Stephen F. Austin vs. Sam Houston State: Recap, Stats, and Box Score

Stephen F. Austin 50

(22-3, 10-3 away)

Sam Houston State 44

(14-12, 8-5 home)

Venue: Johnson Coliseum

8:45PM ET / 5:45PM PT, February 20, 2013

Box Score

	1st	2nd	Final
Stephen F. Austin	19	31	50
Sam Houston State	16	28	44

Top Performers

	Points	Rebounds	Assists
Stephen F. Austin	H Bateman 15	T Smith 10	H Bateman 8
Sam Houston State	N Mason 14	J Thomas 8	D Gatson 6

In a low-scoring affair, Sam Houston State got beat at home by Stephen F. Austin 50-44 in conference play. The Bearkats were paced by James Thomas, who put up a team-high 14 points and eight rebounds. Nathaniel Mason also had a strong outing, scoring 14 points and adding five rebounds. For the Lumberjacks, Hal Bateman finished with a game-high 15 points and eight assists. Sam Houston State (14-12, 7-7 SLC) gets Eastern Washington (8-18, 6-10 Big Sky) on the road on Saturday, Feb. 23.

Sam Houston State Game Notes

Sam Houston State started 14-12 during the 2010 and 2001 seasons (since 1996).
Sam Houston State has lost 100 percent of the time this season (0-4) after recording 16 or fewer field goals made.
The Bearkats have lost 83 percent of the time this season (1-5) after having a field goal percentage of 33.3 percent or worse.
When the opposition records 15 or more assists this season, Sam Houston State has lost 78 percent of the time (2-7).
The Bearkats have recorded more three-pointers than their opponents for the past five games.
This is the 13th game at home this season--SHSU has a 12.7 average scoring margin against opponents at home.
James Thomas accounted for 31.8 percent of the team's points.
The top two rebounders (James Thomas and Nathaniel Mason) accounted for 40.6 percent of the rebounds.
The bench recorded more points (23) than the starters (21).
James Thomas has led the team in scoring four times and in rebounding 10 times in 26 games this season.
James Thomas has three straight double-digit point games.

Stephen F. Austin Game Notes

The top two scorers (Hal Bateman and Taylor Smith) accounted for 56.0 percent of the points.
The top two rebounders (Taylor Smith and Hal Bateman) accounted for 50.0 percent of the rebounds.
Taylor Smith has led the team in rebounding 20 times in 25 games this season.
Taylor Smith recorded the 13th double-digit rebound game of his career.
Taylor Smith has 10 straight double-digit point games.
Taylor Smith recorded a double-double. It was his ninth this season and 12th of his career.

SFA Players		Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A	Hal Bateman	31	15	7	8	2	1	4
A	Taylor Smith	32	13	10	2	0	0	1
C+	Jacob Parker	36	10	4	0	0	0	0
C+	Desmond Haymon	37	4	2	4	0	2	1
C	Antonio Bostic	40	6	6	1	0	0	2
C-	Trey Pinkney	9	2	1	0	0	0	0
-	Thomas Walkup	8	0	1	0	0	0	1
-	Ice Asortse	4	0	1	0	0	0	2
-	Joe Bright	3	0	0	0	0	0	0

SHSU Players		Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A	James Thomas	36	14	8	1	1	1	1
A	Nathaniel Mason	21	14	5	1	0	0	1
B	Darius Gatson	37	4	2	6	1	1	2
C+	Aaron Harwell	14	2	4	3	0	0	3
C	Terrance Motley	17	4	4	0	0	0	1
C	Paul Baxter	22	3	3	3	0	0	2
C-	M. McKinney	20	0	2	2	0	0	0
D+	Will Bond	24	3	2	0	0	0	0
-	M. Holyfield	9	0	1	0	0	2	3