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NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Stephen F. Austin's Walt Harris scored 18 points to lead two players in double figures and the Lumberjacks benefitted from a huge advantage on the glass as they pulled away and defeated Southeastern Louisiana, 62-51, in a Southland Conference game Saturday at William R. Johnson Coliseum.
Jereal Scott added 10 points for SFA (13-5, 3-2 Southland), which moved into sole possession of first place in the East Division and held a 36-19 advantage on the boards. Southeastern, which dropped its third straight game, fell to 10-8 overall and 2-3 in the Southland.
Jordan Glynn added six points and a team-high 12 rebounds for SFA, which grabbed 17 offensive rebounds in leading to an 18-2 advantage in second-chance points. The Lumberjacks pulled away from a 45-43 lead after a basket by
Patrick Sullivan with 12:15 remaining, extending their lead to 56-45 on a basket by Scott with 6:30 remaining.
Southeastern closed to within 58-49 on a driving layup by
Deshawn Patterson with 4:38 remaining, but SFA sealed the game after grabbing two offensive rebounds which led to an Eric Bell layup with 3:22 remaining.
In the first half, Harris scored eight of the Lumberjacks' first 13 points as SFA eventually opened up with a 21-11 lead on a jumper by Scott.
Southeastern chipped away at the lead as Sullivan scored two straight baskets and
Trent Hutchin drilled a 3-pointer from the right corner with 5:12 remaining. After SFA pushed the lead back to 29-20 on a 3-pointer by Denzel Barnes, Southeastern closed out the half scoring the last eight points, capped by a steal and layup by
Rodney Jones at the buzzer.
Sullivan led Southeastern with 20 points and six rebounds while Jones added 10 points for the Lions, who shot 21-for-41 from the floor and 6-for-13 from behind the 3-point line.
SFA finished 27-for-61 from the floor and went 6-for-16 from behind the 3-point line as it improved to 9-1 at home and won its sixth straight over the Lions.
Southeastern will return to action on Wednesday when it returns home to face Central Arkansas in a 7 p.m. contest.
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (10-8, 2-3 Southland)
Sullivan 9-16 2-2 20; Jones 4-4 0-0 10; Hutchin 2-4 0-0 6; Tibbs 2-3 1-3 6; Fortenberry 1-2 0-0 3; Patterson 1-4 0-0 2; Marks 1-2 0-0 2; Forest 1-2 0-0 2; Dixon 0-4 0-0 0; Burches 0-0 0-0 0; Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-41 3-5 51.
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (13-5, 3-2 Southland)
Harris 6-15 2-2 18; Scott 6-12 0-0 12; Williams 4-9 0-0 9; Reinke 4-8 0-0 8; Glynn 3-4 0-0 6; Tims 2-4 0-0 4; Barnes 1-3 0-0 3; Bell 1-4 0-0 2; Falke 0-1 0-0 0; Gomillia 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-61 2-2 62.
Halftime – SFA 29, SLU 28. 3-point goals – SLU 6-13 (Jones 2-2; Hutchin 2-2; Fortenberry 1-2; Tibbs 1-2; Dixon 0-3; Forest 0-1; Patterson 0-1), SFA 6-16 (Harris 4-8; Barnes 1-2; Williams 1-3; Bell 0-2; Gomillia 0-1). Fouled out - None. Rebounds – SLU 19 (Sullivan 6), SFA 36 (Glynn 12). Assists – SLU 8 (Sullivan 2), SFA 18 (Bell 7). Total fouls – SLU 13, SFA 12. Technical fouls - None. A – 3,725.
