Stephen F. Austin 87, Houston Baptist 47

Jan 3, 2005, 10:21 pm

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) -- Marcus Clark scored 15 points and had

six assists and four steals to lead Stephen F. Austin to an 87-47

victory over Houston Baptist on Monday night.

Clark shot 7-of-9 from the field. Leonard Brown and Anthony Paez

each had 13 points and Josh Porter had 10 for Stephen F. Austin

(6-5). Hank Rivers had 11 rebounds.

Ben McCain got a tip-in at the buzzer to end the first half to

give Houston Baptist (7-5) a 34-34 tie. Stephen F. Austin opened

the second half with a 13-4 run to take a 47-38 lead with 15:32

left.

Stephen F. Austin shot 59 percent from the field in the second

half to 26 percent for Houston Baptist.

Chris Miller led Houston Baptist with 13 points. McCain added

11.