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    Northwestern State Edges Out Jacks 64-63
    Five-game win streak comes to end for SFA.
    Antonio Burks led Stephen F. Austin with 25 points.
    Antonio Burks led Stephen F. Austin with 25 points.

    Jan 8, 2004

    Box Score

    NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) - Byron Allen sank two foul shots with 3.5 seconds left Thursday night to lift Northwestern State to a 64-63 victory over Stephen F. Austin in the Southland Conference basketball opener for both teams.

    The loss snapped a five-game win streak for the Lumberjacks (9-3).

    Northwestern (3-8) won for the first time in four games, with two of those losses coming by a combined five points.

    Allen scored a season-high 12 points, making 6-of-8 free throws, for Northwestern. The Demons got 18 points from Jermaine Wallace and 14 from Clifton Lee.

    Antonio Burks led Stephen F. Austin with 25 points and was 6-of-10 from 3-point range, including a 22-footer with 25 seconds left that put the Lumberjacks ahead 63-62 before Allen was fouled.