Stephen F. Austin edges Texas State 66-60

Stephen F. Austin edges Texas State 66-60

Published Dec. 17, 2014 11:31 p.m. ET

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) Demetrious Floyd scored 20 points from the bench as Stephen F. Austin edged Texas State 66-60 on Wednesday night.

Jacob Parker added 14 points, three assist and three rebounds for the Lumberjacks (8-3). Thomas Walkup had seven points, five assists and four rebounds.

Cameron Naylor led the Bobcats (5-3) with 13 points and eight rebounds. D.J. Brown added 12 points and four assists.

Texas State led through much of the first period with Naylor sinking 4 of 5 from the field and the Bobcats were up 30-27 at the break.

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A pair of 3-pointers by Floyd early in the second half helped tie it up, 37-37, before the Lumberjacks pulled ahead on a 12-0 run to lead 49-37 with 11:05 remaining. Texas State pulled to within three on a Brown 3-pointer with 20 seconds left but Parker sank 3 of 4 from the line to seal the win for the Lumberjacks.

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