SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL NEWS

Lamar beats Nicholls 87-75 to secure Southland berth (Mar 02, 2017)

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) Lincoln Davis sank four 3-pointers and had 23 points to lead Lamar to an 87-75 win over Nicholls on Thursday night and secure a berth in the Southland Confer...

MARCH 3, 2017 • FOX SPORTS

Houston Baptist extends streak, ends Islanders' run (Mar 01, 2017)

HOUSTON (AP) Colter Lasher scored 28 points and Houston Baptist defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 94-80 on Wednesday night in a matchup of the Southland Conference's two hottest...

MARCH 2, 2017 • FOX SPORTS

Hart leads Incarnate Word past Abilene Christian 89-75 (Mar 01, 2017)

ABILENE, Texas (AP) Jalin Hart scored 23 points and Sam Burmeister had 16 on 6-for-9 shooting and Incarnate Word shot 62 percent to beat Abilene Christian 89-75 Wednesday.

MARCH 2, 2017 • FOX SPORTS

Stephen F. Austin beats Central Arkansas 90-85 in OT (Feb 25, 2017)

CONWAY, Ark. (AP) Ivan Canete scored 16 points and Stephen F. Austin beat Central Arkansas 90-85 in overtime Saturday night.

FEBRUARY 26, 2017 • FOX SPORTS

Abilene Christian keeps playoff hopes alive with win (Feb 25, 2017)

HOUSTON (AP) Jaren Lewis and Hayden Farquhar each scored 14 points and Abilene Christian held off a late Sam Houston State run to defeat the Bearkats 84-81 on Saturday night.

FEBRUARY 26, 2017 • FOX SPORTS

Houston Baptist holds off Lamar 75-68 (Feb 25, 2017)

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) Atif Russell scored 18 points with 7-for-8 shooting and Josh Ibarra added 16 more to lead Houston Baptist to its seventh-straight victory with a 75-68 win ov...

FEBRUARY 26, 2017 • FOX SPORTS

Frye leads with 21, Nicholls edges S.E. Louisiana 77-71 (Feb 25, 2017)

THIBODAUX, La. (AP) Ja'Dante' Frye scored 21 points on near-perfect shooting and Nicholls edged Southeast Louisiana 77-71 on Saturday.

FEBRUARY 26, 2017 • FOX SPORTS

Woodley's scores 28 points, game-winner for Demons (Feb 25, 2017)

NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) Zeke Woodley, playing in his second game after being sidelined for eight weeks, scored on a layup with four seconds left and Northwestern State, in last pl...

FEBRUARY 26, 2017 • FOX SPORTS

Amin scores career-high 31, Texas A&M-CC wins 9th straight (Feb 25, 2017)

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) Ehab Amin scored a career-high 31 points and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi won its ninth straight game 81-70 over McNeese State on Saturday.

FEBRUARY 25, 2017 • FOX SPORTS

New Orleans ends Stephen F. Austin's reign in Southland (Feb 23, 2017)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Nate Frye and Erik Thomas scored 18 points each and New Orleans harried Stephen F. Austin 82-65 in a Southland Conference title showdown on Thursday night.

FEBRUARY 24, 2017 • FOX SPORTS

Houston Baptist makes up 20 points to edge McNeese St. 81-79 (Feb 23, 2017)

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) Atif Russell scored 14 points, five Houston Baptist players reached double figures and the Huskies made up a 20-point deficit to clip McNeese State 81-79 o...

FEBRUARY 24, 2017 • FOX SPORTS

Liam Thomas has triple-double with 10 blocks in Nicholls win (Feb 23, 2017)

SAN ANTONIO (AP) Liam Thomas had 14 points, 13 rebounds and 10 blocks and Nicholls beat Incarnate Word 77-68 on Thursday night.

FEBRUARY 24, 2017 • FOX SPORTS

Garth hits five 3-pointers in Lamar's victory (Feb 22, 2017)

NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) Nick Garth made five 3-pointers and scored 17 points in 19 minutes of play, Colton Weisbrod added 16 points and Lamar defeated Northwestern State 88-68 on...

FEBRUARY 23, 2017 • FOX SPORTS

Veal sparks Southeast Louisiana past Central Arkansas, 87-70 (Feb 22, 2017)

HAMMOND, La. (AP) Marlain Veal came off the bench to match his career-high of 28 points and spark Southeast Louisiana to an 87-70 romp past Central Arkansas Wednesday night.

FEBRUARY 23, 2017 • FOX SPORTS

Texas A&M-CC beats Abilene Christian 56-44 (Feb 22, 2017)

ABILENE, Texas (AP) Rashawn Thomas scored 18 points with 11 rebounds and four steals, Kareem South had 14 points, and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi used a big second-half run to beat...

FEBRUARY 23, 2017 • FOX SPORTS

Thomas lead Texas A&M-CC past Lamar 70-63 (Feb 18, 2017)

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) Rashawn Thomas scored 29 points and six of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's last 11 points and the Islanders withstood Lamar 70-63 on Saturday for their seve...

FEBRUARY 19, 2017 • FOX SPORTS

Northwestern State rallies to beat Nicholls 80-78 (Feb 18, 2017)

THIBODAUX, La. (AP) Tra'von Joseph scored 19 points and grabbed five rebounds and Northwestern State snapped a six-game skid, rallying in the second half to beat Nicholls 80-78 o...

FEBRUARY 19, 2017 • FOX SPORTS

Houston Baptist tops Randall for non-conference win, 92-78 (Feb 18, 2017)

HOUSTON (AP) Josh Ibarra scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Houston Baptist posted a 92-78 non-conference victory over Randall University on Saturday night.

FEBRUARY 19, 2017 • FOX SPORTS

After slow start, Lumberjacks pick up victory (Feb 18, 2017)

HAMMOND, La. (AP) Kevon Harris scored 14 points and TJ Holyfield 13 and Stephen F. Austin recovered from a dismal start to beat Southeastern Louisiana 60-52 on Saturday night for...

FEBRUARY 19, 2017 • FOX SPORTS

Thomas, New Orleans beat Central Arkansas 84-61 (Feb 18, 2017)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Erik Thomas had 23 points, 13 rebounds and five assists to help New Orleans beat Central Arkansas 84-61 to stay atop the Southland Conference standings on Saturd...

FEBRUARY 19, 2017 • FOX SPORTS

Incarnate Word cruises to 69-53 win over Sam Houston State (Feb 18, 2017)

SAN ANTONIO (AP) Tyler Singleton scored 16 points and Incarnate Word snapped a five-game slide, cruising to 69-53 win over Sam Houston State on Saturday.

FEBRUARY 19, 2017 • FOX SPORTS

BC-AP Sports Preview Digest

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017 • FOX SPORTS

SE Louisiana needs comeback, tops Northwestern State, 73-66 (Feb 16, 2017)

NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) Davon Hayes scored 21 points and Southeastern Louisiana overcame an eight-point halftime deficit to beat Northwestern State, 73-66, in a Southland Conferen...

FEBRUARY 17, 2017 • FOX SPORTS

Stephen F. Austin pulls away from Lamar down the stretch (Feb 16, 2017)

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) TJ Holyfield scored 17 points, pulled down nine rebounds, and Stephen F. Austin beat Lamar 70-61 on Thursday night in the only regular season matchup betw...

FEBRUARY 17, 2017 • FOX SPORTS

Abilene Christian holds off McNeese St. 82-78 behind Friday (Feb 16, 2017)

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) Jalone Friday scored 18 points and Hayden Farquhar had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Abilene Christian beat McNeese State 82-78 on Thursday night.

FEBRUARY 17, 2017 • FOX SPORTS