‘Jacks Unable to Hold Off UTA in Arlington

Saturday, November 29

Arlington, Texas

2:00 P.M.

Stephen F. Austin

5-2,0-0Southland

UT Arlington

6-2,0-0WAC

SFA

UT Arlington

Photo by: Erika Cruz

‘Jacks Unable to Hold Off UTA in Arlington

11/29/2025 4:43:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

SFA holds Mavericks without FG in final 5+ minutes, but host put game away at stripe

ARLINGTON, Texas – Despite a field goal scoring drought that lasted north of five minutes to close the game, UT Arlington managed to put away Stephen F. Austin at the free throw line on Saturday afternoon inside College Park Center as the Mavericks defeated the Lumberjacks 66-61 in a matchup of former WAC foes. SFA led by as much as ten points in the opening twenty minutes and carried a seven-point lead into the intermission but was outscored by a dozen points in the second half as UTA remained unbeaten in four tries at home.

A nifty move inside by Keon Thompson was rewarded by a spin-around dish from Gediminas Alisas as Thompson finished up and under to break the tie at 51, before counting the free throw moments after the harm initiated the under-8 media stoppage in the second half. Just prior to that bucket, Thompson assisted Alisas who bullied his way inside to match the game at 51.

SFA's lead following the Alisas to Thompson connection, at the 6:59 mark of the second half, was the last for the 'Jacks who led for nearly 28 minutes of action. Trailing 54-51, 11 of the Mavericks' final 15 points came from the stripe, while UTA's last field goal was a Ryan Seamster fast break lay-in that broke a 54-54 tie in a contest that featured just four ties, three in the second half, and nine lead changes.

In the same 5:11 of play that saw the Mavericks fail to convert from the floor, SFA committed four turnovers and was unable to see four attempts from range find the net.

SFA shot 47% in the first half to carry the advantage into the break, while matching the Mavericks in paint points and grabbing one more offensive rebound to finish at +1 in overall rebounding through the first twenty minutes.

POSTGAME NOTES

SFA finished +3 in turnovers, +4 in points off turnovers and +4 in paint points, but lost the battle on the glass -6
The Mavericks shot 17 more free throws than the 'Jacks
SFA is averaging just five free throw attempts in its last three games
The Lumberjacks went 3-of-13 from beyond-the-arc, marking season-lows in attempts and makes, which included a 0-of-6 result in the second half
Thompson delivered his fourth 20-point game of the season with a game-high 20 points on 8-of-21 shooting
Lateef Patrick scored 16 points on 8-of-19 shooting
Jerald Colonel went for four points, seven rebounds and four assists
Alisas added five points, six rebounds and two assists

UP NEXT
Southland Conference play takes the 'Jacks' attention in the upcoming week. SFA welcomes in UTRGV for the league opener on Wednesday, December 3 in a 6 p.m. tip-off from inside William R. Johnson Coliseum. It will be the first of four-straight home games in Nacogdoches. Live coverage links are available at www.SFAjacks.com

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