive scrip…