GAME NOTES 2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL FOUR NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES | 2009 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 123456789105 SIX SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TITLES | 2008 • 2009 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 23 CONFERENCE TITLES 12 ALL-AMERICANS 11121314151617181920 85 ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS 21222324252627262930 MATCHUP INFORMATION DATE | Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017 ¬ GAMEON • Two of the remaining 77 undefeated NCAA Division I men’s basketball TIME | 7:00 p.m. 434 2017 2018 | SFA to Starkville, Miss. mileage | teams are set to do battle Thursday night when Stephen F. Austin ¬ SCHEDULE PLACE | Starkville, Miss. VIDEO | SEC Network+ heads to Starkville, Miss., for a first-ever showdown with SEC adversary NOVEMBER (4-0) 4-0 | 0-0 VENUE | Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) PLAY-BY-PLAY | Bobby Mauro Mississippi State. Tip-off inside Humphrey Coliseum has been slated ANALYSIS | Bobby Mauro for 7:00 p.m. with each and every second of the game - SFA’s first of Sat. | 11 at Longwood Farmvile, Va. W | 74-61 URL | Facebook.com/SFALumberjacks three against SEC opposition in 2017-18 - set to be broadcast on SEC Wed. | 15 St. Edward’s Nacogdoches, Texas W | 89-66 LIVE STATS | SFAJacks.com Network+. Thu. | 16 LeTourneau Nacogdoches, Texas W | 91-68 RADIO | Q107.7 FM + TuneIn app PDF GAME NOTES | SFAJacks.com • The ‘Jacks enter Wednesday night’s tilt on the receiving end of one PxP/ANALYSIS | Rob Meyers Sat. | 18 Howard Payne Nacogdoches, Texas W | 118-64 SFA STATS + BIOS | SFAJacks.com vote in the latest edition of the Associated Press Top 25 poll. Along with TWITTER UPDATES | @SFA_MBB Wed. | 22 at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 7:00 p.m. Belmont and Rhode Island, SFA is one of three institutions from around SFALUMBERJACKS4-0 MISSISSIPPI STATEBULLDOGS3-0 the nation who earned a single vote and SFA’s appearance in the poll is Sun. | 26 Florida A&M Nacogdoches, Texas 2:00 p.m. its first since the week of March 13, 2016. Tue. | 28 North Dakota State Nacogdoches, Texas 7:30 p.m. • Almost a half-century has elapsed since the ‘Jacks have secured a DECEMBER at victory against a current member of the SEC. All-time, SFA is 3-25 Sat. | 2 Louisiana-Monroe Nacogdoches, Texas 3:30 p.m. (.107) against and the last time the squad posted a win over a current Wed. | 6 at Louisiana Tech Ruston, La. 6:30 p.m. SEC member came on Dec. 1, 1970, when it claimed an 89-82 win over Texas A&M in College Station, Texas. Sat. | 9 Rice Nacogdoches, Texas 2:00 p.m. • One of the best weapons the ‘Jacks have in their arsenal as they Sat. | 16 at LSU Baton Rouge, La. Noon prepare for tangle with the Bulldogs is their defense. SFA leads the Tue. | 19 at Missouri Columbia, Mo. 8:00 p.m. OVERALL RECORD | 4-0 OVERALL RECORD | 3-0 nation in both total steals (65) and turnovers forced per game (26.75). Thu. | 21 Arlington Baptist Nacogdoches, Texas 6:00 p.m. SEC RECORD | 0-0 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE RECORD | 0-0 In terms of steals per game, SFA and Youngstown State are tied for the Thu. | 28 at Southeastern Louisiana* Hammond, La. 7:00 p.m. HOME RECORD | 3-0 HOME RECORD | 3-0 best average in the nation with a mark of 16.3 AWAY RECORD | 1-0 AWAY RECORD | 0-0 • Through their first four games of the season, SFA has shown little JANUARY NEUTRAL RECORD | 0-0 NEUTRAL RECORD | 0-0 to no interest of missing shots. As a team, the ‘Jacks are shooting Wed. | 3 Nicholls* Nacogdoches, Texas 7:00 p.m. 2016-17 RECORD | 18-15, 12-6 Southland 2016-17 RECORD | 16-16, 6-12 SEC 54-percent from the field - a figure that leads the 13-team Southland Sat. | 6 at Northwestern State* Natchitoches, La. 3:30 p.m. RANKING (AP/COACHES) | --/-- RANKING (AP/COACHES) | --/-- Conference and ranks 13th among all NCAA Division I men’s basketball Wed. | 10 New Orleans* Nacogdoches, Texas 7:00 p.m. STREAK | W3 STREAK | W4 teams. Sat. | 13 Incarnate Word* Nacogdoches, Texas 6:00 p.m. LAST 5 GAMES | 4-1 (.800) LAST 5 GAMES | 4-1 (.800) • Once tip-off occurs Wednesday night, SFA will have faced four of the LAST 10 GAMES | 7-3 (.700) LAST 10 GAMES | 5-5 (.500) six NCAA Division I programs in the state of Mississippi. All-time, the Wed. | 17 at Abilene Christian* Corpus Christi, Texas 7:00 p.m. LAST GAME | Howard Payne 64, at SFA 118 (11/18/17) LAST GAME | vs. Green Bay 68, MSU 77 (11/20/17) ‘Jacks have posted a record of 10-3 (.769) against DI foes from the Wed. | 24 at Central Arkansas* San Antonio, Texas 7:00 p.m. HEAD COACH | Kyle Keller HEAD COACH | Ben Howland Magnolia State and all three of SFA’s setbacks have come at the hands Sat. | 27 Sam Houston State* Nacogdoches, Texas 6:00 p.m. ALMA MATER | Oklahoma State, ‘90 ALMA MATER | Weber State, ‘79 of Jackson State. Wed. | 31 Houston Baptist* Nacogdoches, Texas 7:00 p.m. MSU RECORD/YEAR | 33-33 (.500)/Third SFA RECORD/YEAR | 22-15 (.595)/2nd FEBRUARY CAREER RECORD/YEAR | Same CAREER RECORD/YEAR | 434-239 (.645)/22nd LEADING SCORER | Kevon Harris (20.3/game) LEADING SCORER | Lamar Peters (12.3/game) HEAD Sat. | 3 at Lamar* Beaumont, Texas 4:30 p.m. LEADING REBOUNDER | Kevon Harris (8.8/game) LEADING REBOUNDER | Abdul Ado (9/game) to Thu. | 8 at McNeese* Lake Charles, La. 6:30 p.m. ASSISTS LEADER | Aaron Augustin (5.5/game) ASSISTS LEADER | Lamar Peters (4.7/game) Sat. | 10 Northwestern State* Nacogdoches, Texas 6:00 p.m. STEALS LEADER | TJ Holyfield (3.5/game) STEALS LEADER | Lamar Peters (2.7/game) HEAD Wed. | 14 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* Corpus Christi, Texas 7:00 p.m. BLOCKS LEADER | TJ Holyfield (1/game) BLOCKS LEADER | Abdul Ado (2.5/game) 4 | GAMES PLAYED | 3 Sat. | 17 at Incarnate Word* San Antonio, Texas 3:00 p.m. 372 | SCORING | 252 Wed. | 21 Central Arkansas* Nacogdoches, Texas 7:00 p.m. INSIDE the SERIES 93 | POINTS PER GAME | 84 Sat. | 24 Lamar* Nacogdoches, Texas 6:00 p.m. vs. 64.8 | OPP. POINTS PER GAME | 61.3 Wed. | 28 Abilene Christian* Nacogdoches, Texas 7:00 p.m. +28.2 | SCORING MARGIN | +22.7 MARCH 134-248 | FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS | 93-189 ARKANSAS (0-5 | .000) 54 | FIELD GOAL % | 49.2 Sat. | 3 at Sam Houston State* Huntsville, Texas 7:00 p.m. DATE ___ H/A/N __ SCORE _________ LOCATION 41.8 | OPP. FIELD GOAL % | 34.6 SOUTHLAND CONFERNECE TOURNAMENT 1936 ____ N ____ L, 53-24 ______ Houston, Texas Games | 0 23-70 | 3-POINT FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS | 17-67 Thu. | 8 Quarterfinals^ Katy, Texas TBD 11/18/06 __ A ____ L, 70-59 _____Fayetteville, Ark. All-Time Series | Tied 0-0 (.000) In Nacogdoches, Texas | 0-0 (.000) 32.9 | 3-POINT FIELD GOAL % | 25.4 Fri. | 9 Semifinals^ Katy, Texas TBD 12/20/08 __ A ____ L, 67-51 _____Fayetteville, Ark. 36.3 | OPP. 3-POINT FIELD GOAL % | 30.4 12/19/09 __ A ____ L, 72-69 _____Fayetteville, Ark. In Starkville, Miss. | 0-0 (.000) Sat. | 10 Finals^ Katy, Texas TBD 12/1/16 ___ A ____ L, 78-62 _____Fayetteville, Ark. Last Win | n/a 5.8 | THREE-POINTERS PER GAME | 5.7 Last Home Win | n/a 7.3 | OPP. THREE-POINTERS PER GAME | 7 All times CENTRAL and subject to change | Home matches in BOLD MISSOURI (0-1 | .000) Last Road Win | n/a 81-110 | FREE THROWS-ATTEMPTS | 49-65 * Southland Conference game | ^ Southland Conference Tournament DATE ___ H/A/N __ SCORE _________ LOCATION Last Loss | n/a 73.6 | FREE THROW % | 75.4 game 11/25/06 __ A ____ L, 85-56 ______Columbia, Mo. Last Home Loss | n/a 20.3 | FREE THROWS PER GAME | 16.3 Last Road Loss | n/a 61-106-167 | REBOUNDS (O-D-T) | 30-93-123 KENTUCKY (0-1 | .000) Largest Margin of Victory | n/a STAY SOCIAL WE ARE Largest Margin of Defeat | n/a 15.3-26.5-41.8 | REBOUNDS PER GAME (O-D-T) | 10-31-41 DATE ___ H/A/N __ SCORE _________ LOCATION Twitter & Instagram • Stephen F. Austin 11/11/16 __ A ____ L, 87-64 ______ Lexington, Ky. Current Streak | n/a +15.8 | REBOUNDING MARGIN | +1.3 SFA Points (Avg.) | n/a • SFA 60 | ASSISTS | 48 @SFA_MBB • Lumberjacks (M) TEXAS A&M (3-18 | .143) Mississippi State Points (Avg.) | n/a 15 | ASSISTS PER GAME | 16 Keller vs. Mississippi State | 0-0 •Ladyjacks (W) DATE ___ H/A/N __ SCORE _________ LOCATION 83 | TURNOVERS | 45 Facebook 12/17/32 __ H ____ W, 54-38 __ Nacogdoches, Texas At WRJ Coliseum | 0-0 20.8 | TURNOVERS PER GAME | 15 WE ARE NOT 12/18/33 __ H ___ L, 39-30 ___ Nacogdoches, Texas At Humphrey Coliseum | 0-0 • SF Austin Keller vs. Howland | 0-0 +6 | TURNOVER MARGIN | +5 SFA Men’s 12/15/34 __ H ____ L, 39-23 ___ Nacogdoches, Texas 0.7 | ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO | 1.1 • Steph. F. Austin 12/13/66 __ A ____ L, 78-76 __College Station, Texas Howland vs. SFA | 1-1 (.500) Basketball • Stephen Austin 12/16/68 __ A ____ W, 75-74 _College Station, Texas SFA all-time on 11/22 | 6-6 (.500) 65 | STEALS | 22 12/1/70 ___ A ____ W, 89-82 _College Station, Texas 16.3 | STEALS PER GAME | 7.3 Stephen F.