Central Arkansas Bears @ Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
Stephen F Austin downs Central Arkansas 85-64
NACODOCHES, Texas -- Thomas Walkup scored a season-high 32 points on 10-of-13 shooting and made a season-high 11 of 14 free throws, and Stephen F. Austin beat Central Arkansas 85-64 Tuesday night to win its 10th straight game.
Ty Charles and Clide Geffrard added 10 points apiece for the Lumberjacks (10-5, 3-0 Southland Conference), who shot 50 percent from the field and made 22 of 33 free throws (67 percent).
Stephen F. Austin is 38-1 against Southland Conference foes under coach Brad Underwood.
Up by eight at halftime, the Lumberjacks pulled ahead on a 13-4 spurt, then led 61-38 after a 13-2 run in which Walkup scored seven points.
Derreck Brooks' jumper pulled the Bears within 22-20 in the first half, but the Lumberjacks pulled away on a 9-4 run for a 31-24 lead. Dallas Cameron scored six straight and Stephen F. Austin led 37-29 at halftime.
Jordan Howard scored 19 points and Brooks had 16 with 13 rebounds for the Bears (2-12, 1-3).
Game Information
Nacogdoches, TX
Referee:Ryan McDaniel
Referee:Rodrick Dixon
Referee:Luke Chittum
2025-26 Standings
| Atlantic Sun ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | - | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | - | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 8 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 11 | 9-21 |
| Southland ConferenceSouthland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |
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