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ULM Continues Homestand Against SFA Saturday

ULM Continues Homestand Against SFA Saturday

Men's Basketball Dec 12
Game 4: Stephen F. Austin (3-1) vs. ULM (1-2)
Saturday, Dec. 12 | 4 p.m.
Monroe, La. | Fant-Ewing Coliseum (7,000)
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2020-21 ULM Basketball Notes: Game 4 vs. SFA
 
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STORYLINE –
ULM (1-2) continues its three-game homestand against Stephen F. Austin (3-1) on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 4 p.m.
 
The Warhawks are looking to rebound from a heartbreaking loss in Wednesday's home opener as Davion Buster's desperation 3-pointer from near midcourt at the buzzer gave Lamar a 63-60 win.
 
ULM's starting lineup features four players who are averaging at least 9.7 points per game, including forward Russell Harrison (16.0 ppg., 7.0 rpg.), guard Koreem Ozier (10.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg., 2.7 apg.), guard Marco Morency (9.7 ppg., 3.3 rpg. 2.0 apg.) and guard Josh Nicholas (9.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg.).  Harrison leads the Warhawks in scoring, rebouding and steals (6).
 
ULM/SFA SERIES NOTES –
Saturday's game marks the 55th meeting between ULM and SFA. The Warhawks lead the all-time series 32-22 (.593), including a 20-7 record (.741) in games played in Monroe, La. The Lumberjacks have won eight out of the last 12 meetings, with nine of those games decided by nine points or less.
 
WARHAWKS vs. SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TEAMS –
The Warhawks have compiled a 361-234 record (.607) against current members of the Southland Conference (1-0 vs. Abilene Christian, 3-1 vs. Central Arkansas, 18-8 vs. Houston Baptist, 24-27 vs. Lamar, 61-56 vs. McNeese, 9-4 vs. New Orleans, 55-17 vs. Nicholls, 75-50 vs. Northwestern State, 19-19 vs. Sam Houston State, 62-30 vs. Southeastern, 32-22 vs. Stephen F. Austin and 2-0 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi).
 
ULM faces its second opponent from the Southland Conference this season, in Stephen F. Austin. On Wednesday, the Warhawks dropped their home opener against Lamar, 63-60, on Davion Buster's desperation 3-pointer from near midcourt at the buzzer.
 
The Warhawks previously competed as a member of the Southland Conference for 24 seasons, from 1982-83 through 2005-06.
 
THE LAST MEETING –
SFA 66, ULM 59 (Dec. 14, 2019, in Nacogdoches, Texas): After starting hot from the field, ULM sputtered offensively in the final six minutes, as SFA erased a seven-point second-half deficit in a 66-59 win over the Warhawks at William R. Johnson Coliseum.
 
ULM (4-4) opened strong from deep. After Michael Ertel canned a 3-pointer on the opening possession, Jalen Hodge and Josh Nicholas would follow to put the Warhawks up 9-5 with 15:23 left in the first half.
 
A traditional three-point play by Youry White pushed the ULM run to 8-0 and extended their lead to nine at 14-5. The Warhawks resumed a nine-point lead on a dunk by White off an assist from JD Williams with 9:24 to go before halftime.
 
SFA (8-2) started to heat up from the floor. After opening 3-of-19 from the field, the Lumberjacks scored on the next three possessions, including a pair of 3-pointers from Cameron Johnson, to cut the deficit to one at 16-15 with 6:46 left.
 
A 3-point shooting contest quickly broke out. With ULM up one, Langston Powell and Ertel knocked down treys around a 3-pointer by Kevon Harris for SFA. After JD Williams buried a 3-pointer, SFA answered with another by Harris to get back within two at 25-23. Williams added a layup before a dunk by Johnson and free throws by Charlie Daniels knotted the game at 27 at halftime.
 
In the second half, SFA would take a pair of brief leads early, at 30-27 and 34-32, but ULM answered each time. With ULM down 38-35, Hodge completed a 4-point play to put ULM up 39-38. SFA would eventually tie the game at 41 and again at 43 before ULM went on a 7-0 run, using a pair of layups by Williams, to lead 50-43 with 8:03 left.
 
The Warhawks would take a 53-48 lead on a 3-pointer by Hodge, his fourth of the night, with 6:10 to play. However, the Warhawks would not hit another field goal over the next 5:39, with a free throw by Williams the only point in the stretch as SFA scored 18 of the next 19 points.
 
ULM employed a zone defense against SFA, which slowed the Lumberjacks early and often.
 
Hodge had an efficient night from the field, leading ULM with 17 points on 4-of-6 shooting, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range and 5-of-5 at the free-throw line. Ertel added 12 points while Williams had 10. SFA was led by 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists from Harris. Ware added 15 points and Johnson had 12 for SFA.
 
ULM shot 44 percent (18-of-41) from the floor, 53 percent (10-of-19) from 3-point range, and 72 percent (13-of-18) from the free-throw line. The Warhawks had 28 rebounds, eight assists, six steals and one block. SFA shot 42 percent (22-of-53) from the field, 28 percent (8-of-29) from the 3-point line and 74 percent (14-of-19) at the free-throw line. The Lumberjacks had 32 rebounds, 15 assists, five steals and one block.
 
THE LAST TIME OUT –
Lamar 63, ULM 60 (Dec. 9 in Monroe, La.): ULM's home opener was a heartbreaker.
 
Lamar's Davion Buster nailed a half-court 3-pointer as time expired and that was the difference in a 63-60 win over the Warhawks at Fant-Ewing Coliseum.
 
ULM led by as many as 13 points early in the second half and had the edge late before a cold stretch let Lamar (1-4) creep back into the game.
 
The Cardinals used a 9-0 run to tie ULM at 55-55 on Buster's 3-pointer with 3:44 left in the contest. Russell Harrison's jumper with 2:32 to go ended the ULM scoring drought.
 
Buster's 3-pointer with 1:15 remaining gave Lamar its first lead since the first half at 60-58.
 
Koreem Ozier's struggles at the free-throw line followed him to crunch time. With ULM trailing 60-58, Ozier missed two free throws with 19 seconds left in the game and he finished 0-for-7 from the stripe.
 
Harrison rebounded a missed free throw by Lamar and Marco Morency's jumper with 8 seconds tied the game at 60 before Buster's dagger 3-ball.
 
Buster scored 16 points with four 3-pointers in his season debut for the Cardinals.
 
For ULM, Harrison made a splashy home debut with 22 points, nine rebounds and three assists. Josh Nicholas came off the bench to score 11 points for the Warhawks (1-2).
 
The game featured four ties and just three lead changes with the Warhawks in control for most of the night.
 
With 11:32 remaining in the first half, Lamar led ULM, 13-11 as the Warhawks committed seven turnovers in the first 8:28.
 
Strong bench play helped turn the game around as Nicholas came in to help spark a 9-0 run that put ULM up 20-13. The Warhawks held a 17-5 edge in bench scoring over the first 20 minutes.
 
ULM finished the first half with a defensive flourish to lead 36-25 by the break. The Warhawks scored 15 points off turnovers and held Lamar without a field goal over the last 4:10 of the half.
 
Quinlan Bennett led Lamar with 17 points and Avery Sullivan added 15.
 
WARHAWK STAT LEADERS –
Double-figure scoring games (10): Russell Harrison 3, Marco Morency 2, Josh Nicholas 2, Thomas Howell 1, Koreem Ozier 1, Luke Phillips 1. Opponents: 11.
 
20-point games (1). Russell Harrison 1. Opponents: 1.
 
Double-figure rebounding games (0): None. Opponents: 4.
 
Double-doubles (0): None. Opponents: 4.
 
Games leading ULM in scoring: Russell Harrison 2, Koreem Ozier 1.
 
Games leading ULM in rebounding: Russell Harrison 2, Koreem Ozier 1.
 
Games leading ULM in assists: Elijah Gonzales 1, Marco Morency 1, Koreem Ozier 1.
 
2020-21 ULM STARTING LINEUPS –
Dec. 3 at Louisiana Tech: Olonade, Ozier, Morency, Harrison, Efretuei
Dec. 6 at Northwestern State: Olonade, Ozier, Morency, Harrison, Howell
Dec. 9 vs. Lamar: Olonade, Ozier, Morency, Harrison, Efretuei
                                
Different Starting Combinations (2):
Olonade, Ozier, Morency, Harrison, Efretuei: 2 (0-2)
Olonade, Ozier, Morency, Harrison, Howell: 1 (1-0)
 
2020-21 WARHAWK STATISTICAL TRENDS –
Games played in Fant-Ewing Coliseum: 0-1
Games played on the road: 1-1
Games played at a neutral site: 0-0                    
 
Games played in December: 1-2
Games played in January: 0-0
Games played in February: 0-0
Games played in March: 0-0                              
 
When leading at halftime: 0-1
When trailing at halftime: 1-1
When tied at halftime: 0-0
 
When shooting .500 or better from the field: 0-0
When shooting less than .500 from the field: 1-2
When opponent shoots .500 or better from the field: 0-0
When opponent shoots less than .500 from the floor: 2-1
 
When outrebounding opponent: 0-0
When outrebounded by opponent: 0-2
When rebounding totals are equal: 1-0
 
When hitting more free throws than opponent: 1-0
When hitting fewer free throws than opponent: 0-2
When hitting the same number of free throws as opponent: 0-0
 
When committing fewer turnovers than opponent: 1-1                    
When opponent commits fewer turnovers: 0-1
When turnover totals are equal: 0-0
 
When ULM scores less than 50 points: 0-0         
When ULM scores 50-59 points: 0-0
When ULM scores 60-69 points: 0-2
When ULM scores 70-79 points: 0-0
When ULM scores 80-89 points: 0-0
When ULM scores 90-99 points: 1-0
 
When opponent scores less than 50 points: 0-0  
When opponent scores 50-59 points: 0-0
When opponent scores 60-69 points: 1-0
When opponent scores 70-79 points: 0-1
When opponent scores 80-89 points: 1-0
When opponent scores 90-99 points: 0-0
 
Games decided by five points or less: 0-1
Games decided by 6-10 points: 1-0
Games decided by 11-19 points: 0-1
Games decided by 20 points or more: 0-0
 
Last five games: ----                                                 
Last 10 games: ----
 
Largest deficit overcome to win: 7 (20-12 and 23-16 at Northwestern State, Dec. 6)
Largest lead surrendered in a loss: 13 (38-25 vs. Lamar, Dec. 9)
 
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