Lumberjacks Fall to Bulldogs

Sunday, November 10

Des Moines, IA

1:00 PM

Stephen F. Austin

1-1,0-0Southland

Drake University

2-0,0-0MVC

SFA

Drake

11/10/2024 4:46:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Jackson Pickard, Graduate Assistant for Strategic Communications

DES MOINES, Iowa- The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (1-1, 0-0) lost a Sunday afternoon matchup on the road to the Drake Bulldogs (2-0, 0-0) by a final score of 66-51.

The opening two minutes between the Bulldogs and Lumberjacks offered a defensive battle waged between both sides as neither team was able to score a point. However, the Bulldogs broke the ice shortly after with a layup to take an early 2-0 lead, Chris Johnson quickly responded with a pair of free throws on the ensuing SFA possession to tie the score at two points apiece. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 9-3 lead, however, the Lumberjacks started to heat up from beyond the arc thanks to consecutive three-pointers from Matt Hayman and Nana Antwi-Boasiako to tie the game at nine once again.

Drake would respond with a 6-2 scoring run to go back up 15-11, however, Myles Jenkins would explode onto the scene for SFA shortly after as he rattled off five straight points to launch SFA ahead 16-15. The Bulldogs would respond to take a 20-16 lead but the Lumberjacks would respond with a 10-0 scoring run thanks to four points from Chrishawn Christmas and Matt Hayman to reclaim the lead at 26-20. Drake would get the last say in scoring for the first half though as they would end the half on a 5-0 scoring run to trim the SFA lead down to one point at 26-25 as the two teams headed to the locker rooms.

The Bulldogs opened up scoring for the second half as well off a driving layup to reclaim a slim 27-26 lead. SFA responded on their first possession of the second half though as Clayton Southwick would make a layup of his own to reclaim the SFA lead at 28-27. The triples started to rain down midway through the second half as Chris Johnson would drain one for SFA before Drake responded with one of their own to maintain a 35-33 lead. Keenan Emmanuel would drain another one for the 'Jacks while getting fouled, allowing him to drain the free-throw to complete the four-point play and put SFA back in the lead at 37-35. Back-to-back triples for the Bulldogs helped spark a 9-0 scoring run to put Drake ahead 44-37.

The two schools continued to furiously exchange baskets but Drake maintained a 51-42 lead with 10 minutes remaining in the game, and extended their lead to 56-42 on a pair of dunks. SFA would continue to try and claw back in the game as they got points from Chrishawn Christmas, Keenan Emmanuel, and Nana Antwi-Boasiako however the Bulldogs had other plans as they maintained a steady lead the remainder of the game and came away with a 66-51 win over SFA.

Top Players of the Game:

Chrishawn Christmas: 14 points (led team), eight rebounds (led team), two steals
Keenan Emmanuel: Eight points, two rebounds, one assist
Matt Hayman: Seven points, one rebound, three assists (led team)
Nana Antwi-Boasiako: Seven points, five rebounds, one assist, one block, two steals (tied team lead)

The Lumberjacks return home for their next game as they get set to host LeTourneau University on Tuesday at the Sawmill. Tip-off for Tuesday's game is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. You can watch all the action on ESPN+, as well as follow along with live stats provided on the SFA Athletics Website.

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