Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at Sacramento State Hornets
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
51 - 64
51 - 64
Sacramento State cruises to 64-51 win over Northern Arizona
The Hornets (13-16, 6-12) are the No. 10 seed and face seventh-seeded Montana State, and Northern Arizona (5-24, 3-15) is the 11th seed and plays No. 6 seed Eastern Washington on Tuesday in the Big Sky Conference Tournament.
Justin Strings had 13 points and Eric Stuteville added 11 to lead Sacramento State.
Torry Johnson scored 13 points for Northern Arizona. Felix Rivera-Vega had 10 rebounds and chipped in nine points for the Lumberjacks.
It was tied at 31 early in the second half. The Hornets used a 15-2 run to take a 46-33 lead with 10 minutes left and they had a double-digit lead for nearly the rest of the way.
The Lumberjacks shot just 18 of 57 overall for 31 percent, and was 5 of 27 from long range.
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Statistics
 NAU |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-57 | FG | 26-56 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 5-27 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 10-13 | FT | 6-10 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 11 | Assists | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Venue: The Nest
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 793 | Capacity:
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 793 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 8 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |