Sam Houston Bearkats at Northwestern State Demons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
77 - 68
77 - 68
Sam Houston St. wins 4th straight, beats NW State 77-68
The Bearkats, picked to win the league, opened conference play with two straight loses. They beat New Orleans, which remains atop the conference standings, in their last outing.
SHSU (13-6, 4-2), which never trailed, was up 39-32 at the break and pushed that to 62-49 with 7:03 left. Northwestern had a 19-9 run and closed to 71-68 following a Sabri Thompson trey with 40 seconds left. Baxter had four free throws and Jovante' Spivey added two more to hold off the Demons.
Baxter hit 3 of 5 from distance and made all eight free throw attempts. Dakarai Henderson tied his career-high with five shots from distance for 17 points and Aurimas Majauskas added 13.
Devonte Hall led Northwestern State (7-9, 1-4) with 16 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:06 | Foul on Devonte Hall. | 75 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Paul Baxter Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Tra'von Joseph missed Three Point Jumper. | 75 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Paul Baxter made Free Throw. | 75 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Paul Baxter made Free Throw. | 74 - 68 |
Statistics
 SHSU |
 NWST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-60 | FG | 27-59 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 11-21 | 3PT | 3-19 |
| 52 | Three Point % | 16 |
| 14-16 | FT | 11-17 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Prather Coliseum
Location: Natchitoches, 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 |