Men's Basketball Loses to North Arkansas
Lockesburg, Ark. - UA Cossatot men's basketball fought a close game Wednesday night, losing 89-88 in the final stages to North Arkansas College at the Bank of Lockesburg Gymnasium.
February 18, 2026
UAC's sophomores Dylan Glover, Knighten Day and John Ateny were honored in an on-court ceremony before the game.
The Colts (11-18, 5-12 Region 2) had an abundance of leads as did the Pioneers (20-9, 11-6 Region 2), but the latter were able to have the last lead.
Cossatot jumped out to an early lead, but NAC regained the lead. UAC got the lead back, but trailed 43-41 at halftime, with Patton scoring 10 and Peter Serunjoji scoring nine.
The two sides exchanged numerous leads, and the Pioneers entered the final 1:44 up 87-83. A Patton two and Devean Newton three put the Colts in front, but a Pioneers layup in the final two seconds secured North Arkansas the win.
Amory Arie led the Colts with 21 points, while Patton scored 16, with Serunjoji and Glover contributing 16 and 14 respectively.
The Colts play their final regular season game Saturday afternoon, traveling to ASU Mid-South for a 2 p.m. tip-off.
