HAMMOND, La. (AP) - Roosevelt Johnson, who missed last game due to injury, returned to tally season-highs of 21 points and 18 rebounds to lead Southeastern Louisiana past Spring Hill 71-61 Saturday in nonconference play.
Brandon Fortenberry added 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Dre Evans and Jeffery Ricard scored 14 apiece for the Lions (2-8)
Tied at 50 at the 8:49 mark, Southeastern Louisiana scored seven straight points to take a 57-50 lead with 4:44 left to play. Johnson made a free throw and hit two jumpers during the stretch.
Spring Hill (2-13), who counted the contest as an exhibition, made it 57-54 on Alex Looney's jumper at the 3:33 mark, but Johnson answered again with a jumper pushing the lead to five, 59-54 with 3:08 left to play.
The Lions made eight free throws in the final three minutes sealing the victory.
Robert Gipson led the Badgers with 23 points.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Spring Hill (0-1) | 29 | 32 | 61 |
| Southeastern Louisiana (2-8) « | 30 | 41 | 71 |
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| Spring Hill Badgers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| F. Gatson, F | 32 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| A. Gowins, C | 18 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| R. Gipson, G | 36 | 8-18 | 1-1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 |
| T. Martin, G | 23 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| B. Redman, G | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Fos | 36 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| A. Looney | 22 | 3-12 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| R. Drummond | 17 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| J. Ferro | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| W. Pietri | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 21-60 | 9-14 | 36 | 11 | 21 | 61 | |
| 35% | 64.3% | ||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana Lions | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Johnson, F | 30 | 10-15 | 1-3 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| R. Woods, F | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| B. Fortenberry, G | 38 | 3-12 | 2-6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| D. Evans, G | 33 | 4-12 | 3-3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| J. Ricard, G | 31 | 6-12 | 2-3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Benton | 30 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| J. James | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Campbell | 10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| O. Ochie | 2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 25-57 | 15-25 | 45 | 13 | 14 | 71 | |
| 43.9% | 60% | ||||||
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