Sam Houston State holds off North Texas rally 76-70
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Chris Galbreath, Jr. scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Sam Houston State held off North Texas 76-70 on Saturday night.
North Texas whittled a 10-point Sam Houston lead to 73-70 on a Jeremy Combs layup with 45 seconds to play before John Dewey III and Dakarai Henderson made 3 of 4 foul shots to close it out. Paul Baxter blocked a 3-point shot attempt with 19 seconds left and North Texas missed two more 3s in the closing seconds.
A.J. Lawson led the Mean Green (5-5) with 18 points, Combs added 13 and Derail Green 11. North Texas was just 2-for-19 from 3-point range.
Henderson finished with 13 points for Sam Houston State (8-3) with Dewey adding 12 and Baxter 11. Dewey also had six assists and three steals.
The Bearkats trailed 33-32 at halftime but started the second half on a 17-4 run and led by as many as 15.
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| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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69.2 PPG | 39.4 RPG | 11.3 APG |
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74.3 PPG | 41.0 RPG | 14.9 APG |
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
