Sam Houston Bearkats at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
69 - 76
Archibald's 17 PTs help lead La. Tech past Sam Houston St.
Louisiana Tech (2-0) built a 45-33 halftime lead, but after intermission, the Bearkats went on a 14-2 run and grabbed a 52-51 lead. Chad Bowie's layup made it 56-53 in favor of the Bearkats with 9:43 to go, but JaColby Pemberton's 3-pointer 19 seconds later tied it, Oliver Powell made a pair of free throws and the Bulldogs led the rest of the way.
Pemberton and Powell finished with 11 points each and Mo Muhammed grabbed 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs.
Cameron Delaney led San Houston State (2-1) with 20 points, Josh Delaney and Chad Bowie each scored 12 and Zach Nutall scored 10.
Louisiana Tech now is 31-5 all-time in home openers at the Thomas Assembly Center on Karl Malone Court, having won 20 its last 21 and own a 12-game winning streak in such games.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Amorie Archibald Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Cameron Delaney missed Jumper. | 69 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Amorie Archibald made Free Throw. | 69 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Louisiana Tech Deadball Team Rebound. | 69 - 75 |
Statistics
 SHSU |
 LT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-55 | FG | 21-48 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 8-27 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 18-24 | FT | 26-39 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 8 | Assists | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 31 | Fouls | 21 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Ruston, LA
Attendance: 2,349 | 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 |