NCAAB

Abilene Christian Wildcats at Sam Houston Bearkats

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Abilene Christian Wildcats
13-14, 4-10 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
84 - 81
Sam Houston Bearkats
18-11, 13-2 Home

Abilene Christian keeps playoff hopes alive with win

Two Jaylen Franklin free throws gave Abilene Christian a 74-66 lead with 56 seconds left. Sam Houston State frantically rallied, tying it up on a John Dewey III 3 with seven seconds to go. Isaiah Tripp hit two at the line for the Wildcats, but Dewey III pulled them right back with two of his own.

But after a Paul Baxter foul, Jalone Friday stepped to the line and hit a pair to finally put the Bearkats away.

Franklin finished with 13 points for Abilene Christian (13-14, 7-9), which is in a race for the eighth and final Southland Conference tourney birth with two games left. The Wildcats are in a three way tie with Nicholls and Central Arkansas.

Dewey III finished with 31 points and six 3-pointers, both career-highs, for Sam Houston State (18-11, 9-7), which as lost three in a row.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 83 - 81
2nd 0:00 Abilene Christian Defensive Rebound. 83 - 81
2nd 0:00 John Dewey III missed Three Point Jumper. 83 - 81
2nd 0:05 Jalone Friday made Free Throw. 83 - 81
2nd 0:05 Jalone Friday made Free Throw. 82 - 81

Statistics

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25-51 FG 23-53
49 Field Goal % 43
11-21 3PT 9-18
52 Three Point % 50
23-29 FT 26-36
79 Free Throw % 72
29 Rebounds 39
6 Offensive Rebounds 13
23 Defensive Rebounds 26
18 Assists 19
7 Steals 7
2 Blocks 0
14 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Off Turnovers 12
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 22
25 Fouls 24
13 Largest Lead 2

Game Information

Venue: Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum

Location: Huntsville, TX
Capacity:

2025-26 United Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Utah Valley 14-4 - 25-9
California Baptist 13-5 1 25-9
Utah Tech 11-7 2 19-15
UT Arlington 9-9 5 18-14
Southern Utah 6-12 7 10-22
Tarleton State 5-13 9 14-18
Abilene Christian 5-13 9 14-19

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
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