Sam Houston Bearkats at Nebraska Cornhuskers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Bryce McGowens goes off for 29 as Nebraska rallies, 74-65
Alonzo Verge Jr., who fnished with 13 points and seven assists, came off the bench with Nebraska (1-1) trailing by a point to quickly score a second-try layup that turned into a three-point play, then drove for another layup off a Trey McGowens block, sparking the Huskers 22-12 finish over the final 8:20.
Bryce McGowens scored nine of his points in the finishing run, including a pretty alley-oop from Verge, and Trey McGowens scored six of his eight points in the last 5:40. The Huskers had fallen 75-74 to Western Illinois to open the season.
Eduardo Andre had personal bests of 11 points and seven rebounds for Nebraska.
Savion Flagg scored 31 points, including five 3-pointers, and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead Sam Houston. He was the only Bearkat to finish in double figures. Sam Houston led for a long stretch of the first half, by as many as 10 in each half and kept the Huskers at bay until there were about 11 minutes left.
The game saw four ties and four lead changes with Sam Houston making two more field goals than Nebraska and hitting 9-of-30 from behind the 3-point arc to the Huskers 4-of-22.
The Bearkats sank 8 of 16 free throws to Nebraska's 26 of 36 — the most by a Husker team since the 2017-18 season.
The Huskers turned the ball over 11 times but Sam Houston managed just eight points off the takeaways while Nebraska scored 18 points off as many Sam Houston turnovers.
Bryce McGowens 29 points are tied for second-most by a Husker freshman, and one behind the 30 posted by Tyronn Lue
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 65 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Trey McGowens Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Savion Flagg missed Free Throw. | 65 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Foul on Wilhelm Breidenbach. | 65 - 74 |
Statistics
 SHSU |
 NEB |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-64 | FG | 22-54 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 9-30 | 3PT | 4-22 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 18 |
| 8-16 | FT | 26-36 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 10 | Assists | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 30 | Fouls | 16 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Lincoln, NE
Attendance: 15,474 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 25-7 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-11 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
| 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 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 30-2 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-6 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-7 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 25-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 23-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-12 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 21-12 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |