FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - DeWayne Russell scored a career-high 25 points to help Northern Arizona snap a three-game losing streak with a 57-50 victory over Sacramento State on Thursday night.
Russell connected on four 3-point shots and came up with five assists and four steals.
NAU (5-8, 2-1 Big Sky) also got 11 points from Gabe Rogers.
Joe Eberhard topped Sacramento State (6-5, 1-2) with 12 points and 10 rebounds, and John Dickson scored 12 points.
NAU triumphed despite shooting just 32.1 percent from the field. Sacramento State shot 34 percent.
NAU had a 22-12 scoring advantage in the paint and had a 19-4 edge off turnovers.
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| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Sacramento State (6-5) | 25 | 25 | 50 |
| Northern Arizona (5-8) « | 30 | 27 | 57 |
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| Sacramento State Hornets | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Eberhard, F | 38 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| J. Dickson, F | 27 | 4-12 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| K. Veteto, C | 25 | 1-6 | 3-5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| D. Garrity, G | 30 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| M. McKinney, G | 26 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Demps | 18 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| J. Quigley | 14 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| J. Demalleville | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Carbajal | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Salley | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Barlett | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Groom | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 16-47 | 14-17 | 40 | 6 | 19 | 50 | |
| 34% | 82.4% | ||||||
| Northern Arizona Lumberjacks | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| G. Bewernick, F | 38 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| M. Jacobsen, F | 23 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| D. Russell, G | 35 | 5-12 | 11-12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| S. Saldivar, G | 29 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| G. Rogers, G | 27 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Dunn | 27 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| E. Ekanem | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| J. Martin | 7 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 18-56 | 15-20 | 33 | 12 | 13 | 57 | |
| 32.1% | 75% | ||||||
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