Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at Northwestern State Demons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
64 - 56
Stephen F. Austin dumps Northwestern St. 64-56
C.J. Jones made a layup, a pair of free throws and a 3-pointer in a minute-and-a-half to reduce Northwestern State's deficit to 56-53 with 6:27 to play, but the Demons missed 8 of 9 after with their only field goal coming on a dunk from Ishmael Lane.
Following Jones' 3, TJ Holyfield registered a 3-point play with 5:55 to go. Stephen F. Austin (13-3, 2-1 Southland) didn't fare much better shooting after that as it missed 5 of 6 shots from the field down the stretch. Holyfield scored 11 points for the Lumberjacks.
The Lumberjacks missed all 16 of their 3-point attempts and were 20 of 32 (62.5 percent) from the free throw line. It's the first time in nearly six years Stephen F. Austin hadn't made a 3.
Northwestern State (3-12, 0-4) got 15 points from Jones and Lane had 10 points and nine rebounds. The Demons missed 16 of 31 free throws (48) and were 5 of 20 (25) from beyond the arc.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:09 | TJ Holyfield Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Darian Dixon missed Free Throw. | 64 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Northwestern State Deadball Team Rebound. | 64 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Darian Dixon missed Free Throw. | 64 - 56 |
Statistics
 SFA |
 NWST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-48 | FG | 18-49 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 0-16 | 3PT | 5-20 |
| 0 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 20-32 | FT | 15-31 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 48 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 8 | Assists | 6 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 23 | Fouls | 28 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Natchitoches, LA
Attendance: 1,322 | 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 |