Abilene Christian Wildcats at Houston Christian Huskies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
72 - 81
Houston Baptist beats Abilene Christian, 81-72, tie for 2nd
Houston Baptist (17-12, 12-6) finishes in a three-way tie with Stephen F. Austin and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for second place in the Southland Conference. The Islanders own the tiebreaker and claim the No. 2 seed. The Lumberjacks are the No. 3 seed and the Huskies the No. 4; both play quarterfinal-round games Thursday in Katy, Texas.
The Wildcats (13-16, 7-11) took a 33-30 lead at intermission but Reveal Chukwujekwu gave Houston Baptist the lead for good with his three-point play with 15:36 left.
Russell hit 7 of 8 from the field and knocked down all four 3-point attempts to finish with 20 points. Lasher hit 5 3-pointers and had 18 points. Chukwujekwu added 10 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.
Jaren Lewis scored 23 points to lead Abilene Christian.
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| 2nd 0:05 | Jaren Lewis Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Alex Fountain missed Free Throw. | 72 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Alex Fountain made Free Throw. | 72 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Foul on Hayden Farquhar. | 72 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Atif Russell Steal. | 72 - 80 |
Statistics
 ACU |
 HCU |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-59 | FG | 30-57 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 8-24 | 3PT | 12-20 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 60 |
| 4-4 | FT | 9-15 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 14 | Assists | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 19 | Fouls | 8 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, 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 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 |