Incarnate Word Cardinals at Sam Houston Bearkats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
63 - 72
63 - 72
Sam Houston St. finishes strong, beats Incarnate Word 72-63
The win stopped a short two-game losing skid as Sam Houston State fell out of first place in the Southland Conference after losing to Abilene Christian and Lamar. SHSU (18-8, 9-4), which had won eight straight before the two losses, is in second place behind New Orleans.
Butler and Jovante' Spivey added 12 points apiece for the Bearkats who won the battle underneath, pulling down 15 more rebounds than Incarnate Word.
The Cardinals led 50-49 at the 11:13 mark of the second half. John Dewey III hit a 3-pointer to retake the lead and the Bearkats never trailed again, leading 69-59 with 50 seconds remaining.
Jalin Hart had 20 points to lead Incarnate Word (10-14, 5-8).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:11 | John Dewey III Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Sam Burmeister missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Cameron Delaney made Free Throw. | 63 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Cameron Delaney made Free Throw. | 63 - 71 |
Statistics
 UIW |
 SHSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-49 | FG | 24-65 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 5-19 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 22-34 | FT | 17-25 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 7 | Assists | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fouls | 23 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum
Location: Huntsville, TX
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Location: Huntsville, TX
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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 |
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 |