NACOGDOCHES, Texas — It was a tight battle on Saturday afternoon, but SFA came away with the late bucket to earn the 73-71 win over the Wildcats. ACU opened up as much as a nine-point lead early in the first half, but the Lumberjacks battled back and held a five-point halftime lead. The teams traded buckets down the stretch and the game featured 18 lead changes, but the SFA basket with 1.5 seconds remaining proved to be the difference.
Key Plays
- Coryon Mason hit back-to-back threes to start the game for the Wildcats.
- Mason would score back-to-back buckets again with two layups to give him 10 of the Wildcats first 13 points and put ACU up by nine.
- A Gavin Kensmil layup gave SFA their first lead, 24-23, since 4-3 at the 4:08 mark of the first half.
- The Lumberjacks hit two of three free throws with a second left in the first half to hold the 34-29 lead at the break.
- A pair of Cameron Steele free throws gave ACU their first lead of the second half, 37-36.
- Airion Simmons scored eight-straight points with back-to-back threes to turn a four-point deficit into a four-point lead.
- Simmons hit his third three of the night to give ACU a one-point lead with 3:22 to play.
- Sadaidriene Hall hit a turnaround jumper just outside the paint with 1.5 seconds left to give SFA the 73-71 win.
Stat Pack
- Coryon Mason led the Wildcats with 19 points going 5-6 from the field and 7-8 at the free throw line.
- Airion Simmons scored 17 points and went 3-4 from deep.
- Damien Daniels had four assists and three steals on the night.
- The Lumberjacks won the rebounding battle 39-30 and had the advantage inside 46-30 in points in the paint.
- The Wildcats edged SFA in the turnover battle, 17-11, and had a 21-15 advantage in points off of turnovers.
Up Next
The Wildcats will complete the regular season with two games on their home floor next weekend. ACU will host Dixie State on Thursday and Tarleton on Saturday for the last two basketball games that will be played in the Teague Center.
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