NCAAB

Sam Houston Bearkats at Lamar Cardinals

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Sam Houston Bearkats
19-7, 7-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
74 - 71
Lamar Cardinals
3-23, 1-10 Home

Sam Houston St. holds off Lamar for 74-71 victory

Terrance Motley also had 14 points and Paul Baxter added 13 for Sam Houston State (19-7, 11-3 Southland).

Lamar stayed with the Bearkats throughout and almost pulled out the victory in the first game for their new interim coach Tic Price, who was named Sunday.

Sam Houston State held a 65-60 lead with 4:21 remaining when Lamar came back to tie at 68 with 1:30 left. Peters answered with a 3-pointer and added three free throws to seal the victory.

Sam Houston State, which has now won six of its last seven games, remains in second place in the conference behind Stephen F. Austin.

Nimrod Hilliard had 21 points, Amos Wilson added 14 and Donovan Ross had 11 for Lamar (3-23, 2-12).

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 74 - 71
2nd 0:02 Jabari Peters made Free Throw. 74 - 71
2nd 0:02 Jabari Peters made Free Throw. 73 - 71
2nd 0:02 Foul on Preston Mattingly. 72 - 71
2nd 0:05 Jabari Peters Defensive Rebound. 72 - 71

Statistics

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24-50 FG 21-49
48 Field Goal % 43
4-17 3PT 5-15
24 Three Point % 33
22-33 FT 24-33
67 Free Throw % 73
35 Rebounds 27
12 Offensive Rebounds 8
23 Defensive Rebounds 19
10 Assists 12
6 Steals 10
0 Blocks 2
20 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 0
20 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Off Turnovers 21
4 Fast Break Points 12
38 Points in Paint 22
24 Fouls 25

Game Information

Venue: Montagne Center

Location: Beaumont, TX
Attendance: 2,340 | 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
Full Standings