LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - Taylor Smith had 21 points, a career-high 18 rebounds and six blocks as Stephen F. Austin rolled over McNeese State 59-39 Wednesday night, holding the Cowboys to nine first-half points.
The Lumberjacks (17-2, 8-1 Southland Conference), who swept the season series, also defeated the Cowboys 71-43 on Jan. 5 after leading 23-19 at halftime. This time, Stephen F. Austin capitalized on McNeese State's atrocious first-half shooting - 15.4 percent (4 of 26), including 0 of 6 from long range- to lead 26-9 at intermission.
The Cowboys (8-11, 2-7) closed to 36-27 with 9:41 left, but could get no closer. At 43-33, the Lumberjacks reeled off 10 straight points.
McNeese State's point total was its lowest since losing to Stephen F. Austin 64-39 on Jan. 19, 2008.
Desharick Guidry's nine points led the Cowboys, who were outshot 42.5 percent (17 of 40) to 24.5 percent (13 of 53) and outrebounded 46-22.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Stephen F. Austin (17-2) « | 26 | 33 | 59 |
| McNeese State (8-11) | 9 | 30 | 39 |
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| Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Smith, F | 36 | 5-8 | 11-15 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| J. Parker, F | 30 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| A. Bostic, G | 33 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| D. Haymon, G | 30 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| H. Bateman, G | 28 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Walkup | 15 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| T. Pinkney | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| I. Asortse | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| D. Walker | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Bright | 3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Perez | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Baxter Jr. | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Harrison | 2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 17-40 | 23-29 | 46 | 14 | 17 | 59 | |
| 42.5% | 79.3% | ||||||
| McNeese State Cowboys | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Guidry, F | 29 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| A. Lewis, C | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| D. Cannon, G | 29 | 1-5 | 5-8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| K. Hardy, G | 29 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| J. Mitchell, G | 20 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. McFerrin | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| A. Fields | 16 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| K. Garrett | 13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| B. Regis | 9 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| S. Johnson | 8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| J. Jagneaux | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Wells | 6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| P. Kpan | 4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 13-53 | 10-15 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 39 | |
| 24.5% | 66.7% | ||||||
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