Sam Houston Bearkats at Lamar Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
67 - 61
67 - 61
Sam Houston State tops Lamar 67-61
Kaheem Ransom added five assists and the Bearkats (24-6, 15-2) shot 8 of 24 from long distance against the Cardinals (15-15, 9-9), who haven't had a winning season since 2011-12.
Baxter's layup sparked a 13-2 run and the Bearkats led 24-18, but Marcus Owens made a layup with one second left to tie it at 32 at halftime.
Lamar pulled within 45-44 in the second half after Donovan Ross hit a jumper with 10:13 left, then Anthony Holliday's two free throws pulled them within 60-56 with 1:06 to go, but the Bearkats made six free throws down the stretch.
Holliday led the Cardinals with 20 points and Dontavious Sears added 13.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Kevin Booze made Layup. | 67 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Lamar Offensive Rebound. | 67 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Kevin Booze missed Three Point Jumper. | 67 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Kaheem Ransom made Free Throw. | 67 - 59 |
Statistics
 SHSU |
 LAM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-49 | FG | 19-47 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 8-24 | 3PT | 4-13 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 21-30 | FT | 19-26 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 13 | Assists | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 25 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 19 | Fouls | 24 |
Game Information
Venue: Montagne Center
Location: Beaumont, TX
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Location: Beaumont, 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 |