North Texas Mean Green at Sam Houston Bearkats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 76
70 - 76
Sam Houston State holds off North Texas rally 76-70
North Texas whittled a 10-point Sam Houston lead to 73-70 on a Jeremy Combs layup with 45 seconds to play before John Dewey III and Dakarai Henderson made 3 of 4 foul shots to close it out. Paul Baxter blocked a 3-point shot attempt with 19 seconds left and North Texas missed two more 3s in the closing seconds.
A.J. Lawson led the Mean Green (5-5) with 18 points, Combs added 13 and Derail Green 11. North Texas was just 2-for-19 from 3-point range.
Henderson finished with 13 points for Sam Houston State (8-3) with Dewey adding 12 and Baxter 11. Dewey also had six assists and three steals.
The Bearkats trailed 33-32 at halftime but started the second half on a 17-4 run and led by as many as 15.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Jeremy Combs Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Dakarai Henderson missed Free Throw. | 70 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Dakarai Henderson made Free Throw. | 70 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Foul on A.J. Lawson. | 70 - 75 |
Statistics
 UNT |
 SHSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-58 | FG | 26-57 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 2-19 | 3PT | 4-17 |
| 11 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 16-24 | FT | 20-30 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 12 | Assists | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 23 | Fouls | 24 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum
Location: Huntsville, TX
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Location: Huntsville, TX
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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 |
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 |