Nov. 13, 2007

Final Stats

NACOOGDOCHES, TX - The Jackson State University men's basketball team dropped its second game of the season as the Tigers fell 70-55 to the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Tuesday night.

With the loss Jackson State falls to a 0-2 overall record and Stephen F. Austin improves to a 2-0 overall record.

After taking a brief five-point lead in the first half the Tigers could not keep up the intensity and Stephen F. Austin eventually pulled away. The Lumberjacks carried a 36-25 lead into halftime.

Senior guard Catraiva Givens led JSU with 14 points on 3-10 shooting from the field and 7-9 from the free throw line. Senior Darrion Griffin followed with 13 points on 4-10 shooting and sophomore Grant Maxey added 12 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.

Matt Kingsley led SFA with 22 points, Eddie Williams added 16, Nick Shaw chipped in 13 and Gerald Fonzie scored 11. Kingsley also grabbed 13 boards for a double-double.

"Our intensity was good in the first half, but down the stretch we got a little fatigued. When we had to start substituting we lost some intensity," said JSU head coach Tevester Anderson. "We also gave up to many second chance shots, when that happens your are in trouble."

The Tigers were outscored 38-24 in the paint, 18-4 in second chance points and 8-2 in fast break points.

"We must also establish an inside game if we are going to be a good team. We have to get 20-25 shots inside the paint. We need to put together two halves and we will be okay."

JSU will return to action Nov. 16 when the Tigers travel to Provo, UT to face BYU in non-conference action. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. Live game action can be heard on WOAD AM 1300.