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>
69 - 66
69 - 66
Sam Houston State survives to beat Lamar, 69-66
Sam Houston State (12-11, 7-3 Southland Conference) held a 35-22 lead at halftime and 54-32 advantage after an Albert Almanza 3 with 14:13 left in the game. But Lamar (10-12, 2-8) slowly chipped away, cutting its deficit to seven (59-52) on a Kevin Booze 3-pointer and to one (65-64) on a Josh Nzeakor layup with 22 seconds left.
Williams then hit his first pair of free throws, and after Booze cut the Cardinals deficit to 67-66, Williams drilled another two for a three-point lead. Booze missed a 3 at the buzzer.
Jovante' Spivey had 14 points and Dakarai Henderson had 11 for the Bearkats.
Nzeakor, Nick Garth, and Dorian Chatman each had 12 points for Lamar.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Nick Garth Offensive Rebound. | 69 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Kevin Booze missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Jamal Williams made Free Throw. | 69 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Jamal Williams made Free Throw. | 68 - 66 |
Statistics
 SHSU |
 LAM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-60 | FG | 24-57 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 4-21 | 3PT | 4-23 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 13-17 | FT | 14-21 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fouls | 20 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Venue: Montagne Center
Location: Beaumont, TX
Attendance: 2,076 | Capacity:
Location: Beaumont, TX
Attendance: 2,076 | 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 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 |