Box Score


SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Michael Hale scored 10 points, including a key steal and layup with 1:53 remaining as UTSA pulled away from a two-point lead in the final two minutes to claim a 59-51 victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday at the UTSA Convocation Center.

Jeromie Hill scored a game-high 16 points while Igor Nujic added 10 as UTSA (15-9, 7-3 SLC) closed out the game on an 8-0 run after Jeremy Campbell cut the lead to 53-51 on a jumper in the lane with 2:00 remaining.

Nujic hit a pair of free throws that gave the Roadrunners a 55-51 lead before Hale deflected a pass from Todd Nelson and scored to put UTSA up, 57-51. Nujic iced the game with a pair of free throws with 26 seconds left after Nelson missed three on the Lions' previous possession.

Southeastern (8-14, 2-8 SLC) battled the Roadrunners point-for-point in the contest that saw nine ties and 10 lead changes. The Lions built a 31-30 lead at halftime as they shot 12-for-29 (41.4 percent) from the floor while holding UTSA to 9-for-22 (40.9). The Roadrunners outscored Southeastern, 29-20, in the second half and took the lead for good when Melvin Johnson hit a pair of free throws with 3:20 left.

Campbell led a balanced Southeastern attack with 10 points while Daron Populist and Roosevelt Johnson added eight apiece. Freshman Donovan Ross scored seven points off the bench for Southeastern while pulling down a team-high seven boards.

Southeastern will host in-state rival Northwestern State in a 6 p.m. contest in the University Center.

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (8-14, 2-8 SLC)
Campbell 5-11 0-0 10; Johnson 3-5 2-2 8; Populist 2-5 2-4 8; Ross 3-8 1-2 7; Nelson 2-8 0-3 6; Ochie 2-5 2-4 6; Bailey 2-4 0-0 4; Patterson 1-7 0-0 2; Petrovcic 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-53 7-15 51.

UTSA (16-9, 7-3 SLC)
Hill 6-9 3-6 16; Hale 4-8 2-3 10; Nujic 3-8 4-4 10; Burrage 2-5 2-2 6; Vouyoukas 2-3 2-2 6; Franklin 1-4 3-4 5; Johnson 1-6 2-4 5; Wood 0-1 1-2 1; Sims 0-1 0-0 0; Paye 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-45 19-27 59.

Halftime – SLU 31, UTSA 30. 3-point goals – SLU 4-20 (Populist 2-5; Nelson 2-7; Ochie 0-1; Patterson 0-4; Campbell 0-3), UTSA 2-11 (Hill 1-3; Johnson 1-2; Nujic 0-2; Franklin 0-1; Wood 0-1; Sims 0-1; Hale 0-1). Fouled out - Patterson, Bailey. Rebounds – SLU 32 (Ross 7), UTSA 32 (Hill, Burrage 7). Assists – SLU 10 (Patterson 6), UTSA 5 (Hale 3). Total fouls – SLU 23, UTSA 16. Technical fouls - Patterson, Ochie, SLU Bench. A – 1,530.