Stephen F. Austin 66, UWM 51: Second-half run buries Panthers in Belfast Classic

BELFAST, Northern Ireland – Kevon Harris had 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead Stephen F. Austin to a 66-51 victory over UW-Milwaukee in the consolation game of the Goliath bracket at the Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic on Saturday.

Jock Hughes added 12 points and Shannon Bogues had 11 for the Lumberjacks (5-2).

Carson Warren-Newsome, Jake Wright and Will Sessoms each scored nine points for UWM (2-6).

"Overall, this was a great experience," UWM coach Pat Baldwin said. "Unfortunately, we wanted to get some wins out of this, too. But, I would recommend this for anybody because it was such a good experience."

The Panthers shot 4 of 27 (14.8 percent) from three-point range in their lowest-scoring effort of the season. Stephen F. Austin went 10 of 26 from long range and scored 19 points off 15 Milwaukee turnovers.

BOX SCORE:Stephen F. Austin 66, UWM 51

"Our guys tried, they worked hard and gave us everything they had, but it just wasn't enough in a tournament like this that has some very good teams," Baldwin said.

Harris scored the final five points during an 8-0 run that put Stephen F. Austin ahead, 29-25, at halftime.

The Lumberjacks opened the second half with a 15-2 run to establish their largest lead, 44-27, and the Panthers never got within single digits.

"That was where Stephen F. Austin started controlling the game and we couldn't get it back," Baldwin said. "Certainly to start the second half, we just couldn't find our way back. Our guys tried to get back in; we fought to back to 10, but just couldn't get over the hump."