‘Jacks Run Past Millsaps in Season Opener as Braeuer Garners First Win

Monday, November 3

Nacogdoches, Texas

2:00 P.M.

Stephen F. Austin

1-0,0-0Southland

103

Millsaps College

0-0,0-0SAA

Millsaps

SFA

103

‘Jacks Run Past Millsaps in Season Opener as Braeuer Garners First Win

11/3/2025 6:41:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

SFA celebrates namesake’s birthday with win in 27th straight home opener

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – A 57-point first half sent Stephen F. Austin on its way in game one of season 100 on Monday afternoon inside William R. Johson Coliseum as the Lumberjacks placed four players in double-figure scoring led by a game-high 20 points from Keon Thompson to dispatch Millsaps 103-76 for first-year head coach Matt Braeuer's first career victory.

The 'Jacks (1-0) shot 48.1% from the floor and utilized a near 40% success rate from beyond-the-arc, highlighted by a 6-for-9 effort from deep by Lateef Patrick, to ease past the Majors in the first ever meeting between the two programs.

Nineteen first-half points off turnovers (+11) and 18 second chance points (+14) in the opening twenty minutes staked the 'Jacks to an early advantage as SFA never trailed in the contest. The Lumberjacks manufactured a 23-4 lead down near the 13-minute mark of the first half as six different 'Jacks got in on the scoring act to open the 19-point lead.

Millsaps would get as close as a dozen during the remainder of the first half, while the 'Jacks largest lead of the frame came moments before the intermission as Thompson delivered back-to-back inside buckets with the second coming in transition as Chrishawn Christman forced a turnover at the top of the key before delivering the outlet to Thompson who finished off glass as the first half came to a close.

The lead grew to as large as 30 points just past the under-8 media timeout of the second half. Jerald Colonel nearly recorded a double-double in the second half alone as he matched rookie Marcus Scurry in points with nine and added six rebounds over the final twenty minutes of play.

POSTGAME NOTES

Eleven Lumberjacks made their SFA debuts on Monday afternoon
SFA's 103 points are the most in a season opener since dropping 114 on Howard Payne to begin the 2010-11 campaign
SFA outrebounded Millsaps 44-34
Thompson's 20 came behind 8-of-16 shooting and he added five rebounds, one assist and a steal in two dozen minutes
Patrick finished with 18 points, all from beyond-the-arc, and he picked up a game-high three steals in his SFA debut
True freshman Scurry scored 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting in 21 minutes of action off the bench
Colonel finished with 13 points on an efficient 6-for-7 from the floor, and eight rebounds to go along with a game-high four blocks
Christmas reached triple double watch with seven points, a game-high nine rebounds and six assists in addition to picking up a pair of steals

ABOUT THE WIN

First-year head coach Matt Braeuer secured his first career coaching win
The 'Jacks have now won nine straight season openers since their last season-opening loss at #2 Kentucky to tip off the 2016-17 season
The win, in the first meeting all-time with the Majors, pushes the Lumberjacks' win streak in home openers to 27 games

UP NEXT
The Lumberjacks are back home inside Johnson Coliseum for a Friday night tip-off with Arkansas State. SFA welcomes back Matt Hayman, last season's leading scorer for the 'Jacks, in a 6 p.m. start. It will be the fourth meeting all-time between the Lumberjacks and Red Wolves. SFA leads the series 2-1 and will look to avenge a 59-49 loss to ASU last season in Jonesboro. Live coverage links are available at www.SFAjacks.com.

#AxeEm x #WinTogether

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