Sam Houston Bearkats at SE Louisiana Lions
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
62 - 52
62 - 52
Sam Houston now 8-0 in Southland, tops SE Louisiana, 62-52
The Bearkats remain the only unbeaten team in the conference. The Lions had their four-game win streak snapped.
Sam Houston was just 7 of 26 from distance, but now have knocked down 34 3-pointers in its last three games. The Bearkats (13-8, 8-0) trailed at the break, 30-26, but their defense allowed just 22 points after intermission.
Brandon Gonzalez hit a 3 a minute into the second half to push the Lions' advantage to 35-28, but they did not score another field goal until Marlain Veal scored at the basket with 5:28 left in the game.
Jeremiah Saunders had 12 points for SE Louisiana (8-13, 4-4), but was the lone player with double-figure scoring.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Von Julien made Layup. | 62 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Josh Delaney made Free Throw. | 62 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Josh Delaney made Free Throw. | 61 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Foul on Von Julien. | 60 - 50 |
Statistics
 SHSU |
 SELA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-54 | FG | 19-44 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 7-26 | 3PT | 7-22 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 13-17 | FT | 7-11 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 8 | Assists | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 6 | Points in Paint | 10 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Venue: University Center
Location: Hammond, LA
Attendance: 1,029 | Capacity:
Location: Hammond, LA
Attendance: 1,029 | 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 |