NCAAB

Abilene Christian Wildcats at Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

· WAC Tournament - 1st Round
Abilene Christian Wildcats
15-17, 5-9 Away
Final
57 - 60
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
18-14, 10-5 Home

Cajuste's last-second 3-pointer lifts Stephen F. Austin over Abilene Christian 60-57 in WAC tourney

SFA moving on after AJ Cajuste's 3 at the buzzer

Cajuste's game-winning shot came after Hunter Jack Madden hit two free throws for Abilene Christian with 13 seconds left to knot the score. The Lumberjacks move on to play No. 3 seed UT Arlington on Thursday.

Latrell Jossell led the Lumberjacks (18-14) with 17 points. Matt Hayman added 13 points and three steals, while Cajuste scored 12.

Ali Abdou Dibba topped the Wildcats (16-16) with 18 points. Madden and Leonardo Bettiol both scored 12. Madden added six assists and Bettiol snagged six rebounds.

Hayman hit a 3-pointer and 5 of 6 free throws to guide Stephen F. Austin to a 29-23 lead at halftime. Bettiol had eight points at the break for Abilene Christian. The Wildcats trailed by 11 before holding the Lumberjacks scoreless over the final 2:35.

Ali Abdou Dibba hit two free throws and back-to-back 3-pointers in an 11-0 run to give Abilene Christian a 38-35 lead with 12:43 remaining. The Wildcats never trailed from there until the final shot.

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Matchup Prediction

Stephen F. Austin: 63.8%
Abilene Christian: 36.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 57 - 60
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 57 - 60
2nd 0:00 Chrishawn Christmas Defensive Rebound. 57 - 60
2nd 0:00 AJ Cajuste made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Hayman. 57 - 60
2nd 0:02 Jalil Beaubrun Block. 57 - 57

Statistics

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18-43 FG 20-50
41.9 Field Goal % 40.0
3-9 3PT 8-18
33.3 Three Point % 44.4
18-23 FT 12-25
78.3 Free Throw % 48.0
37 Rebounds 25
7 Offensive Rebounds 4
30 Defensive Rebounds 21
9 Assists 11
3 Steals 10
4 Blocks 3
22 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 1
22 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 9
6 Fast Break Points 8
28 Points in Paint 20
23 Fouls 24
6 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

Venue: Orleans Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 1,064 | Capacity:

2023-24 Western Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Grand Canyon 17-3 - 30-5
Tarleton State 16-4 1 25-10
UT Arlington 13-7 4 20-14
Seattle U 11-9 6 23-14
Utah Valley 11-9 6 16-16
Stephen F. Austin 10-10 8 18-15
Abilene Christian 10-10 7 16-18
California Baptist 8-12 9 16-17
Utah Tech 7-13 10 11-20
Southern Utah 5-15 12 10-21
UT Rio Grande Valley 2-18 16 6-25

2023-24 Southland Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
McNeese 17-1 - 30-4
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 14-4 3 21-12
Nicholls 13-5 4 20-14
Lamar 12-6 5 19-14
SE Louisiana 10-8 7 15-17
Northwestern State 7-11 10 9-23
Texas A&M-Commerce 6-12 11 13-20
New Orleans 4-14 13 10-23
Houston Christian 4-14 13 6-23
Incarnate Word 3-15 14 8-23
Full Standings