Sam Houston Bearkats at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
59 - 61
59 - 61
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi upsets Sam Houston State 61-59
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (16-12, 11-5) has now beaten both conference leaders, shocking Stephen F. Austin 71-63 on February 14. SFA (24-4, 14-1) is alone atop the conference standings. SHSU (22-6, 13-2) fell to second. The Islanders are in fourth behind Northwestern State.
Joe Kilgore slammed home a dunk and the Islanders took a 42-41 lead at the 8:16 mark. SHSU closed to 55-53 with 1:57 left but Ehab Amin answered with a layup and Jordan made two free throws for a 59-56 lead with :52 remaining and the Islanders held on for the win.
Bryce Douvier added 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Islanders.
Paul Baxter with 15 points and DeMarcus Gatlin with 14 led SHSU.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 59 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Ehab Amin made Free Throw. | 59 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Texas A&M-CC Deadball Team Rebound. | 59 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Ehab Amin missed Free Throw. | 59 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Jabari Peters. | 59 - 60 |
Statistics
 SHSU |
 AMCC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-49 | FG | 17-45 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 7-27 | 3PT | 4-10 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 18-26 | FT | 23-36 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 7 | Assists | 6 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 29 | Fouls | 22 |
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 | 6 | 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 |