Central Arkansas Bears at Houston Christian Huskies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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89 - 78
89 - 78
Central Arkansas beats Houston Baptist 89-78
Mathieu Kamba and Derreck Brooks added 20 points each for the Bears (4-13, 3-1 Southland), who led by as many as 21 in the first half and 46-27 at halftime. The Huskies (7-8, 3-2) cut the difference to 69-60 with 5:58 left but got no closer.
Howard made 5 of 8 from 3-point range and Brooks hit 4 of 6. Central Arkansas finished 10 of 18 from long range.
Colter Lasher had 19 points, Josh Ibarra scored 15, and Reveal Chukwujekwu and Asa Cantwell added 12 points each for Houston Baptist. Ibarra and Chukwujekwu also had 10 rebounds apiece.
The Bears opened the game with a 16-5 lead and later had runs of 13-0 and 7-0 before the end of the half.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 89 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Braxton Bonds Turnover. | 89 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Mathieu Kamba made Dunk. Assisted by Ethan Lee. | 89 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Ethan Lee Steal. | 87 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Reveal Chukwujekwu Turnover. | 87 - 78 |
Statistics
 CARK |
 HCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-62 | FG | 28-67 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 10-18 | 3PT | 6-22 |
| 56 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 15-16 | FT | 16-19 |
| 94 | Free Throw % | 84 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fouls | 18 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Sharp Gymnasium
Location: Houston, TX
Capacity:
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 |