Sam Houston Bearkats at Liberty Flames
· CORPUS CHRISTI CHALLENGE
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
58 - 62
58 - 62
Liberty comes back, beats Sam Houston 62-58
Burrus sparked a 15-5 rally in the second half after scoring five-straight points for the Flames (3-5), which gave them their first lead of the game. He finished with 15 points. Liberty outscored Sam Houston by 13 points in the second half.
The Bearkats (5-3) held a 9-point lead at the break after making 12 of 12 from the line in the first half and starting the game with eight uncontested points. They dropped down to 72 percent (18 of 25) from the line in the final 20 minutes.
James Thomas led Sam Houston with 10 points after he shot 2 of 7 from the field but made 6 of 9 free throws.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Liberty Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Kaheem Ransom missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Liberty Timeout | 58 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:05 | John Caleb Sanders made Free Throw. | 58 - 62 |
Statistics
 SHSU |
 LIB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-54 | FG | 21-52 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 4-20 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 18-25 | FT | 16-23 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 10 | Assists | 8 |
| 7 | Steals | 0 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 23 | Fouls | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Hilliard Center
Location: Corpus Christi, TX
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Location: Corpus Christi, TX
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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 |