Lamar Cardinals at Sam Houston Bearkats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
69 - 71
69 - 71
Sam Houston St. slips past Lamar 71-69 in final seconds
Sam Houston State trailed 69-65 with 1:03 remaining when Galbreath drove for a layup. Galbreath followed with another quick layup after Dewey's theft to tie and Josh Delaney made two free throws in the final three seconds to secure the win.
The score was tied 13 times with 11 lead changes.
The Bearkats travel to Nicholls (16-9, 10-2) to face the league leaders on Wednesday.
Galbreath finished with 16 points, Jamal Williams added 13 with nine rebounds and five assists and Abrian Edwards added 10 points for the Bearkats (16-10, 10-3) for their fourth straight victory.
SHSU shot 53 percent (26-49) from the floor while holding the Cardinals to 25-of-58 shooting (43 percent).
Josh Nzeakor had 23 points for Lamar (15-11, 7-6).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Josh Delaney made Free Throw. | 69 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Josh Delaney made Free Throw. | 69 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Foul on Zjori Bosha. | 69 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Josh Delaney Offensive Rebound. | 69 - 69 |
Statistics
 LAM |
 SHSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-58 | FG | 26-49 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 6-24 | 3PT | 2-7 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 13-17 | FT | 17-26 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 14 | Assists | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 25 | Fouls | 22 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Venue: Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum
Location: Huntsville, TX
Attendance: 1,166 | Capacity:
Location: Huntsville, TX
Attendance: 1,166 | Capacity:
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 |