Texas Lutheran Bulldogs at Sam Houston Bearkats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
54 - 84
Nutall, Smith lead Sam Houston St. past Texas Lutheran 84-54
Chad Bowie had 10 points, Kai Mitchell finished with nine and 11 rebounds for SHSU. Freshman Xavier Bryant, who came in with 11 career assists, had 12 against TLU.
The Bulldogs made 10 of their first 15 field-goal attempts to open an 11-point lead when Jacob Kouremetis hit his seventh 3-pointer with 9:07 left in the first half. Sam Houston State (5-8) scored the next 14 points, as TLU missed 11 consecutive shots, to take a three-point lead early in the second half. Harris Jowell's jumper with 18:40 to play snapped a scoring drought of nearly 9 1/2 minutes and pulled the Bulldogs within 32-31 but SHSU answered with a 10-3 spurt and later added a 15-0 run that made it 61-38 with 11 minutes to go.
Kouremetis led Texas Lutheran with 24 points, all of which came in the first 11 minutes.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Chidozie Ndu Offensive Rebound. | 54 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Albert Almanza missed Three Point Jumper. | 54 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:46 | Cameron Fontenot made Jumper. Assisted by Andi Vrapcani. | 54 - 84 |
| 2nd 1:05 | ZaQwaun Matthews made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Bryant. | 52 - 84 |
Statistics
 TXLU |
 SHSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-53 | FG | 30-66 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 10-21 | 3PT | 10-26 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 4-11 | FT | 14-22 |
| 36 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 16 | Assists | 26 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 27 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fouls | 13 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 32 |
Game Information
Location: Huntsville, TX
Attendance: 538 | 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 |