Bates scores 21 as Louisiana Tech downs Sam Houston 87-78
RUSTON, La. (AP) AJ Bates' 21 points helped Louisiana Tech Bulldogs defeat Sam Houston Bearkats 87-78 on Saturday.
Bates also had six assists for the Bulldogs (13-10, 6-6 Conference USA). Sir Issac Herron scored 18 points and added three blocks. Kaden Cooper shot 5 of 10 from the field and 6 of 7 from the line to finish with 16 points.
The Bearkats (16-8, 8-5) were led by Po'Boigh King, who posted 21 points. Jacobe Coleman added 18 points and four assists for Sam Houston. Jacob Walker had 16 points, four assists and four steals. The loss ended a seven-game winning streak for the Bearkats.
Herron scored eight points in the first half, and Louisiana Tech went into halftime trailing 38-37. Bates' 15-point second half helped Louisiana Tech close out the nine-point victory.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Veljko Ilic vs. Melian Martinez (Bearkats gains possession) | |||
| 19:46 | Jacob Walker misses three point jump shot | |||
| 19:44 | Melian Martinez defensive rebound | |||
| 19:38 | DJ Dudley misses two point layup | |||
| 19:36 | Bearkats defensive rebound | |||
| 19:21 | Veljko Ilic misses two point layup | |||
| 19:19 | Melian Martinez defensive rebound | |||
| 19:11 | AJ Bates misses two point layup | |||
| 19:09 | Melian Martinez offensive rebound | |||
| 19:08 | Melian Martinez misses two point dunk | |||
| 19:06 | Bearkats defensive rebound | |||
| 18:57 | Po'Boigh King misses two point jump shot | |||
| 18:55 | Jaylen Fenner defensive rebound | |||
| 18:37 | Jaylen Fenner misses three point jump shot | |||
| 18:35 | Avery Thomas II offensive rebound | |||
| 18:35 | Kashie Natt personal foul (Avery Thomas II draws the foul) | |||
| 18:04 | DJ Dudley turnover (bad pass) (Damon Nicholas Jr. steals) | |||
| 17:52 | +3 | Kashie Natt makes three point jump shot (Jacob Walker assists) | 3-0 | |
| 17:31 | +2 | Melian Martinez makes two point dunk (AJ Bates assists) | 3-2 | |
| 17:11 | Kashie Natt misses two point layup | |||
| 17:09 | Kaden Cooper defensive rebound | |||
| 16:40 | DJ Dudley misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:38 | Jaylen Fenner offensive rebound | |||
| 16:21 | Kashie Natt personal foul | |||
| 16:21 | Kaden Cooper misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:19 | Kashie Natt defensive rebound | |||
| 16:15 | AJ Bates personal foul | |||
| 16:06 | Melian Martinez shooting foul (Veljko Ilic draws the foul) | |||
| 16:06 | Veljko Ilic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 16:06 | Veljko Ilic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 16:06 | DJ Dudley defensive rebound | |||
| 16:04 | +2 | Scooter Williams makes two point layup | 3-4 | |
| 15:45 | Veljko Ilic misses two point layup | |||
| 15:43 | Scooter Williams defensive rebound | |||
| 15:18 | Melian Martinez offensive foul | |||
| 15:18 | Melian Martinez turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 15:18 | TV timeout | |||
| 15:00 | DJ Dudley shooting foul (Jacob Walker draws the foul) | |||
| 15:00 | Jacob Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 15:00 | +1 | Jacob Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-4 | |
| 14:31 | Damon Nicholas Jr. blocks DJ Dudley's two point layup | |||
| 14:29 | Jacob Walker defensive rebound | |||
| 14:24 | +3 | Po'Boigh King makes three point jump shot (Jacobe Coleman assists) | 7-4 | |
| 14:08 | DJ Dudley misses two point jump shot | |||
| 14:06 | Kaden Cooper offensive rebound | |||
| 13:57 | AJ Bates turnover (bad pass) (Jacob Walker steals) | |||
| 13:50 | Jacobe Coleman turnover (bad pass) (Kaden Cooper steals) | |||
| 13:45 | Kaden Cooper misses two point layup | |||
| 13:43 | DJ Dudley offensive rebound | |||
| 13:42 | +2 | DJ Dudley makes two point layup | 7-6 | |
