Scores

Final

SF Austin 50

(22-3, 13-2 Southland)

Sam Houston St 44

(14-12, 7-7 Southland)

8:45 PM ET, February 20, 2013

Johnson Coliseum, Huntsville, TX

1 2 T
SFA 19 3150
SHSU 16 2844

Top Performers

Stephen F. Austin: H. Bateman 15 Pts, 7 Reb, 8 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

Sam Houston State: J. Thomas 14 Pts, 8 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Stephen F. Austin 50, Sam Houston St. 44

Associated Press

HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- Hal Bateman scored 15 points on 9-of-10 shooting from the free-throw line, dished out eight assists and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Stephen F. Austin past Sam Houston State 50-44 on Wednesday night.

Stephen F. Austin is now tied atop the Southland Conference with Northwestern State.

Taylor Smith chipped in with 13 points and 10 rebounds, Jacob Parker had 10 and the Lumberjacks (22-3, 13-2 Southland) have won six of their last seven contests.

The Bearkats (14-12, 7-7) cut Stephen F. Austin's lead to three, 41-38, after James Thomas hit a lay-up with 4:35 to go but the Lumberjacks followed with an 8-2 run thanks to a bucket and two free throws by Bateman and a 3-pointer by Parker to put the game away for good.

Thomas ended his night with 14 points and eight rebounds. Nathaniel Mason had 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting and grabbed five rebounds.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SFA
SHSU
Points 50 44
FG Made-Attempted 18-47 (.383) 16-48 (.333)
3P Made-Attempted 3-9 (.333) 4-14 (.286)
FT Made-Attempted 11-13 (.846) 8-13 (.615)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 18 (0/0) 18 (0/0)
Largest Lead 9 1

Game Leaders

 
SFA
SHSU
PointsH. Bateman 15J. Thomas 14
ReboundsT. Smith 10J. Thomas 8
AssistsH. Bateman 8D. Gatson 6
StealsH. Bateman 2D. Gatson 1
BlocksT. Smith 2M. Holyfield 2
Team Stats: Stephen F. Austin | Sam Houston State

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Feb 20, 2013 SFA 50, @SHSU 44Recap
Mar 7, 2013 @SFA 57, SHSU 42Recap

Next 5 Games

SFA
SHSU
02/22 @LBSU 9:00pm
03/02 NWST 7:00pm
03/07 SHSU 9:00pm
03/09 AMCC 7:30pm
03/15 SELA 6:00pm
 02/23 @EWU 4:00pm
02/28 NICH 8:45pm
03/02 SELA 5:10pm
03/07 @SFA 9:00pm
03/09 @NWST 4:00pm
Complete Schedule: Stephen F. Austin | Sam Houston State

Southland Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Stephen F. Austin16-227-4
Northwestern State15-323-8
Oral Roberts13-518-14
Sam Houston State8-1017-17
McNeese State7-1114-17
Central Arkansas7-1113-17
Southeastern Louisiana10-813-18
Nicholls State8-109-21
Texas A&M-CC5-136-23
Lamar1-173-28
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