Sam Houston Bearkats at Incarnate Word Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
74 - 85
74 - 85
Incarnate Word beats Sam Houston State 85-74
Incarnate Word's victory ended Sam Houston's four-game winning streak and pulled the Cardinals even with the Bearkats in the Southland Conference loss column with two each.
Kyle Hittle added 16 for Incarnate Word (15-3, 3-2), which closed the first half on an 11-3 run to take a 40-34 advantage into the break.
Sam Burmeister's jumper with 11:38 left capped an 11-4 run that extended the Cardinals advantage to 57-47, and they took their largest lead of the night at 69-53 with 7:13 left. Sam Houston (13-6, 5-2) never got closer than nine after that.
Anthony Horton and Mitchell Badillo each had 14 for the Cardinals, and Burmeister added 13.
James Thomas had 18 points and Jabari Peters added 16 for the Bearkats, which shot 41.8 percent.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Anthony Horton Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Dakarai Henderson missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Dakarai Henderson Steal. | 74 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Denzel Livingston Turnover. | 74 - 85 |
Statistics
 SHSU |
 UIW |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-55 | FG | 28-51 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 6-17 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 22-29 | FT | 23-32 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Assists | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 23 | Fouls | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: McDermott Center
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 1,362 | Capacity:
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 1,362 | 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 |