| ‘Jacks ax Mavs, Mavericks lose to SFA, 72-65 |
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| Written by Clint Utley, The Shorthorn sports editor | ||||
| Thursday, 21 January 2010 08:11 PM | ||||
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They call them free throws for a reason. The men’s basketball team fell to Stephen F. Austin State University on Wednesday night in Nacogdoches with a final score of 72-65 due in part to shooting 68 percent from the free-throw line. SFA, in stark contrast, shot an impressive 86 percent.  “It’s one of those nights, man,” senior guard Marquez Haynes said. “We all struggled a little bit from the line. It happens to the best shooters.” The Mavericks fell to 8-8 overall and 1-3 in Southland Conference play. SFA improved to 12-5 and 2-2 in the SLC. “They [SFA] were a little bit tougher than us,” head coach Scott Cross said. “I thought that was the biggest difference in the game. We’ve got to play exceptionally well to come in there and win a game. And we played average.” The first half was a low-scoring affair. The SFA Lumberjacks took a 27-23 lead into the locker room and shot eight of nine free throws. Haynes ended the first half with four unsuccessful three-point field goal attempts. Second-leading scorer senior guard Brandon Long only registered one point for the Mavs. After the Jacks took a 10-point lead in the second half, Cross’ team put together a rally to close the gap to 57-53. That was as close as they would get. The Mavs were able to get defensive stops and force missed shots late in the game, but SFA out-rebounded the Mavs 38-29. Sophomore forward LaMarcus Reed III, slightly affected by an ankle injury, said the foul trouble led to mismatches on the floor. “We had some guys playing out of place,” he said. “They had more size and they would get the boards.” Views: 614 | E-mail
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