SFA looks for road win vs NW State

Stephen F. Austin (13-10, 6-5) vs. Northwestern State (9-16, 4-8)

Prather Coliseum, Natchitoches, Louisiana; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Stephen F. Austin looks for its fifth straight win over Northwestern State at Prather Coliseum. Northwestern State's last win at home against the Lumberjacks came on Jan. 26, 2013.

SUPER SENIORS: Stephen F. Austin's Shannon Bogues, Davonte Fitzgerald and Nathan Bain have combined to score 50 percent of the team's points this season and have accounted for 65 percent of all Lumberjacks scoring over the last five games.

SOUTHLAND IMPROVEMENT: The Demons have scored 67.3 points per game and allowed 71.7 points per game against Southland opponents. Those are both significant improvements over the 65.6 points scored and 78.3 points allowed per game to non-conference opponents.

HOT HARRIS: Kevon Harris has connected on 38.2 percent of the 102 3-pointers he's attempted and has made 10 of 21 over the last five games. He's also made 74.3 percent of his foul shots this season.

PERFECT WHEN: Stephen F. Austin is a perfect 8-0 when it holds an opponent to 60 points or fewer. The Lumberjacks are 5-10 when opponents score more than 60.

COLD SPELL: Northwestern State has lost its last four home games, scoring an average of 62.8 points while giving up 72.5.

DID YOU KNOW: The Stephen F. Austin defense has forced opponents into turnovers on an impressive 23.1 percent of all possessions, which ranks the Lumberjacks 27th among Division I teams. Northwestern State has turned the ball over on 22.8 percent of its possessions (ranking the Demons 335th, nationally).

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