Sam Houston Bearkats @ Northwestern State Demons
SOUTHLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
87
22-9
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
SHSU | 37 | 50 | 87 |
NWST | 48 | 47 | 95 |
Game Leaders
Team Stats
45% (30-66)
Field Goal %
50% (32-64)
48% (12-25)
Three Point %
36% (8-22)
75% (15-20)
Free Throw %
85% (23-27)
14
Turnovers
12
35
Rebounds
37
2
Largest Lead
16
Game Information
Natchitoches, LA
Referee:Mike Thibodeaux
Referee:Hal Lusk
Referee:Rick Randall
Team Stats
| FG | 30-66 | 32-64 |
| Field Goal % | 45 | 50 |
| 3PT | 12-25 | 8-22 |
| Three Point % | 48 | 36 |
| FT | 15-20 | 23-27 |
| Free Throw % | 75 | 85 |
| Rebounds | 35 | 37 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 16 | 15 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 19 | 22 |
| Assists | 18 | 25 |
| Steals | 11 | 10 |
| Blocks | 3 | 7 |
| Total Turnovers | 14 | 12 |
| Points Off Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fast Break Points | 0 | 0 |
| Points in Paint | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 21 | 16 |
| Technical Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Flagrant Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Largest Lead | 2 | 16 |
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Conference USAConference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 9-0 | - | 17-3 |
| Missouri State | 6-3 | 3 | 12-8 |
| Middle Tennessee | 5-3 | 3.5 | 11-8 |
| Jacksonville State | 5-3 | 3.5 | 10-9 |
| Sam Houston | 5-4 | 4 | 13-7 |
| Louisiana Tech | 4-4 | 4.5 | 11-8 |
| Kennesaw State | 4-5 | 5 | 12-8 |
| Western Kentucky | 4-5 | 5 | 11-9 |
| New Mexico State | 3-6 | 6 | 10-9 |
| Florida International | 3-6 | 6 | 10-10 |
| UTEP | 3-6 | 6 | 7-13 |
| Delaware | 1-7 | 7.5 | 5-14 |
| Southland ConferenceSouthland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 10-1 | - | 17-3 |
| McNeese | 9-2 | 1 | 16-4 |
| Nicholls | 7-4 | 3 | 8-12 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 7-5 | 3.5 | 11-10 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 6-6 | 4.5 | 10-11 |
| Lamar | 5-6 | 5 | 10-10 |
| New Orleans | 5-6 | 5 | 7-13 |
| Northwestern State | 4-6 | 5.5 | 6-13 |
| Incarnate Word | 4-7 | 6 | 9-11 |
| East Texas A&M | 3-7 | 6.5 | 8-12 |
| Houston Christian | 3-8 | 7 | 7-13 |
| SE Louisiana | 3-8 | 7 | 6-14 |
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