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McNeese Cowboys at Sam Houston Bearkats

· NCAA Men's Basketball
McNeese Cowboys
4-11, 0-9 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
81 - 86
Sam Houston Bearkats
10-5, 4-0 Home

Sam Houston State holds off McNeese State 86-81

Ransom made just 2 of 8 from the floor, but hit 12 of 14 free throws to pace the Bearkats (10-5, 2-1 Southland).

McNeese State (4-11, 2-1) was led by Ledrick Eackles with 25 points. Shaun Johnson had 12 and Jamaya Burr added 10 points.

Sam Houston out-rebounded McNeese State 42-33. Michael Holyfield had 14 points, while Jabari Peters added 12, Dakarai Henderson had 11 and Paul Baxter chipped in with 10.

Sam Houston sprinted to a 17-point halftime lead at 48-31 and stretched it to as much as 22 in the second half. But McNeese chipped away until finally getting within one point at 82-81 with 3 seconds left on a Johnson 3-pointer. But Baxter hit a pair of free throws and a layup for Sam Houston to ice the win.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 81 - 86
2nd 0:00 Paul Baxter made Layup. Assisted by Marquel McKinney. 81 - 86
2nd 0:00 Desharick Guidry Turnover. 81 - 84
2nd 0:02 Paul Baxter made Free Throw. 81 - 84
2nd 0:02 Paul Baxter made Free Throw. 81 - 83

Statistics

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23-55 FG 24-56
42 Field Goal % 43
11-27 3PT 8-22
41 Three Point % 36
24-31 FT 30-44
77 Free Throw % 68
33 Rebounds 42
9 Offensive Rebounds 17
24 Defensive Rebounds 25
17 Assists 21
10 Steals 10
3 Blocks 1
16 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Off Turnovers 12
2 Fast Break Points 4
18 Points in Paint 28
31 Fouls 22

Game Information

Venue: William R. Johnson Coliseum

Location: Nacogdoches, TX
Attendance: 721 | Capacity:

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

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
Full Standings