Nov. 25, 2003

Final Stats

WACO, Texas - Stephen F. Austin held Baylor to just 28 percent shooting in the first half and held on to beat the Bears 79-57 Tuesday night at the Ferrell Center.

SFA (2-0) outscored the Bears 38-15 in the first half, holding Baylor (1-1) to just 28 percent shooting. The Bears got things back on track in the second half, but were unable to cut into the Lumberjacks' lead as SFA held the hot hand.

Senior Terrance Thomas led the Bears in scoring for the second game in a row, hitting for a career-high 22 points and adding six rebounds. Ellis Kidd Jr. scored a career-best 13 points, but he and Thomas were the only Baylor players to reach double-digits after six Bears did so in the season opener.

Senior Matt Sayman pulled down a career-high seven rebounds to pace the team, but was just 2-of-10 from the field. Antonio Burks led SFA with 28 points and six rebounds.

Baylor returns to action Saturday at 6 p.m. against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at the Ferrell Center. The game is part of a men's/women's doubleheader, with the Lady Bears hosting Washington State at 8 p.m.

NOTES: The Bears' 15 points in the first half marked the fourth-lowest scoring period in Baylor history... The 22-point margin of defeat was Baylor's largest in a non-conference game since suffering a 99-75 loss at TCU on Dec. 13, 1997.