Sam Houston Bearkats at Southern Illinois Salukis
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 73
79 - 73
Galbreath scores 26 to lead Sam Houston St over S. Illinois
Torry Butler and Aurimas Majausukas added 17 points each for the Bearkats (6-3), with Butler also adding nine rebounds.
Sam Houston State hit 54.5 percent of its shots and 15 of 19 at the free throw line.
Armon Fletcher and Mike Rodriguez each had 14 points to lead Southern Illinois (5-5), which struggled from field, hitting only 41.8 percent overall and 26.1 percent from 3-point range.
The Bearkats led the entire second half, and appeared they might blow it open after a Butler layup gave them a 61-48 lead with 9:24 to go. But the Salukis chipped away, cutting it to 68-64 on a Fletcher 3 with 3:50 left.
However the Bearkats scored seven of the next nine points to put the game away.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 79 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Mike Rodriguez made Layup. | 79 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Aurimas Majauskas made Free Throw. | 79 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Aurimas Majauskas made Free Throw. | 78 - 71 |
Statistics
 SHSU |
 SIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-55 | FG | 23-55 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 4-10 | 3PT | 6-23 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 15-19 | FT | 21-25 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 84 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 18 | Assists | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fouls | 17 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Venue: Banterra Center
Location: Carbondale, IL
Capacity:
Location: Carbondale, IL
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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 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |