NACOGDOCHES – Senior
Justin Johnson became the 27
th player in program history to score 1,000 points as a member of the program as The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's basketball team fell to the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 83-66 on Wednesday at Johnson Coliseum.
Johnson led the Vaqueros (10-11, 1-7 WAC) with 25 points, increasing his UTRGV total to 1,002. Johnson scored his first 119 points with Southern Miss in 2020-21, meaning his career total now stands at 1,121 points. Johnson went 7-for-14 from the field, including 2-for-3 from behind the arc, plus 9-for-9 from the line. Johnson has now hit 271 free throws, the 12
th-highest career total in program history, in 398 attempts, the eighth-highest total.
Junior
Daylen Williams scored 14 points on a career-high tying three 3-pointers with six rebounds and a season-high three steals. Junior
Ahren Freeman scored nine points with eight rebounds and a career-high tying three steals. Sophomore
Sherman Brashear posted a career-high two blocks.
Kyle Hayman led the Lumberjacks (14-7, 6-2 WAC) with 14 points with four rebounds.
Sadaidriene Hall scored 13 points with three rebounds and three steals.
Nigel Hawkins scored 12 points with five rebounds.
Nana Antwi-Boasiako scored 11 points with four rebounds and three assists.
The Lumberjacks scored the first six points of the game. Then, after Freeman made back-to-back layups, the Lumberjacks went on a 12-0 run to go up 18-4.
The Vaqueros answered with a 14-4 run, powered by Johnson and Williams 3-pointers, to pull within 22-18.
The Lumberjacks followed with a 7-0 run to go up 29-18 before a Johnson 3 brought the Vaqueros within eight late in the first half.
The Vaqueros trailed by 11 in the opening minute of the second half when the Vaqueros went on an 8-2 run, capped by a pair of Johnson free throws, to make the score 35-30.
The Vaqueros were still within five at 37-32 on a Williams dunk with 16:15 remaining, but the Lumberjacks responded by hitting their next six shots as part of a 16-3 run to go up 53-35.
The Lumberjacks led by as much as 19 at 58-39 before a 10-2 Vaqueros run, capped by a 3-pointer by sophomore
Will Johnston, made the score 60-49, but that's as close as they got.
UTRGV hosts California Baptist at the UTRGV Fieldhouse on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at
UTRGVTickets.com. Current UTRGV students receive free general admission with their student ID. The first 200 current UTRGV students in attendance will receive free food. It's faculty & staff appreciation night. Current UTRGV faculty and staff can reserve up to five free tickets to the game by registering at
GoUTRGV.com/FacStaff. All fans need to follow the clear bag policy, details of which can be found at
GoUTRGV.com/ClearBag. The party starts in Schlotzsky's Vaquero Village at 5:30 p.m.
Fans unable to attend in person can watch domestically on
ESPN+ or internationally via
WAC International.
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