Saturday, February 17
Nacogdoches, TX
2 p.m.
Abilene Christian
10-15,5-9WAC
63
at
62
Stephen F. Austin
14-11,7-7WAC
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian | 22 | 41 | 63 |
| SFA | 32 | 30 | 62 |
Photo by: Natalie Wright
2/17/2024 9:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball
NACOGDOCHES – Airion Simmons landed a jumper with five seconds to play and Abilene Christian came back from 17 points down in the second half for a 63-62 win at Stephen F. Austin on Saturday.
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Ali Abdou Dibba had 21 points, Hunter Jack Madden added 20 and Abilene Christian forced 21 turnovers.
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The Cats seized their second consecutive road win to inch within a game of the playoff group with three weeks remaining in the season.
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SFA never trailed in the first half and led by as many as 14 points before taking a 32-22 lead into halftime. ACU fell behind by 17 points and was down 55-39 midway through the second half.
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The Wildcats went on a 15-0 scoring spree with Dibba scoring eight of those points to pull the Cats to within 58-57 with 3:38 to go.
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Dibba canned a three-pointer with 1:57 remaining to tie the game at 61-61.
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SFA missed two of three free throws in the final 1:45 to leave the door open. Simmons got into the lane and made his jumper with five seconds left. The Jacks missed a jump shot as time expired.
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Dibba was 10 for 10 at the free throw line and Madden connected on four three-pointers. Kavion McClain had four assists.
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ACU rounded up 11 steals for the game with Simmons and Dibba getting three each.
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The win puts the Wildcats at 10-15 overall and 5-9 in the WAC at the completion of their four-game road swing.
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ACU returns home to face California Baptist at 7 p.m. on Thursday and Grand Canyon at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
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Ali Abdou Dibba had 21 points, Hunter Jack Madden added 20 and Abilene Christian forced 21 turnovers.
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The Cats seized their second consecutive road win to inch within a game of the playoff group with three weeks remaining in the season.
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SFA never trailed in the first half and led by as many as 14 points before taking a 32-22 lead into halftime. ACU fell behind by 17 points and was down 55-39 midway through the second half.
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The Wildcats went on a 15-0 scoring spree with Dibba scoring eight of those points to pull the Cats to within 58-57 with 3:38 to go.
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Dibba canned a three-pointer with 1:57 remaining to tie the game at 61-61.
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SFA missed two of three free throws in the final 1:45 to leave the door open. Simmons got into the lane and made his jumper with five seconds left. The Jacks missed a jump shot as time expired.
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Dibba was 10 for 10 at the free throw line and Madden connected on four three-pointers. Kavion McClain had four assists.
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ACU rounded up 11 steals for the game with Simmons and Dibba getting three each.
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The win puts the Wildcats at 10-15 overall and 5-9 in the WAC at the completion of their four-game road swing.
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ACU returns home to face California Baptist at 7 p.m. on Thursday and Grand Canyon at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
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Players Mentioned
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/ Men's BasketballTeam Stats
ACU
SFA
FG%
.370
.578
3FG%
.333
.429
FT%
.773
.583
RB
23
34
TO
9
21
STL
11
3
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
10
Pts
20
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
3
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
1
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