Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks @ Sam Houston Bearkats

Stephen F. Austin LumberjacksSF AustinSFA

25-5, 18-0 Southland

Final

	1	2	T
SF Austin SFA	43	42	85
Sam Houston SHSU	29	35	64

Sam Houston BearkatsSam HoustonSHSU

17-14, 12-6 Southland

Stephen F Austin beats Sam Houston St for 18th win in a row

Mar 5, 2016, 10:13 pm

HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- Thomas Walkup scored a career-high 37 points and Stephen F. Austin extended the nation's longest win streak to 18 games with an 85-64 win over rival Sam Houston State on Saturday night.

The win gives the Lumberjacks a perfect 18-0 record in Southland Conference play this season, the second time in three years they have accomplished the feat and just the 20th time in Division I history.

Walkup finished 14 of 18 from the field and added eight boards and five assists. Dallas Cameron finished with 10 points for Stephen F. Austin (25-5, 18-0).

Jovante' Spivey led Sam Houston State (17-14, 10-4) with 15 points.

The Lumberjacks led 43-29 at halftime and pushed the lead past 20 (66-44) on a Dallas Cameron 3 with 11:35 left. Two Trey Pinkney free throws pushed the Stephen F. Austin lead to a game high 23 (74-51).

The game was the regular-season finale for both teams.

Game Information

Huntsville, TX

ESPN3

Referee:Joe Wilbert III

Referee:Toby Martinez

Referee:Roger Schmitz

NCAA Division I

Southland 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

Conference USA	CONF	GB	OVR
Liberty	17-3	-	26-8
Sam Houston	13-7	4	22-12
Louisiana Tech	11-9	6	20-14
Western Kentucky	11-9	6	18-14
Middle Tennessee	11-9	6	17-15
Kennesaw State	10-10	7	21-14
Jacksonville State	10-10	7	15-17
New Mexico State	8-12	9	16-16
Missouri State	8-12	9	16-18
Florida International	8-12	9	15-17
UTEP	7-13	10	11-20
Delaware	6-14	11	10-21

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