Sam Houston Bearkats at SE Louisiana Lions
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 59
72 - 59
Sam Houston State rolls over SE Louisiana 72-59
Sam Houston State (12-4, 4-0 Southland), picked up its seventh straight win and remained perfect in conference play.
Peters was 3 of 5 from long range. DeMarcus Gatlin and Aurimas Majauskas had 11 points apiece for the Bearkats.
The game was tied at 31 at the break. Gatlin hit a jumper and drove in for a layup and Peters nailed a 3-pointer to start the second period and the Bearkats led 40-35. The Lions closed to 40-38 but the SHSU answered with a 15-6 run to go up 55-44 with 8:56 left. The Lions could not close the gap and were outscored 41-28 in the second half.
Zay Jackson had 18 points and Joshua Filmore added 17 for Southeastern Louisiana (4-12, 1-2).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Sam Houston St Timeout | 72 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Jabari Peters Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:30 | DeMarcus Gatlin Block. | 72 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Zay Jackson missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 59 |
Statistics
 SHSU |
 SELA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-47 | FG | 20-57 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 5-22 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 23 |
| 24-31 | FT | 14-23 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Assists | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 23 |
Game Information
Venue: University Center
Location: Hammond, LA
Attendance: 390 | Capacity:
Location: Hammond, LA
Attendance: 390 | 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 |