Northwestern State Demons @ Sam Houston Bearkats
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| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
NWST | 28 | 36 | 64 |
SHSU | 31 | 32 | 63 |
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Northwestern State Demons
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | 15 | 7-17 | 0-2 | 1-5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 9 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | 9 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | 11 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
64 | 26-50 | 4-13 | 8-17 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 14 | |
52% | 31% | 47% |
Sam Houston Bearkats
starters |
bench |
Nafis RichardsonN. Richardson |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 16 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | 21 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 7-11 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 30 | 18 | 7-11 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 21 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| 24 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 38 | 6 | 2-9 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 36 | 9 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
63 | 22-56 | 5-19 | 14-18 | 44 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 25 | 19 | |
39% | 26% | 78% |
Game Information
Referee:Jeff Malham
Referee:Kyle Ingram
Referee:Sean Casey
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |
| Conference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| 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 |
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