| 13:19 | Po'Boigh King misses three point jump shot | |||
| 13:17 | Kaden Cooper defensive rebound | |||
| 13:10 | Kaden Cooper misses three point jump shot | |||
| 13:08 | Damon Nicholas Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 12:57 | Po'Boigh King turnover (bad pass) (AJ Bates steals) | |||
| 12:52 | +2 | Scooter Williams makes two point layup (DJ Dudley assists) | 7-8 | |
| 12:15 | +3 | Jacobe Coleman makes three point jump shot | 10-8 | |
| 11:49 | Jaylen Fenner misses two point jump shot | |||
| 11:47 | Veljko Ilic defensive rebound | |||
| 11:26 | +2 | Kashie Natt makes two point jump shot | 12-8 | |
| 10:58 | Jaylen Fenner misses two point layup | |||
| 10:56 | Kylan Howze offensive rebound | |||
| 10:54 | DJ Dudley misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:52 | CJ Beaumont defensive rebound | |||
| 10:40 | +2 | Veljko Ilic makes two point layup | 14-8 | |
| 10:29 | Veljko Ilic shooting foul | |||
| 10:29 | TV timeout | |||
| 10:29 | +1 | DJ Dudley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-9 | |
| 10:29 | DJ Dudley misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 10:29 | Avery Thomas II offensive rebound | |||
| 10:23 | Scooter Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:21 | Avery Thomas II offensive rebound | |||
| 10:14 | Scooter Williams misses two point jump shot | |||
| 10:12 | Bearkats defensive rebound | |||
| 9:46 | Veljko Ilic misses two point layup | |||
| 9:44 | Kaden Cooper defensive rebound | |||
| 9:37 | +2 | DJ Dudley makes two point jump shot | 14-11 | |
| 9:17 | CJ Beaumont turnover (bad pass) (Kaden Cooper steals) | |||
| 9:13 | +2 | Scooter Williams makes two point layup (Kaden Cooper assists) | 14-13 | |
| 8:54 | Kashie Natt misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:52 | CJ Beaumont offensive rebound | |||
| 8:38 | Kaden Cooper blocks Kashie Natt's two point layup | |||
| 8:36 | Avery Thomas II defensive rebound | |||
| 8:31 | Avery Thomas II misses two point layup | |||
| 8:29 | Po'Boigh King defensive rebound | |||
| 8:27 | DJ Dudley shooting foul | |||
| 8:27 | TV timeout | |||
| 8:27 | +1 | Kashie Natt makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-13 | |
| 8:27 | +1 | Kashie Natt makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-13 | |
| 8:23 | Jacob Walker turnover (bad pass) (Avery Thomas II steals) | |||
| 8:15 | +2 | Avery Thomas II makes two point jump shot | 16-15 | |
| 7:50 | Damon Nicholas Jr. misses two point layup | |||
| 7:48 | Matt Dann offensive rebound | |||
| 7:46 | +2 | Matt Dann makes two point layup | 18-15 | |
| 7:24 | Avery Thomas II turnover (bad pass) (Jacob Walker steals) | |||
| 7:03 | +2 | Sir Issac Herron makes two point jump shot (Scooter Williams assists) | 18-17 | |
| 6:41 | Jacob Walker turnover (bad pass) (Kaden Cooper steals) | |||
| 6:41 | Scooter Williams personal foul | |||
| 6:41 | Po'Boigh King misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 6:41 | +1 | Po'Boigh King makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-17 | |
| 6:25 | +2 | Avery Thomas II makes two point layup (Sir Issac Herron assists) | 19-19 | |
| 6:06 | Jacob Walker misses two point layup | |||
| 6:04 | Jacob Walker offensive rebound | |||
| 6:01 | +3 | Po'Boigh King makes three point jump shot (Jacob Walker assists) | 22-19 | |
| 5:50 | AJ Bates misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:48 | Kaden Cooper offensive rebound | |||
| 5:44 | +2 | AJ Bates makes two point layup (Kaden Cooper assists) | 22-21 | |
| 5:41 | Bearkats 30 second timeout | |||
| 5:16 | AJ Bates personal foul | |||
| 5:16 | +1 | Jacob Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-21 | |
| 5:16 | +1 | Jacob Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-21 | |
| 4:58 | +2 | Sir Issac Herron makes two point dunk (Scooter Williams assists) | 24-23 | |
