Northern Arizona downs Kats 77-60
60
Sam Houston State SHSU 3-5
77
Winner Northern Arizona NAU 3-4
Sam Houston State SHSU
3-5
60
Final
77
Northern Arizona NAU
3-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Sam Houston State SHSU 25 35 60
Northern Arizona NAU 34 43 77

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Northern Arizona downs Kats 77-60

Flagstaff, Ariz - Despite double figure performances by Demarcus Gatlin and Terrance Motley, Sam Houston State fell 77-60 in a non-conference men's basketball game Saturday at the Skydome.

Gatlin scored 14 points and pulled down six rebounds. Motley added 13 points and 11 boards as Sam Houston dropped to 3-5 for the season.

Northern Arizona was led by DeWayne Russell with 22 points and Gabe Rogers with 19. NAU stands 3-4 for the year.

Sam Houston took an early four-point lead as Aaron Harwell's jumper put the Kats up 8-4 six minutes into the contest. After a 12-12, Northern Arizona went on a 22-10 run to build a 14 point lead with 3:15 in the half and led 34-25 at intermission.

NAU eventually led by as many as 21 points, 57-36 at the 10:37 mark.

Erik Williams, playing in his second game of the season, added nine points for Sam Houston.

The Bearkats out-rebounded Northern Arizona 44-37, outscoring their opponents 26-20 in the paint and collecting 22 second chance points.

But Sam Houston managed only 22-of-68 from the field for 32.4 per cent.

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