Sam Houston Bearkats at Northwestern State Demons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
107 - 104
107 - 104
Sam Houston St. tops Northwestern St. 107-104, 2OT
Sam Houston State (8-4, 1-0 Southland Conference) opened the second overtime with a 9-2 run, taking a 101-94 lead with 2:36 remaining. Layups by Zikiteran Woodley and Jalan West pulled the Demons within 101-98 with 1:30 to play, but SHSU went 6 of 6 from the charity stripe in the final 26 seconds to seal the victory.
Sabri Thompson, who scored a career-high 16 points, hit a 3-pointer to give Northwestern State (4-7, 0-1) a 92-90 lead in the first overtime but Nathaniel Mason's two free throws with 6 seconds left sent the game into double-overtime.
DeQuan Hicks scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Demons.
Peters finished with seven boards and six assists.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 | End of Game | 107 - 104 |
| 4th 0:02 | Tra'von Joseph made Layup. | 107 - 104 |
| 4th 0:05 | Will Bond made Free Throw. | 107 - 102 |
| 4th 0:05 | Will Bond made Free Throw. | 106 - 102 |
| 4th 0:05 | Foul on Jalan West. | 105 - 102 |
Statistics
 SHSU |
 NWST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-77 | FG | 33-72 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 9-32 | 3PT | 4-14 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 32-52 | FT | 34-45 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Assists | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 33 | Fouls | 35 |
Game Information
Venue: Prather Coliseum
Location: Natchitoches, LA
Attendance: 1,221 | Capacity:
Location: Natchitoches, LA
Attendance: 1,221 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 2 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| LSU New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |