Sacramento State cruises to 64-51 win over Northern Arizona

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Marcus Graves had 10 points and five assists and Sacramento State beat Northern Arizona 64-51 on Saturday night.

The Hornets (13-16, 6-12) are the No. 10 seed and face seventh-seeded Montana State, and Northern Arizona (5-24, 3-15) is the 11th seed and plays No. 6 seed Eastern Washington on Tuesday in the Big Sky Conference Tournament.

Justin Strings had 13 points and Eric Stuteville added 11 to lead Sacramento State.

Torry Johnson scored 13 points for Northern Arizona. Felix Rivera-Vega had 10 rebounds and chipped in nine points for the Lumberjacks.

It was tied at 31 early in the second half. The Hornets used a 15-2 run to take a 46-33 lead with 10 minutes left and they had a double-digit lead for nearly the rest of the way.

The Lumberjacks shot just 18 of 57 overall for 31 percent, and was 5 of 27 from long range.