Jacks Outlast East Texas A&M to Wrap Up Homestand

Monday, February 9

Nacogdoches, Texas

6:30 P.M.

Stephen F. Austin

22-3,15-1Southland

East Texas A&M

10-16,5-11Southland

East Texas A&M

SFA

Photo by: Jordan Segelken

Jacks Outlast East Texas A&M to Wrap Up Homestand

2/9/2026 9:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

SFA wins tenth straight game and remains unbeaten inside the Sawmill at 14-0

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Stephen F. Austin remained unbeaten inside the Sawmill after Monday night's Southland Conference tilt against East Texas A&M. SFA used 19 points from Kam Burton and 17 points from Keon Thompson and the Jacks held off the Lions 74-70 to earn the regular season series sweep.

SFA led 36-34 at the intermission before using seven points from Chrishawn Christmas, including an and-1 finish, to stay in front 48-47 at the 12:49 mark of the second half. The Jacks received 22 points off the bench on Monday night including ten straight from non-starters. A triple try from Narit Chotikavanic gave SFA that 48-47 advantage which was followed by buckets from Christian Green and Marcus Scurry and then capped by a banked three from Ahamed Mohammed as the Jacks lead grew to eight points at 55-47 with 11:02 remaining.

With the clock nearing the eight-minute mark, Burton, who nailed five threes in the win, put it on the floor and finished at the cup, while earning his second hoop-and-the-harm of the contest.

Three minutes later, Burton nailed his fifth make from range as Thompson drew multiple defenders before kicking out to the former whose make increased the lead to ten at 67-57 with less than six minutes to play. The lead moved to 13 with the clock dipping below four minutes and a declining shot clock left just enough for Chotikavanic who drained a trifecta off an outlet from Thompson. That possession was prompted by a steal by Christmas and an offensive rebound from Chotikavanic who eventually hit the final field goal of the game for the Jacks as the host went scoreless from the field over the final 3:55 of play.

Despite the lack of success from the floor in the final four minutes, SFA used two free throws on two trips from Thompson and two from Colonel in the game's final five seconds to hold off ETAM.

The Jacks and Lions traded drive for drive throughout the duration of the first half, including a handful by Thompson, however the host leaned heavily on the three-ball trigger of Burton in the early going. Burton cashed in on a 3-and-1 from the far corner to tie the game at 8. He was a ball-movement recipient for a second-straight triple try on the ensuing possession and a third-consecutive trip down the floor saw a third Burton three fall as part of a personal 10-0 run over 1:18 of action.

Coming out of a called timeout which prompted the under-16 media and following an ETAM bucket, Burton hit his fourth three of the first half to give the Jacks a 17-10 lead. Midway through the half, Thompson showcased his shiftiness finishing through contact with the left hand and then immediately picking a pocket on the other end, keeping his balance and the dribble intact on a second tough finish off glass in the span of 14 seconds.

The Lions led by as much as six points in the first half, before Scurry buried a midrange to tie the game at 29 with the clock nearing the five-minute mark.

POSTGAME NOTES

SFA earns the regular season series sweep of the Lions
The Jacks improve to 14-0 at home which stands as the longest home winning streak to open a campaign since the 2017-18 season
SFA improves its overall winning streak to ten games: the longest since winning ten-straight games to close out the 2021-22 regular season
The Jacks have won 15 league games for the first time since 2019-20
The contest featured 11 lead changes and nine tied scores
The Jacks attempted 13 more shots than the Lions
It is the eleventh game with 8+ steals
Burton finished with 19 points on 6-of-11 shooting
Burton has knocked down a combined 22 threes over his last six games with four games of 4+ makes
Thompson followed with 17 points including seven makes from the stripe to go along with seven assists and six rebounds
Jerald Colonel, in addition to sinking the two clutch free throws late, finished with seven and seven
Christmas scored nine points with six rebounds and a pair of helpers
The Jacks finished +19 in bench points getting four big points each from Scurry and Green, while Chotikavanic led with seven

UP NEXT
The 'Jacks are back in action on Saturday afternoon in Edinburg for a pivotal matchup against UTRGV. The Jacks won 73-60 over the Vaqueros on December 3 inside the Sawmill in the SLC opener. Tip-off is set for 4:30 p.m. Live coverage links are available at www.SFAjacks.com.

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