Central Arkansas Bears at Houston Christian Huskies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
100 - 80
Howard shoots Central Arkansas past Houston Baptist, 100-80
The conference's all-time best 3-point shooter was 5 of 7 from distance and 12 of 16 overall as the Bears rebounded from an 89-84 loss to Southeastern Louisiana and remain tied with Lamar for sixth place in the conference standings. The Cardinals beat Northwestern State, 79-75.
Central Arkansas (13-12, 7-5) built a 12-point lead at intermission as Howard scored 24 first-half points to lead the way. The Bears shot a brisk 36 of 64 from the field (56.3 percent), including 8 of 19 from beyond the three-point arc.
Hayden Koval posted a triple double with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 11 blocked shots. Thatch Unruh and Mathieu Kamba each added 13 points.
Houston Baptist (5-19, 1-10) got 20 points from Ian DuBose, 17 from Jalon Gates and 15 from David Caraher.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 100 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Ian DuBose made Layup. Assisted by William Gates Jr.. | 100 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Jalon Gates Steal. | 100 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Darraja Parnell Turnover. | 100 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:40 | Ian DuBose made Dunk. | 100 - 78 |
Statistics
 CARK |
 HCU |
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|---|---|---|
| 36-64 | FG | 31-80 |
| 56 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 8-19 | 3PT | 7-26 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 20-23 | FT | 11-21 |
| 87 | Free Throw % | 52 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 37 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 21 | Assists | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 13 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 48 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 25 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 532 | 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 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 |