Lamar Cardinals at Sam Houston Bearkats
· Hercules Tires Southland Tournament - Quarterfinal
Lamar beats Sam Houston St. 70-69 in Southland quarterfinals
The sixth-seeded Cardinals (10-17) plays No. 3 seed Abilene Christian in the semifinals Friday. The Wildcats won both regular season matchups with Lamar by an average of 16.5 points.
Zach Nutall hit a 3-pointer with 22 seconds to play and, after a Cardinals turnover, made a layup three seconds later to make it 69-all but Sullivan made 1-of-2 free throws with 1.4 second left.
Kasen Harrison had 15 points for Lamar. Anderson Kopp added 13 points. Lincoln Smith had 11 points.
Nutall had 30 points and eight rebounds for the Bearkats (19-9). Tristan Ikpe added 10 rebounds. Javion May had eight rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Zach Nutall Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Avery Sullivan missed Free Throw. | 70 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Avery Sullivan made Free Throw. | 70 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Foul on Tristan Ikpe. | 69 - 69 |
Statistics
 LAM |
 SHSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-53 | FG | 28-61 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 8-14 | 3PT | 10-22 |
| 57 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 8-12 | FT | 3-5 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Assists | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Venue: Leonard E. Merrell Center
Location: Katy, TX
Attendance: 633 | Capacity:
Location: Katy, TX
Attendance: 633 | 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 |
| 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 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |