Houston Christian Huskies at Sam Houston Bearkats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
68 - 80
Sam Houston State dominates Houston Baptist 80-68
Dakarai Henderson drilled three 3-pointers for 17 points, Albert Almanza added 11 and Jamal Williams had nine points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Bearkats (13-12, 8-4 Southland), who avenged the 70-69 loss to Houston Baptist on Jan. 30.
The victory moves Sam Houston State into a tie with Houston Baptist (14-11, 8-4) for fourth place in the conference standings, trailing league-leading Stephen F. Austin by three games.
Sam Houston State held a 37-33 advantage at the half and won the second period 43-35. The Bearkats, who shot 56 percent in the second half, were 31 of 61 from the floor, while limiting the Huskies to 22-of-52 shooting.
Anthony Odunsi had 16 points to lead Houston Baptist which has lost four straight after winning 10 consecutive games.
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Statistics
 HCU |
 SHSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-52 | FG | 31-61 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 9-21 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 20-27 | FT | 9-13 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 15 | Assists | 28 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 24 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Huntsville, TX
Attendance: 1,172 | 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 | 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 |