Central Arkansas Bears at Sam Houston Bearkats
· SOUTHLAND MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND
69 - 77
Henderson, Dewey lift Sam Houston in Southland opener
The Bearkats led 49-35 at the half but the Bears rallied, closing to 66-64 on a Mathieu Kamba layup with 3:07 to play. Chris Galbreath Jr. made a free throw for Sam Houston and after a turnover, Dewey drove down the right side of the lane and banked in a floater to make it 69-64 with 1:56 to go. After another turnover, Dewey had a similar shot to make it 71-64 and he added two free throws in the final minute.
Sam Houston plays fourth-seeded Houston Baptist in the second round on Thursday.
Henderson had all of his points in the first half when Sam Houston (20-12) had season highs for 3-pointers (eight) and points. However, the Bearcats only made one 3 in the second half but finished 20 of 25 from the foul line.
Kamba had 21 points, Jordan Howard 18 and Derreck Brooks 14 with 10 boards for the Bears (8-24), who ended the season with six-straight losses.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Jovante' Spivey Steal. | 69 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Mathieu Kamba Turnover. | 69 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Jovante' Spivey made Free Throw. | 69 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Sam Houston St Deadball Team Rebound. | 69 - 76 |
Statistics
 CARK |
 SHSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-56 | FG | 24-66 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 3-12 | 3PT | 9-24 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 20-27 | FT | 20-25 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 6 | Assists | 15 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 21 | Fouls | 19 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Katy, 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 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 |