Sacramento State Hornets at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
· BIG SKY MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND
72 - 60
Graves, Sacramento St. beat NAU 72-60 in Big Sky tourney
The No. 9 seed Hornets will play top-seeded Montana, which swept the regular-season series against Sacramento State, in Thursday's quarterfinals.
Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa added 17 points, including a career-high tying five 3s, and Joshua Patton scored 12 for Sacramento State (15-15).
Mauriohooho-Le'afa scored eight points, including two 3-pointers, during a 10-0 run that made it 15-8 and the Hornets led the rest of the way. NAU twice cut its deficit to five points before Sacramento State scored 13 of the final 16 first-half points to take a 15-point lead into the break. Graves had 10 points during that stretch and the Lumberjacks trailed by double figures throughout the second half.
Bernie Andre had 19 points and 12 rebounds for Northern Arizona (10-21).
The Hornets shot 53 percent from the field, including a season-high 60 percent (12 of 20) from 3-point range, and scored 28 points off 18 NAU turnovers.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Bernie Andre made Layup. | 72 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Luke Avdalovic Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Marcus Graves missed Layup. | 72 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:51 | Chibueze Jacobs Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 58 |
Statistics
 SAC |
 NAU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-51 | FG | 21-53 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 12-20 | 3PT | 7-20 |
| 60 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 6-9 | FT | 11-13 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 17 | Assists | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 28 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Boise, ID
Capacity:
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 |
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 |