Sam Houston Bearkats at North Texas Mean Green
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
64 - 69
64 - 69
Johnson leads North Texas to 69-64 win over Sam Houston St.
Johnson, who finished with a career-high 27 points, slammed home a dunk with eight seconds left to seal the win for North Texas (5-8), which has won three of its last four games.
Johnson made 8 of 13 from the floor, including 3 of 6 from long range, and connected on 8 of 12 free throws. J-Mychal Reese added 13 points and Ja'Michael Brown chipped in 11. Jeremy Combs had eight points and grabbed 12 rebounds.
The North Texas defenders held the Bearkats scoreless for the final three minutes until Aurimas Majauskas, who had 17 points, nailed a trey with three seconds left.
Jamal Williams added 15 points for the Bearkats (5-8).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Aurimas Majauskas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Albert Almanza. | 64 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Deckie Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Ja'Michael Brown. | 61 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Ja'Michael Brown Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Dakarai Henderson missed Three Point Jumper. | 61 - 67 |
Statistics
 SHSU |
 UNT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-61 | FG | 21-42 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 7-15 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 5-9 | FT | 20-32 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 12 | Assists | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 29 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: The Super Pit
Location: Denton, TX
Capacity:
Location: Denton, TX
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 | 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 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |