Sam Houston Bearkats at Houston Christian Huskies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
86 - 78
Galbreath's 33 points leads Sam Houston State in 85-78 win
Josh Delaney scored 14 points with three 3-pointers for the fourth-place Bearkats (17-11, 11-4), who needed a loss by McNeese (9-15, 6-8), which fell 90-74 to New Orleans (14-12, 11-4) on Saturday.
Jamal Williams' free throw put the Bearkats up 57-56 after a 13-4 run and the lead traded hands until Galbreath's jumper gave the Bearkats a 77-73 lead with 2:33 left. Phillip McKenzie's free throw made it a one-point game, but Marcus Harris hit back-to-back 3s for an 83-76 lead with 50 seconds to go and the Huskies got no closer than five from there.
The Bearkats led briefly, but Edward Hardt scored six straight amid a 10-2 run and the Huskies led by as many 14 before taking a 44-36 lead into the break.
David Caraher scored 25 points, Braxton Bonds added 16 and Ian DuBose added 13 for Houston Baptist (6-21, 2-12).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:06 | Christopher Galbreath Jr. made Free Throw. | 85 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Christopher Galbreath Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 84 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Braxton Bonds Offensive Rebound. | 84 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Ian DuBose Offensive Rebound. | 84 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:21 | David Caraher Defensive Rebound. | 84 - 78 |
Statistics
 SHSU |
 HCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-63 | FG | 26-63 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 6-22 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 17-23 | FT | 20-25 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 19 | Assists | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 22 | Fouls | 23 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 918 | Capacity:
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 |