SE Louisiana Lions at Sam Houston Bearkats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
54 - 71
54 - 71
Sam Houston breezes past SE Louisiana 71-54
Michael Holyfield grabbed 13 rebounds and scored eight points for the Bearkats, while Paul Baxter also scored eight points and added 11 assists. The Bearkats shot 49 percent from the field.
Sam Houston State (20-9, 12-5 Southland Conference) landed six 3s in the first half, the Lions netting just one, in building a 37-27 halftime lead. The Bearkats controlled the boards in the initial period 22-12 and gathered eight more offensive rebounds than Southeastern Louisiana.
Sam Houston scored the first eight points of the second half and Southeastern Louisiana (11-17, 6-11) failed to mount any comeback effort in the second half.
Antonnio Benton, Dre Evans and Onochie Ochie scored 11 points each in the SE Louisiana effort.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Aurimas Majauskas Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:17 | JaMichael Hawkins missed Jumper. | 54 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Will Bond made Free Throw. | 54 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Foul on Antonnio Benton. | 54 - 70 |
Statistics
 SELA |
 SHSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-43 | FG | 28-57 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 3-9 | 3PT | 8-22 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 15-20 | FT | 7-11 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 21 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 2 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 17 | Assists | 26 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 14 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: William R. Johnson Coliseum
Location: Nacogdoches, TX
Attendance: 1,187 | Capacity:
Location: Nacogdoches, TX
Attendance: 1,187 | 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 |