St. Edward's Hilltoppers at Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
66 - 89
66 - 89
Stephen F. Austin pulls away from D-II St. Edwards, 89-66
The victory gives the Lumberjacks back-to-back wins to start the season and the game opens a three-game home stand against non-NCAA Division I opponents.
Sean Phillips and Sean Watkins each drilled a 3-pointer to give the Hilltoppers, a Catholic school from Austin, Texas, a quick, 6-0 lead to open the game and Landon Goesling drilled a third trey to give the Hilltoppers a 9-4 advantage 90 seconds into the contest. SFA took the lead for good on Samuli Nieminen's layup with 11:01 left in the first half that made it 18-16. By halftime the Lumberjacks (2-0) had a 42-34 advantage and they extended it in the second half.
Goesling finished with 19 points to lead St. Edwards.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Logan Cook made Free Throw. | 66 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:17 | St. Edwards Deadball Team Rebound. | 65 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Logan Cook missed Free Throw. | 65 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Foul on Jovan Grujic. | 65 - 89 |
Statistics
 SFA |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-58 | FG | 31-59 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 8-21 | 3PT | 2-13 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 15 |
| 12-20 | FT | 25-34 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 11 | Assists | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 18 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 26 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 34 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 23 | Fouls | 25 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Venue: William R. Johnson Coliseum
Location: Nacogdoches, TX
Attendance: 3,127 | Capacity:
Location: Nacogdoches, TX
Attendance: 3,127 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| LSU New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |