Sam Houston Bearkats at McNeese Cowboys
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
74 - 67
74 - 67
Sam Houston St. gets 1st league win, beats McNeese St. 74-67
The Bearkats (10-6, 1-2) winners of five of six prior to conference play, dropped their first two games to Houston Baptist and Central Arkansas.
McNeese State (5-9, 2-1) led 34-31 at the break. A Dakarai Henderson layup at the 18:13 mark of the second period gave the Bearkats the lead for good.
McNeese State's James Harvey drilled two treys late and added two free throws as the Cowboys closed to within five with 38 seconds left.
SHSU, which has struggled hitting shots beyond the arc, made just 4 of 23.
Torry Butler added eight points and pulled down 13 rebounds for SHSU which dominated the boards 51-35.
Lance Potier led the Cowboys with 18 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Torry Butler Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Kalob Ledoux missed Jumper. | 74 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Kalob Ledoux Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Jovante' Spivey missed Free Throw. | 74 - 67 |
Statistics
 SHSU |
 MCN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-69 | FG | 19-54 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 4-23 | 3PT | 9-24 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 18-27 | FT | 20-25 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 19 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 13 | Assists | 8 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 8 |
| 25 | Fouls | 25 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Burton Coliseum
Location: Lake Charles, LA
Capacity:
Location: Lake Charles, LA
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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 |
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 |