Houston Christian Huskies at Sam Houston Bearkats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
52 - 63
52 - 63
Sam Houston State beats Houston Baptist 63-52
Sam Houston (16-5, 8-1 Southland) led 53-30 after 10 straight points in the second half, forcing four turnovers and holding Houston Baptist (9-9, 4-4) scoreless on 12 field goal attempts over a 5:45 stretch.
Michael Holyfield's transition dunk gave the Bearkats their largest lead at 57-32 with 6:59 left. HBU responded with an 18-2 run over the next 5:04 to cut the deficit down to nine points. Kaheem Ransom made a pair of free throws at 1:49 and Terry Harris' missed jumper for HBU with 56 seconds sealed it for the Bearkats, who have won 10 of the last 11.
Holyfield added eight points, 10 rebounds and three blocks and Ransom had 10 points and six assists.
Ricmonds Vilde had 12 points and Colter Lasher 10 for the Huskies.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:27 | DeMarcus Gatlin made Layup. Assisted by Kaheem Ransom. | 52 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:56 | Dakarai Henderson Defensive Rebound. | 52 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:56 | Terry Harris missed Jumper. | 52 - 61 |
| 2nd 1:16 | Terry Harris Defensive Rebound. | 52 - 61 |
| 2nd 1:16 | Kaheem Ransom missed Jumper. | 52 - 61 |
Statistics
 HCU |
 SHSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-60 | FG | 24-54 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 2-9 | 3PT | 7-20 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 8-13 | FT | 8-12 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 12 | Assists | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum
Location: Huntsville, TX
Attendance: 1,075 | Capacity:
Location: Huntsville, TX
Attendance: 1,075 | 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 |