McNeese Cowboys at Sam Houston Bearkats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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74 - 79
74 - 79
Sam Houston St. downs McNeese St. 79-74
Jamaya Burr made a pair of free throws to bring McNeese State within 73-70 with 90 seconds to go before Henderson scored a 3. Stephen Ugochukwu narrowed the deficit to four with a pair of free throws.
Paul Baxter made his first foul shot and missed the second and Jamal Williams grabbed the offensive rebound and was intentionally fouled. He made one of two free throws to make it 78-72 to seal the game.
Baxter added 11 points for Sam Houston State (19-11, 10-7).
Ugochukwu and Kalob Ledoux led McNeese State (7-21, 4-13) with 17 points each. Ledoux shot 7 for 8 including 3 for 3 from 3-point range before fouling out. Burr added 10 points for the Cowboys.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Torry Butler Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Lance Potier missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Josh Delaney made Free Throw. | 74 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Sam Houston St Deadball Team Rebound. | 74 - 78 |
Statistics
 MCN |
 SHSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-56 | FG | 28-61 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 5-12 | 3PT | 10-27 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 15-23 | FT | 13-28 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 46 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Assists | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 26 | Fouls | 22 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 8 |
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 |