Scores

Final

Sam Houston St 42

(15-15, 8-9 Southland)

SF Austin 57

(25-3, 15-2 Southland)

Coverage: ESPN3

9:00 PM ET, March 7, 2013

William R. Johnson Coliseum, Nacogdoches, TX

1 2 T
SHSU 14 2842
SFA 23 3457

Top Performers

Sam Houston State: J. Thomas 10 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Stl

Stephen F. Austin: A. Bostic 14 Pts, 10 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl

Stephen F. Austin 57, Sam Houston St. 42

Associated Press

NACOGDOCHES, Texas -- Desmond Haymon scored 17 points on Thursday night, leading Stephen F. Austin to a 57-42 victory over Sam Houston State.

Stephen F. Austin (25-3, 15-2 Southland) also got 14 points and 10 rebounds from Antonio Bostic.

Stephen F. Austin had a 35-23 rebounding advantage, with Jacob Parker and Taylor Smith collecting nine apiece.

Sam Houston State (15-15, 8-9) was led by James Thomas, who scored 10 points.

Sam Houston State was off-target from the floor, shooting just 34.9 percent, and shot just 14 free throws for the game, making eight.

Haymon was a perfect 8-of-8 from the line.

Hal Bateman sparked the Stephen F. Austin defense with five steals.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SHSU
SFA
Points 42 57
FG Made-Attempted 15-43 (.349) 17-40 (.425)
3P Made-Attempted 4-13 (.308) 3-11 (.273)
FT Made-Attempted 8-14 (.571) 20-29 (.690)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 23 (1/0) 12 (0/0)
Largest Lead 4 17

Game Leaders

 
SHSU
SFA
PointsJ. Thomas 10D. Haymon 17
ReboundsJ. Thomas 5A. Bostic 10
AssistsP. Baxter 2J. Parker 2
StealsW. Bond 2H. Bateman 5
Team Stats: Sam Houston State | Stephen F. Austin

2012-13 Season

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

Next 5 Games

SHSU
SFA
03/09 @NWST 4:00pm
03/13 CARK 8:30pm
03/14 @ORU 8:30pm
03/15 @NWST 8:30pm
 03/09 AMCC 7:30pm
03/15 SELA 6:00pm
03/16 NWST 8:30pm
03/19 @STAN 11:00pm
Complete Schedule: Sam Houston State | 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
View expanded standings »