Lamar Cardinals at Sam Houston Bearkats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
59 - 69
Delaney brothers lead Sam Houston State past Lamar 69-59
Cameron Delaney made 6 of 9 3-pointers and grabbed seven rebounds. Kai Mitchell had 12 points and Albert Almanza scored 10 for the Bearkats.
Josh Nzeakor had 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting and made it a double-double with 10 rebounds for Lamar (9-11, 2-5 Southland). Nick Garth scored 14 points and Jordan Hunter added 10 for the Cardinals.
A 3-pointer by RJ Smith gave Sam Houston a 64-50 lead with 3:37 remaining in the game. Lamar rallied with five points from Nzeakor and four by Garth to trail 66-59 in the final minute. The Bearkats closed it out with 3 of 4 from the free-throw line.
The Bearkats were 13 of 27 beyond the 3-point line and the Cardinals made only 4 of 21. Lamar shot 32 percent overall.
The Southland-leading Bearkats (12-8, 7-0) have won eight in a row and nine of 10. SHSU leads Abilene Christian (6-2) and Texas A&M Corpus Christi (4-2) by two games in the loss column.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Josh Delaney Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Jordan Hunter missed Three Point Jumper. | 59 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Xavier Bryant made Free Throw. | 59 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Sam Houston State Deadball Team Rebound. | 59 - 68 |
Statistics
 LAM |
 SHSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-59 | FG | 24-56 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 4-21 | 3PT | 13-27 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 17-21 | FT | 8-13 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 10 | Assists | 20 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 12 |
| 17 | Fouls | 19 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Huntsville, TX
Attendance: 1,229 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |