Sam Houston Bearkats at Utah Valley Wolverines
· NCAA Men's Basketball
79 - 85
Toolson has perfect night, Utah Valley gets past SHSU 85-79
The Wolverines (10-4) have won four straight, and rank fourth nationally in home victories behind South Dakota State (26), Houston (24), Charleston (21) and was tied with Montana going into Saturday's games.
Toolson made six field goals, including two 3-pointers, and all six free-throw attempts. Conner Toolson totaled 18 points, making 3 of 6 from long range for the Wolverines, to put him above 1,000 points for his career. Benjamin Nakwaasah added 14 points, Connor MacDougall had 13 and Isaiah White contributed 11.
Nakwaasah hit a jumper to give Utah Valley a 76-74 lead with 3:10 remaining. SHSU's Marcus Harris, who finished with 22 points, made a jumper and 3-pointer to cut the margin to 80-79 with 27 seconds left. Toolson made four straight free throws to seal the win.
Kai Mitchell had 19 points and 10 rebounds while Josh Delaney added 15 points and 10 assists for SHSU (4-8).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 79 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Sam Houston State Deadball Team Rebound. | 79 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Josh Delaney missed Three Point Jumper. | 79 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Kai Mitchell Offensive Rebound. | 79 - 85 |
Statistics
 SHSU |
 UVU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-68 | FG | 23-42 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 9-21 | 3PT | 7-14 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 8-13 | FT | 32-40 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 29 | Fouls | 20 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Orem, UT
Attendance: 1,920 | 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 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |