Sam Houston Bearkats at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Sam Houston St. holds off Texas Rio Grande Valley 69-66
Demarkus Lampley added 10 points and seven rebounds for the Bearkats, securing the win when he rebounded a missed 3-pointer by Texas Rio Grande Valley's Connor Raines as time was running out.
Nutall's double-digit scoring streak reached 24 games. Manny Crump chipped in 9 points for Sam Houston State (5-5), Terryonte Thomas scored eight points with six rebounds as the Bearkats snapped a four-game road losing streak.
Sam Houston State dominated the first half and led 42-25 at the break. Texas Rio Grande Valley mounted a charge in the second half, scoring 41 but coming up just short, closing to 67-66 on a LaQuann Butler drive with 15 seconds left.
Nutall made two free throws at the 13-second mark, but the Bearkats’ 27 second-half points were a season low.
Sean Rhea scored a career-high 25 points and had 11 rebounds for the Vaqueros (5-3). Quinton Johnson II added 10 points and eight rebounds.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Demarkus Lampley Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Connor Raines missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:09 | UT Rio Grande Valley Timeout | 69 - 66 |
Statistics
 SHSU |
 RGV |
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|---|---|---|
| 18-61 | FG | 18-56 |
| 30 | Field Goal % | 32 |
| 5-15 | 3PT | 4-23 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 28-39 | FT | 26-37 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 20 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 9 | Assists | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 29 | Fouls | 31 |
| 23 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Edinburg, TX
Attendance: 131 | Capacity:
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| 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 |
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| 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 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
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| 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 |
| New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
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| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
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| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |