NCCU Eagles chop down SFA Lumberjack, 65-57

EUGENE, Oregon -- Jereal Scott scored his 1,000th point of his Lumberjack career, but Stephen F. Austin never led in the second half and dropped its second consecutive game, a 65-57 decision to North Carolina Central on the second day of the Global Hoops Showcase at the Matthew Knight Arena.

Scott finished with 12 points and six rebounds to become just the eighth Lumberjack (5-6) in the Division I era to reach 1,000 points for his career, but SFA shot just 37.3 percent as a team on the night and was just 2-for-16 from long distance while the Eagles (5-6) hit 45.1 percent of their shots, including eight three-point buckets.

Desmond Haymon had his best offensive showing since the opening game of the year, pumping in 14 points and pulling down a career-best nine rebounds. He and Antonio Bostic were the only `Jacks to connect from three-point range with Bostic finishing with 11 points on the night.

SFA dominated the glass, outrebounding its opponent for the fifth consecutive game with a 40-23 margin, holding the Eagles to just four offensive rebounds while ripping down 11 of its own. Dominque Sutton led NCCU with 17 points and 11 rebounds, while Ebuka Anyaorah rode a 16-point first half to a game-high 18 points and Jeremy Ingram finished with 11 points, all in the final 5:32 of the game.

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