Chotikavanic Erupts from Range as ‘Jacks Grind through Abilene

Friday, November 14

Nacogdoches, Texas

8:00 P.M.

Stephen F. Austin

4-0,0-0Southland

Abilene Christian

3-1,0-0WAC

Abilene Christian

SFA

Narit Chotikavanic 3pt vs. ACU (11-14-25)

Photo by: Erika Cruz

Chotikavanic Erupts from Range as ‘Jacks Grind through Abilene

11/14/2025 11:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Sophomore guard triggers in eight three pointers at 80% rate; most makes from beyond-the-arc since 2017

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – A physical contest blanketed Friday night action inside William R. Johnson Coliseum as Stephen F. Austin used a hot night shooting from sophomore Narit Chotikavanic to grind through Abilene Christian for a 76-66 result and a fourth-straight win.

Leading by five at 69-64 with 1:49 to play, the 'Jacks engineered a stop out of a timeout and on the other end of the floor, Chotikavanic delivered the dagger as Keon Thompson found the former at the right elbow and a quick trigger tickled twine as the SFA lead grew to eight with 65 seconds to play. The moment served as the climatic end to a contest that featured nine lead changes and eight tied scores.

The 'Jacks struggled from the floor in the early going as ACU jumped out to an 8-2 lead five and half minutes in. Gediminis Alisas scored on a jumper and Chotikavanic hit a trifecta on an assist from Thompson to pull the 'Jacks within a bucket at 10-8 with 13:05 remaining in the first half. Moments later, Thompson completed a drive to the bucket to knot the contest at 12 just prior to a late arriving under-12 media.

Lateef Patrick Jr. gave SFA the lead at the 9:36 mark as Thompson assisted on the second-chance bucket for a 16-14 SFA lead. With the first half clock below the three-minute mark, Eltramon Smith Jr. and Chotikavanic both nailed triple tries as the SFA advantage moved to 32-28, before the latter hit another one in the final 50 seconds as the 'Jacks carried a 35-33 lead into the break.

POSTGAME NOTES

The 'Jacks shot 57% from the floor highlighted by Chotikavanic's 80% effort
Chotikavanic is the first 'Jack since 2017 to hit eight three-pointers in a game and one of just five 'Jacks all-time to make eight or more and just the second since 2000
Chotikavanic hit 5-of-7 from beyond-the-arc in the first half and hit all three of his attempts in the final twenty minutes
Thompson delivered 15 points, a dozen rebounds and six assists to go along with ten fouls drawn
Patrick finished with 18 points
SFA committed just eight turnovers
ACU won the battle on the boards finishing +10

ABOUT THE WIN

The Lumberjacks increase their lead in the all-time series with Abilene Christian to 21-16
SFA has won three straight against the Wildcats
SFA is off to its first 4-0 start to a season since the 2019-20 season

UP NEXT
SFA heads to California for the first two games of a three-game road swing away from WRJ Coliseum. The 'Jacks meet Fresno State (2-2) on Tuesday, November 18, from inside the Save Mart Center. Three days later, SFA trips to Malibu for a Friday night tip off against Pepperdine (2-1). It will be the first meeting with both the Bulldogs and the Waves. Live coverage links are available at www.SFAjacks.com.

#AxeEm x #WinTogether

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