The High Point University men's basketball team will play at Stephen F. Austin State University in the 2012 Sears ESPN BracketBusters on Feb. 18 in Nacogdoches, Texas. It will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools and the first time HPU men's basketball travels to Texas.

Stephen F. Austin State is 11-9 overall and 5-2 in the Southland Conference this season. The Lumberjacks most recently beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 64-49, on Saturday on the road. The team is led by senior center Jareal Scott, who averages 13.7 points and 5.6 rebounds.

The Lumberjacks average just 61.9 points per game but give up just 54.8. SFA went 18-11 overall and 9-7 in the Southland Conference last season after winning at least 20 games in the three seasons prior. Coach Danny Kaspar is in his 12th season and has a 210-133 record at SFA.

The game will be part of a doubleheader with the SFA women's basketball team taking on Texas State at 4 p.m. in Southland Conference action, followed by the men's game with a tentative start time of 6 p.m. scheduled. Times are central time zone. The games will be held at the William R. Johnson Coliseum.

The Panthers are coming off a 52-47 win over Winthrop on the road last Saturday. Senior guard Nick Barbour leads the Big South and ranks 20th in the country with 19.5 points per game this season.