Men's Basketball | 12/31/2016 4:25:00 PM
Box Score HAMMOND, La. – ACU's personal Southland Conference "House of Horrors" bit the Wildcats again Saturday as Southeastern Louisiana dominated the Wildcats, 75-53, at the University Center on the Southeastern campus.
ACU is now 6-7 on the season and 0-2 in the league after opening conference play with road losses at New Orleans and Southeastern Louisiana. The Wildcats are now 1-5 all-time against the Lions, including 0-4 in Hammond, La., since returning to the Southland Conference in 2013-14.
Saturday's contest was only close for a few moments in the second half as the Wildcats came out of the locker room and immediately closed a 40-24 halftime deficit to 44-38 with 14:14 to play, thanks to strong play from
Jaylen Franklin and a pair of 3-pointers from
Hayden Farquhar.
But after Southeastern head coach Jay Ladner called a timeout, the Lions responded with a 21-5 run over the next 10 minutes to push the lead to 65-43 and essentially put the game on ice. The Lions were led in scoring by guard Eddy Polanco, who finished with __ points off the bench as he went 5 for 7 from 3-point range.
Farquhar led the Wildcats with 13 points off the bench, while Franklin had 11 points for ACU.
Key Stat
• In the Wildcats' last four games, opponents have shot 50.0 percent, 47.0 percent, 49.0 percent and 56.0 percent, respectively. Combined, those four opponents – Sacramento State, San Francisco, New Orleans and Southeastern Louisiana – have hit 114 of 227 shots from the floor (50.2 percent).
Notable
• The Wildcats were 0ut-rebounded 36-22 by the Lions, although they had as many points in the paint (14) as did the Lions.
• Farquhar was 3 for 5 from 3-point range to tie his career record for most 3-pointers made in a game, which was set earlier this year (Nov. 11) in the season-opening win over Schreiner.
• Redshirt freshman center
Jalone Friday got his first start of the season and finished with seven points, one rebound and two blocks before fouling out for the fifth time this season.
Up Next
The Wildcats will be back in action Thursday, Jan. 5, at 7 p.m. when they host Central Arkansas in the Southland Conference home-opener in Moody Coliseum.
