Nicholls Colonels at Sam Houston Bearkats
· SOUTHLAND MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 2nd ROUND
59 - 60
Sam Houston St. beats Nicholls 60-59 with last-second layup
Henderson's basket capped an electric, three-basket sequence that proceeded with no stoppage of play. It started with Aurimas Majauskas's jumper that gave the Bearkats a 58-56 lead with 15 seconds left. T.J. Carpenter answered with deep 3-pointer that put the No. 7 seed Colonels ahead 59-58 with 5.9 seconds left. Henderson then went coast-to-coast, finishing high off the glass.
The third-seeded Bearkats (18-14) will face No. 2 seed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Friday night's semifinals.
Majauskas scored 16, Torry Butler added 12 with 10 rebounds and Jamal Williams had 10 points for Sam Houston State.
Quinton Thomas scored 10 for the Colonels (11-23), who took their first lead in over 24 minutes when Tre O'Neal's two free throws made it 54-53 with 2:06 left.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Dakarai Henderson made Layup. | 59 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:08 | T.J. Carpenter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Schane Rillieux. | 59 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Aurimas Majauskas made Jumper. | 56 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Sam Houston St Timeout | 56 - 56 |
Statistics
 NICH |
 SHSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-45 | FG | 20-51 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 7-16 | 3PT | 7-16 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 14-18 | FT | 13-18 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 11 | Assists | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 14 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Katy, TX
Attendance: 1,298 | 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 |