Thursday, January 20
Nacogdoches, Texas
6:30 pm
Stephen F. Austin
12-6,4-2WAC
71
vs
46
Grand Canyon
14-3,4-1WAC
1
2
F
Grand Canyon
31
15
46
SFA
32
39
71
Lumberjacks Dominate GCU in WRJ, 71-46
1/20/2022 9:58:00 PM | Men's Basketball
NACOGDOCHES, Texas --
The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks displayed balance, grit and depth across the entire 40 minutes tonight in WRJ, delivering a 71-46 quality victory over Grand Canyon for another Western Athletic Conference triumph. The 'Jacks improve to 12-6, 4-2 in the WAC.
SFA represented a textbook team win as Latrell Jossell continued his consistent shooting from beyond the arc for 16 points (4-5 3-pt.), followed by Gavin Kensmil (13p/6r/1a/3s), Jaylin Jackson-Posey (13p/4r/1b), and David Kachelries (10p/4r/5a1s).
The 'Jacks held a 32-31 edge at the half with energy in their favor despite the Lopes climbing back to cut it to one, but Kensmil and Kachelries opened up the second half each scoring a bucket to force an early GCU timeout, as the 'Jacks didn't look back from that point on. SFA ultimately delivered offense through its defense outscoring the Lopes 20-2 in Points Off Turnovers, Paint Points (36-16) and Second Chance Points (16-4) to generate effective possessions and remain in front. The Lumberjacks limited GCU to just five made field goals in the second half, turning over its opponent 20 times for a team-high in Turnovers Forced in WAC play thus far for the 'Jacks.
Western Athletic Conference play continues on Saturday for a matchup with New Mexico State in William R. Johnson Coliseum for a 2:00 p.m. tip.
For results, updates and a complete schedule for all SFA Athletics, visit sfajacks.com.
The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks displayed balance, grit and depth across the entire 40 minutes tonight in WRJ, delivering a 71-46 quality victory over Grand Canyon for another Western Athletic Conference triumph. The 'Jacks improve to 12-6, 4-2 in the WAC.
SFA represented a textbook team win as Latrell Jossell continued his consistent shooting from beyond the arc for 16 points (4-5 3-pt.), followed by Gavin Kensmil (13p/6r/1a/3s), Jaylin Jackson-Posey (13p/4r/1b), and David Kachelries (10p/4r/5a1s).
The 'Jacks held a 32-31 edge at the half with energy in their favor despite the Lopes climbing back to cut it to one, but Kensmil and Kachelries opened up the second half each scoring a bucket to force an early GCU timeout, as the 'Jacks didn't look back from that point on. SFA ultimately delivered offense through its defense outscoring the Lopes 20-2 in Points Off Turnovers, Paint Points (36-16) and Second Chance Points (16-4) to generate effective possessions and remain in front. The Lumberjacks limited GCU to just five made field goals in the second half, turning over its opponent 20 times for a team-high in Turnovers Forced in WAC play thus far for the 'Jacks.
Western Athletic Conference play continues on Saturday for a matchup with New Mexico State in William R. Johnson Coliseum for a 2:00 p.m. tip.
For results, updates and a complete schedule for all SFA Athletics, visit sfajacks.com.
Team Stats
GCU
SFA
FG%
.327
.394
3FG%
.227
.350
FT%
.563
.632
RB
36
42
TO
20
10
STL
1
7
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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