Lamar Cardinals @ Sam Houston Bearkats
17-6, 12-1 Southland
68
17-6, 12-1 Southland
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAM | 13 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 68 |
SHSU | 8 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 44 |
4-18, 1-12 Southland
44
4-18, 1-12 Southland
Lamar Cardinals
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 34 | 12 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 25 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | 14 | 6-17 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | 19 | 5-11 | 0-4 | 9-11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | 9 | 4-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
68 | 24-66 | 3-23 | 17-26 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 17 | |
36% | 13% | 65% |
Sam Houston Bearkats
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 35 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | 11 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 24 | 10 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 7 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
44 | 16-48 | 3-12 | 9-13 | 36 | 10 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 20 | |
33% | 25% | 69% |
Game Information
Huntsville, TX
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese | 21-1 | - | 29-6 |
| Lamar | 17-5 | 4 | 20-11 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 16-6 | 5 | 25-10 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 16-6 | 5 | 21-14 |
| Northwestern State | 14-8 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Incarnate Word | 11-11 | 10 | 13-17 |
| Nicholls | 10-12 | 11 | 15-16 |
| East Texas A&M | 9-13 | 12 | 13-17 |
| Houston Christian | 6-16 | 15 | 8-21 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 5-17 | 16 | 6-23 |
| SE Louisiana | 4-18 | 17 | 5-24 |
| New Orleans | 3-19 | 18 | 3-27 |
| Conference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech | 17-1 | - | 26-7 |
| Florida International | 12-6 | 5 | 21-12 |
| Missouri State | 11-7 | 6 | 23-13 |
| Liberty | 11-7 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Sam Houston | 11-7 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-7 | 6 | 17-16 |
| Jacksonville State | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Kennesaw State | 6-12 | 11 | 13-17 |
| Delaware | 6-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
| UTEP | 5-13 | 12 | 13-17 |
| New Mexico State | 5-13 | 12 | 9-21 |
| Western Kentucky | 4-14 | 13 | 8-21 |
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