LSU New Orleans Privateers at Sam Houston Bearkats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
61 - 80
61 - 80
Sam Houston State overwhelms New Orleans 80-61
The Bearkats held a commanding 43-22 halftime lead and were ahead 63-44 with 8:54 remaining.
SHSU (21-9, 13-5 Southland Conference) finished in third place in the conference standings, which assures the Bearkats a first round bye in the tournament beginning March 12. The Bearkats, who finished one game behind Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, will open tournament play on Thursday.
Kaheem Ransom also had 17 points, Terrance Motley added 13 and Jabari Peters contributed 11 points and had a career-high 10 assists. The Bearkats won the rebound battle 45 to 33.
New Orleans (11-15, 8-10) was led by Cory Dixon with 19 points. Christavious Gill added 10. The Privateers closed the season on a four-game losing streak.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Travis Avery made Jumper. Assisted by John Reese. | 61 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Terrance Motley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Bond. | 59 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:45 | Terrance Motley Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:45 | John Reese missed Three Point Jumper. | 59 - 77 |
Statistics
 NOLA |
 SHSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-49 | FG | 30-68 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 2-14 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 14 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 25-31 | FT | 14-20 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fouls | 24 |
Game Information
Venue: William R. Johnson Coliseum
Location: Nacogdoches, TX
Attendance: 1,694 | Capacity:
Location: Nacogdoches, TX
Attendance: 1,694 | 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 |