Scores

Final

SE Louisiana 57

(13-18, 10-8 Southland)

SF Austin 68

(27-3, 16-2 Southland)

Coverage: ESPN3

6:00 PM ET, March 15, 2013

Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX

1 2 T
SELA 25 3257
SFA 39 2968

Top Performers

Southeastern Louisiana: O. Ochie 12 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Stl

Stephen F. Austin: T. Smith 14 Pts, 11 Reb, 1 Blk

Stephen F. Austin 68, SE Louisiana 57

Associated Press

KATY, Texas -- Antonio Bostic and Desmond Haymon scored 16 points each and Stephen F. Austin defeated Southeastern Louisiana 68-57 on Friday in the Southland Conference tournament semifinals.

The Lumberjacks (27-3), who with the victory passed their previous high for wins in a season set in 2007-08, will play Northwestern State for the Southland championship on Saturday night. The Demons beat Sam Houston State 55-52.

Taylor Smith had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Hal Bateman contributed 11 points and five assists for Stephen F. Austin, the regular-season champion which has won six in a row since losing to Southeastern Louisiana 54-50 on Feb. 16 in Hammond, La.

Onochie Ochie scored 12 points for the Lions (13-18), the No. 4 seed. Dre Evans scored 11 points and Todd Nelson and Brandon Fortenberry scored 10 points apiece.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SELA
SFA
Points 57 68
FG Made-Attempted 19-47 (.404) 24-45 (.533)
3P Made-Attempted 11-21 (.524) 5-12 (.417)
FT Made-Attempted 8-15 (.533) 15-26 (.577)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 23 (0/0) 13 (0/0)
Largest Lead 5 22

Game Leaders

 
SELA
SFA
PointsO. Ochie 12A. Bostic 16
ReboundsO. Ochie 6T. Smith 11
AssistsJ. Ricard 5H. Bateman 5
StealsJ. Ricard 3H. Bateman 2
Team Stats: SE Louisiana | Stephen F. Austin

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 17, 2013 @SFA 52, SELA 40Recap
Feb 16, 2013 @SELA 54, SFA 50Recap
» Mar 15, 2013 @SFA 68, SELA 57Recap

Next 5 Games

SELA
SFA
03/16 NWST 8:30pm
03/19 @STAN 11:00pm
Complete Schedule: SE Louisiana | Stephen F. Austin

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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