SFA faces Sam Houston after Hawkins' 21-point performance

Published Feb. 28, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Sam Houston Bearkats (22-6, 12-4 WAC) at Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (19-10, 11-5 WAC)

Huntsville, Texas; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: SFA hosts the Sam Houston Bearkats after Nigel Hawkins scored 21 points in SFA's 80-58 victory against the Cal Baptist Lancers.

The 'Jacks have gone 12-3 at home. SFA is the top team in the WAC shooting 39.9% from deep, led by Daeveon Scott shooting 50.0% from 3-point range.

The Bearkats are 12-4 in conference play. Sam Houston is fourth in college basketball giving up 58.6 points while holding opponents to 38.9% shooting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sadaidriene Hall is averaging 13.1 points and 6.7 rebounds for the 'Jacks. Latrell Jossell is averaging 11.6 points over the last 10 games for SFA.

Qua Grant is shooting 44.4% and averaging 13.8 points for the Bearkats. Cameron Huefner is averaging 11.9 points over the last 10 games for Sam Houston.

LAST 10 GAMES: 'Jacks: 6-4, averaging 77.1 points, 32.8 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 8.1 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.0 points per game.

Bearkats: 9-1, averaging 66.6 points, 33.0 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 7.2 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 58.9 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.