Sam Houston Bearkats at Missouri State Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Walker scores 16 off the bench, Sam Houston defeats Missouri State 80-71
Walker also contributed three steals for the Bearkats (14-7, 6-4 Conference USA). Veljko Ilic added 14 points while going 6 of 9 from the floor, and grabbed five rebounds. Kashie Natt had 12 points and shot 6 of 10 from the field.
Michael Osei-Bonsu led the Bears (12-9, 6-4) in scoring, finishing with 22 points and two steals. Keith Palek III added 17 points and seven rebounds, and Zaxton King had eight points.
Sam Houston took the lead with 11:31 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Ilic led his team in scoring with nine points in the first half to help put them ahead 38-33 at the break. Sam Houston turned a one-point second-half lead into a 10-point advantage with a 9-0 run to make it a 74-64 lead with 2:51 left in the half. Walker scored 12 second-half points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 80 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Zaxton King makes 23-foot three point jumper (Antwan Burnett assists) | 80 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Jacob Walker makes free throw 2 of 2 | 80 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Jacob Walker makes free throw 1 of 2 | 79 - 68 |
Statistics
 SHSU |
 MOST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-57 | FG | 27-56 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 4-13 | 3PT | 6-15 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 14-19 | FT | 11-18 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 12 | Assists | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 50 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 4 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 87 | Percent Led | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 2,316 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 10-0 | - | 18-3 |
| Sam Houston | 7-4 | 3.5 | 15-7 |
| Missouri State | 7-4 | 3.5 | 13-9 |
| Jacksonville State | 6-4 | 4 | 11-10 |
| Kennesaw State | 6-5 | 4.5 | 14-8 |
| Louisiana Tech | 5-5 | 5 | 12-9 |
| Middle Tennessee | 5-5 | 5 | 11-10 |
| Western Kentucky | 5-6 | 5.5 | 12-10 |
| UTEP | 4-7 | 6.5 | 8-14 |
| Florida International | 3-7 | 7 | 10-11 |
| New Mexico State | 3-8 | 7.5 | 10-11 |
| Delaware | 2-8 | 8 | 6-15 |