0 9 , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁for ▁the ▁university ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁The ▁team ▁also ▁earned ▁a ▁play off ▁ber th ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁mark ing ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁program ' s ▁history ▁that ▁the ▁team ▁had ▁reached ▁the ▁play offs ▁in ▁consecutive ▁seasons . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁season ▁also ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁school ▁had ▁won ▁an ▁out right ▁conference ▁championship ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁Stephen ▁F . ▁Austin ' s ▁only ▁bow l ▁appearance ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁P oul try ▁Bowl , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁team ▁defeated ▁Gard ner – Web b ▁ 3 1 – 1 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁team ▁reached ▁its ▁first ▁NCAA ▁tournament ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁after ▁winning ▁the ▁South land ▁Conference ▁regular ▁season ▁and ▁tournament . ▁ ▁They ▁lost ▁ 5 9 – 4 4 ▁to ▁Sy rac use ▁University . ▁ ▁In ▁their ▁second ▁appearance ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁they ▁ups et ▁Virginia ▁Commonwealth ▁in ▁over time , ▁ 7 7 – 7 5 . ▁In ▁their ▁third ▁appearance ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁they ▁ups et ▁ 3 rd ▁seed ed ▁West ▁Virginia ▁ 7 0 – 5 6 . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁against ▁ 6 th ▁seed ed ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁they ▁lost ▁ 7 7 – 7 6 ▁on ▁a ▁bu z zer ▁be ater ▁by