Sam Houston Bearkats @ Northwestern State Demons
SOUTHLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
87
22-9
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
SHSU | 37 | 50 | 87 |
NWST | 48 | 47 | 95 |
Sam Houston Bearkats
starters |
bench |
Kelvin WilliamsK. Williams |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 37 | 17 | 6-13 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 27 | 17 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | 23 | 6-17 | 5-10 | 6-8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 34 | 12 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | 12 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
87 | 30-66 | 12-25 | 15-20 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 21 | |
45% | 48% | 75% |
Northwestern State Demons
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 28 | 22 | 7-10 | 1-3 | 7-8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | 9 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | 7 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 28 | 16 | 6-16 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | 13 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 13 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | 13 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
95 | 32-64 | 8-22 | 23-27 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 16 | |
50% | 36% | 85% |
Game Information
Natchitoches, LA
Referee:Mike Thibodeaux
Referee:Hal Lusk
Referee:Rick Randall
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Conference USAConference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 10-0 | - | 18-3 |
| Jacksonville State | 6-3 | 3.5 | 11-9 |
| Sam Houston | 6-4 | 4 | 14-7 |
| Missouri State | 6-4 | 4 | 12-9 |
| Louisiana Tech | 5-4 | 4.5 | 12-8 |
| Middle Tennessee | 5-4 | 4.5 | 11-9 |
| Kennesaw State | 5-5 | 5 | 13-8 |
| Western Kentucky | 4-6 | 6 | 11-10 |
| New Mexico State | 3-7 | 7 | 10-10 |
| Florida International | 3-7 | 7 | 10-11 |
| UTEP | 3-7 | 7 | 7-14 |
| Delaware | 2-7 | 7.5 | 6-14 |
| Southland ConferenceSouthland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 11-1 | - | 18-3 |
| McNeese | 10-2 | 1 | 17-4 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 7-5 | 4 | 11-10 |
| Nicholls | 7-5 | 4 | 8-13 |
| Lamar | 6-6 | 5 | 11-10 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 6-6 | 5 | 10-11 |
| New Orleans | 6-6 | 5 | 8-13 |
| Northwestern State | 4-7 | 6.5 | 6-14 |
| Incarnate Word | 4-8 | 7 | 9-12 |
| Houston Christian | 4-8 | 7 | 8-13 |
| East Texas A&M | 3-8 | 7.5 | 8-13 |
| SE Louisiana | 3-9 | 8 | 6-15 |
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