Incarnate Word Cardinals vs. Northwestern State Demons

FINAL

Feb 23, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
UIW	23	26	49
NWST	18	36	54

Game Recap

Thomas sparks Northwestern State to 54-49 victory over Incarnate Word. Micah Thomas scored 18 points — all in the second half — and Northwestern State beat Incarnate Word 54-49 on Monday night.

Player Stats

INCARNATE WORD	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Mihael Tomic	18	0-2	0-0	1-2	5	0	0	1	0	5	1
5Davion Bailey	40	7-21	3-10	4-7	10	5	2	0	3	2	21
10Harold Woods	38	4-6	1-2	2-2	9	1	3	0	2	4	11
3Love Bettis	40	3-8	0-0	2-2	0	1	1	0	0	2	8
2Tahj Staveskie	40	1-10	1-7	0-0	4	1	1	0	2	2	3
8Marcus Glover	13	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	2
21Lewis Rowe	8	1-1	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	1	0	3
6Harrison Reede	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	17-5133.3%	5-1926.3%	10-1566.7%	32	8	7	1	9	16	49

NORTHWESTERN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Willie Williams	35	7-12	0-0	1-2	4	1	0	1	1	1	15
4CJ Larry	26	0-4	0-0	0-2	1	2	1	0	2	1	0
3Landyn Jumawan	7	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	3	0
11Chris Mubiru	35	0-5	0-4	4-5	9	2	0	1	0	3	4
5Micah Thomas	38	7-17	2-4	2-2	6	0	0	0	3	2	18
10Kordrick Turner	13	0-0	0-0	5-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	5
0Izzy Miles	27	2-7	0-2	0-0	3	1	1	0	2	3	4
1Chip Brunt	19	2-2	2-2	2-2	3	0	0	2	1	2	8
TOTAL	-	18-4936.7%	4-1428.6%	14-1973.7%	29	7	2	4	9	15	54

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUIWNWST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Northwestern State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Incarnate Word.
(19:34) Willie Williams misses layup.
(19:32) Northwestern State Offensive Rebound.
(19:18) Micah Thomas misses 15-foot jumper.
(19:15) Northwestern State Offensive Rebound.
(19:07) Landyn Jumawan misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:04) Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
(18:47) Davion Bailey misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:44) Micah Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(18:28) Chris Mubiru misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:24) Harold Woods Defensive Rebound.
(18:04) Davion Bailey misses layup.
(18:03) Mihael Tomic Offensive Rebound.
(18:03) Foul on Landyn Jumawan.
(18:03) Mihael Tomic misses free throw 1 of 2.
(18:03) Incarnate Word Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:03) Mihael Tomic makes free throw 2 of 2.
10
(17:44) Willie Williams bad pass turnover.
(17:44) Harold Woods Steal.
(17:39) Tahj Staveskie bad pass turnover.
(17:37) Foul on Harold Woods.
(17:29) Willie Williams misses 2-foot jumper.
(17:26) Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
(17:08) Foul on Davion Bailey.
(17:08) Davion Bailey turnover.
+2 (16:50) Willie Williams makes 2-foot dunk (Chris Mubiru assists).
12
+2 (16:17) Davion Bailey makes driving layup.
32
(16:03) Micah Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:59) Harold Woods Defensive Rebound.
(15:38) Davion Bailey misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:34) Landyn Jumawan Defensive Rebound.
(15:26) Micah Thomas misses driving layup.
(15:23) Harold Woods Defensive Rebound.
(15:05) Tahj Staveskie misses driving layup.
(15:02) Micah Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(14:56) Landyn Jumawan misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:54) Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
(14:33) Foul on Landyn Jumawan.
(14:22) Davion Bailey misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:19) Willie Williams Defensive Rebound.
(13:53) Foul on Marcus Glover.
+1 (13:53) Kordrick Turner makes free throw 1 of 2.
33
+1 (13:53) Kordrick Turner makes free throw 2 of 2.
34
(13:38) Foul on Chip Brunt.
+2 (13:29) Love Bettis makes 11-foot jumper.
54
+2 (13:07) Izzy Miles makes layup.
56
(12:36) Tahj Staveskie bad pass turnover.
(12:36) Izzy Miles Steal.
+3 (12:29) Chip Brunt makes 23-foot three point jumper (Izzy Miles assists).
59
+2 (12:01) Love Bettis makes 17-foot jumper.
79
(11:41) Izzy Miles misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:38) Mihael Tomic Defensive Rebound.
(11:14) Mihael Tomic misses layup.
(11:14) Willie Williams Block.
(11:13) Incarnate Word Offensive Rebound.
(11:07) Davion Bailey misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:04) Northwestern State Defensive Rebound.
(11:04) Foul on Mihael Tomic.
(10:39) Izzy Miles bad pass turnover.
(10:39) Tahj Staveskie Steal.
(10:21) Love Bettis misses 5-foot jumper.
(10:18) Chris Mubiru Defensive Rebound.
(9:57) Chip Brunt bad pass turnover.
(9:57) Love Bettis Steal.
+2 (9:53) Harold Woods makes driving layup (Davion Bailey assists).
99
(9:28) CJ Larry misses 18-foot jumper.
(9:26) Chris Mubiru Offensive Rebound.
(9:25) Chris Mubiru misses layup.
(9:23) Mihael Tomic Defensive Rebound.
(9:23) Foul on Chris Mubiru.
(9:01) Harold Woods misses driving layup.
(8:59) Chris Mubiru Defensive Rebound.
(8:44) Chris Mubiru misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:41) Mihael Tomic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:18) Harold Woods makes layup (Davion Bailey assists).
119
+2 (7:52) Willie Williams makes 4-foot hook shot.
1111
+3 (7:26) Tahj Staveskie makes 28-foot three point jumper (Love Bettis assists).
1411
(6:51) Micah Thomas misses 6-foot jumper.
(6:51) Mihael Tomic Block.
(6:47) Mihael Tomic Defensive Rebound.
(6:46) Mihael Tomic misses layup.
(6:46) Chip Brunt Block.
(6:43) Chris Mubiru Defensive Rebound.
(6:40) Foul on Tahj Staveskie.
(6:40) Kordrick Turner misses free throw 1 of 2.
+1 (6:40) Kordrick Turner makes free throw 2 of 2.
1412
(6:40) Northwestern State Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:26) Harold Woods misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:22) Izzy Miles Defensive Rebound.
(5:57) CJ Larry misses 6-foot jumper.
(5:55) Chris Mubiru Offensive Rebound.
(5:54) Foul on Harold Woods.
+1 (5:54) Chris Mubiru makes free throw 1 of 2.
1413
+1 (5:54) Chris Mubiru makes free throw 2 of 2.
1414
(5:31) Tahj Staveskie misses layup.
(5:28) Harold Woods Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:27) Davion Bailey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Harold Woods assists).
1714
+2 (5:06) Willie Williams makes 5-foot hook shot.
1716
(4:34) team shot clock turnover .
(4:11) CJ Larry misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(4:08) Willie Williams Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:08) Willie Williams makes layup.
1718
(3:48) Love Bettis misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(3:44) Izzy Miles Defensive Rebound.
(3:31) Izzy Miles misses 4-foot pullup jump shot.
(3:29) Harold Woods Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:08) Davion Bailey makes 24-foot three point jumper.
2018
(2:52) Micah Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:47) Lewis Rowe Defensive Rebound.
(2:37) Tahj Staveskie misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(2:33) Micah Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(2:17) Micah Thomas misses 20-foot jumper.
(2:14) Harold Woods Defensive Rebound.
(1:48) Foul on Willie Williams.
(1:48) Lewis Rowe misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:48) Incarnate Word Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:48) Lewis Rowe makes free throw 2 of 2.
2118
(1:29) CJ Larry misses 10-foot jumper.
(1:27) Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:10) Davion Bailey makes driving layup.
2318
(0:56) Micah Thomas misses 5-foot jumper.
(0:54) Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
(0:39) Davion Bailey misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:36) Micah Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(0:11) Izzy Miles misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(0:08) Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
(0:05) Foul on Izzy Miles.

2nd half

Team Stats

UIW

NWST

49Points54

17-51(33.3%)Field Goal(%)18-49(36.7%)

5-19(26.3%)3-Point(%)4-14(28.6%)

10-15(66.7%)Free Throw(%)14-19(73.7%)

35(9)Rebounds(Offensive)33(7)

8Assists7

7Steals2

1Blocks4

11Turnovers9

16(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

11Largest Lead6

Game Details

Monday, February 23, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Prather Coliseum · Natchitoches, LA

attendance: 601 (17.7%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: NWST -1.5

over/under: 138.5