Nicholls Colonels at Sam Houston Bearkats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
76 - 87
76 - 87
Williams has perfect night, SHSU beats Nicholls 87-76
Jovante' Spivey had 16 points, Albert Almanza added 13 and Dakarai Henderson chipped in 11 for Sam Houston State (10-9, 5-1 Southland), which recovered from its first conference defeat last Saturday.
The Bearkats pulled away late in the first half to go up 42-32 at the break.
Johnathan Bell, who finished with 27 points, nailed two straight 3-pointers as Nicholls closed to 52-47. Jalin Barnes responded with a jump shot to start the Bearkats on a 13-4 run to take a 65-51 lead with 9:35 left and the Colonels never threatened again.
T.J. Carpenter had 18 points and nine rebounds for Nicholls (5-14, 1-4).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Schane Rillieux made Three Point Jumper. | 76 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:07 | T.J. Carpenter Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Jovante' Spivey missed Three Point Jumper. | 73 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Schane Rillieux made Layup. | 73 - 87 |
Statistics
 NICH |
 SHSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-51 | FG | 28-59 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 7-25 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 27-34 | FT | 26-30 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 15 | Assists | 21 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 25 | Fouls | 28 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum
Location: Huntsville, TX
Attendance: 1,260 | Capacity:
Location: Huntsville, TX
Attendance: 1,260 | 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 |