Box Score HUNTSVILLE, Texas – Joston Crow scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half and Sam Houston State rallied from a 13-point deficit to rally and defeat Southeastern Louisiana, 75-65, in a Southland Conference game Saturday at Johnson Coliseum.
Crow added nine rebounds and eight assists for SHSU (11-10, 4-4 SLC), which outscored Southeastern (10-10, 4-4 SLC), 43-29, in the second half including 41-20 over the final 15:37. Gilberto Clavell added 20 points and 10 rebounds for SHSU while Nafis Richardson came off the bench to score 19.
Southeastern led 47-34 with 15:37 remaining after
Trent Hutchin sank a pair of free throws before SHSU chipped away at the lead. The Lions led 58-53 on a layup by
Gary Dixon, but Southeastern did not make a basket the rest of the game.
SHSU went ahead for good as it went on an 18-2 run, beginning with two free throws by Clavell with 9:01 left. The Bearkats capped the run on a three-point play by Crow with 5:07 left that put SHSU ahead, 71-60.
Hutchin scored 32 points for Southeastern, matching his career-high set in games against Loyola and Lamar. The senior went 7-for-14 from the floor and 13-for-14 from the free throw line, but was limited to 1-for-4 from the floor in the second half.
David Ndoumba added eight points and six rebounds for Southeastern while
Brandon Fortenberry pulled down seven rebounds to lead the Lions.
Southeastern will return to action on Wednesday when it plays host to UTSA in a 7 p.m. contest in the University Center.
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (10-10, 4-4 Southland)
Hutchin 7-14 13-14 32; Ndoumba 2-4 4-6 8; Johnson 2-4 2-2 6; Marks 3-4 0-0 6; Dixon 2-4 1-2 5; Fortenberry 2-10 0-0 4; Harrel 0-1 2-2 2; Patterson 1-6 0-2 2; Benton 0-1 0-0 0; Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-48 22-28 65.
SAM HOUSTON STATE (11-10, 4-4 Southland)
Clavell 8-14 4-5 20; Crow 8-17 1-1 20; Richardson 6-11 6-11 19; Murray 2-4 0-0 6; Bootle 2-2 0-0 4; James 2-4 0-2 4; Pevehouse 0-7 2-2 2; Thompson 0-0 0-0 0; Williams 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 28-62 13-21 75.
Halftime – SLU 36, SHSU 32. 3-point goals – SLU 5-18 (Hutchin 5-9; Dixon 0-1; Fortenberry 0-5; Patterson 0-3), SHSU 6-21 (Crow 3-8; Murray 2-4; Richardson 1-2; Pevehouse 0-4; Williams 0-2; James 0-1). Fouled out - Fortenberry. Rebounds – SLU 30 (Fortenberry 7), SHSU 40 (Clavell 10). Assists – SLU 14 (Fortenberry, Patterson 3), SHSU 26 (Crow 8). Total fouls – SLU 21, SHSU 20. Technical fouls - Clavell. A – 1,048.