| 4:33 | Jacob Walker misses two point jump shot | |||
| 4:31 | Sir Issac Herron defensive rebound | |||
| 4:23 | Matt Dann shooting foul (AJ Bates draws the foul) | |||
| 4:23 | +1 | AJ Bates makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-24 | |
| 4:23 | +1 | AJ Bates makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-25 | |
| 4:09 | Po'Boigh King misses two point jump shot | |||
| 4:07 | Bulldogs defensive rebound | |||
| 3:50 | Veljko Ilic shooting foul (Sir Issac Herron draws the foul) | |||
| 3:50 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:50 | +1 | Sir Issac Herron makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-26 | |
| 3:50 | +1 | Sir Issac Herron makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-27 | |
| 3:39 | +3 | Jacobe Coleman makes three point jump shot (Jacob Walker assists) | 27-27 | |
| 3:24 | +2 | Kaden Cooper makes two point dunk (AJ Bates assists) | 27-29 | |
| 3:04 | +3 | Jacobe Coleman makes three point jump shot (Jacob Walker assists) | 30-29 | |
| 2:47 | +2 | Kaden Cooper makes two point dunk (Scooter Williams assists) | 30-31 | |
| 2:31 | +2 | Jacob Walker makes two point jump shot | 32-31 | |
| 2:31 | Sir Issac Herron shooting foul (Jacob Walker draws the foul) | |||
| 2:31 | +1 | Jacob Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 33-31 | |
| 2:07 | Scooter Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:05 | Jacob Walker defensive rebound | |||
| 1:53 | +2 | Matt Dann makes two point layup (Damon Nicholas Jr. assists) | 35-31 | |
| 1:41 | Jacob Walker shooting foul (AJ Bates draws the foul) | |||
| 1:41 | +1 | AJ Bates makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-32 | |
| 1:41 | +1 | AJ Bates makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-33 | |
| 1:29 | Po'Boigh King misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:27 | Sir Issac Herron defensive rebound | |||
| 1:16 | +2 | Sir Issac Herron makes two point layup (AJ Bates assists) | 35-35 | |
| 1:16 | Kashie Natt shooting foul (Sir Issac Herron draws the foul) | |||
| 1:16 | Sir Issac Herron misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 1:16 | Jacob Walker defensive rebound | |||
| 0:48 | Jacob Walker turnover (bad pass) (Avery Thomas II steals) | |||
| 0:44 | +2 | Kaden Cooper makes two point layup | 35-37 | |
| 0:13 | Sir Issac Herron blocks Jacob Walker's two point layup | |||
| 0:11 | Bearkats offensive rebound | |||
| 0:10 | Kaden Cooper shooting foul (Jacobe Coleman draws the foul) | |||
| 0:10 | +1 | Jacobe Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 36-37 | |
| 0:10 | +1 | Jacobe Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 37-37 | |
| 0:10 | +1 | Jacobe Coleman makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 38-37 | |
| 0:08 | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | |||
| 0:01 | AJ Bates misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:00 | Bearkats defensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:38 | +2 | Veljko Ilic makes two point layup (Kashie Natt assists) | 40-37 | |
| 19:21 | AJ Bates misses three point jump shot | |||
| 19:19 | Kashie Natt defensive rebound | |||
| 19:10 | Jacob Walker turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 18:44 | AJ Bates turnover (lost ball) (Jacob Walker steals) | |||
| 18:38 | +3 | Po'Boigh King makes three point jump shot (Kashie Natt assists) | 43-37 | |
| 18:26 | DJ Dudley misses three point jump shot | |||
| 18:24 | Avery Thomas II offensive rebound | |||
| 18:20 | Po'Boigh King shooting foul (AJ Bates draws the foul) | |||
| 18:20 | +1 | AJ Bates makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-38 | |
| 18:20 | +1 | AJ Bates makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-39 | |
| 18:05 | Kashie Natt turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 17:56 | AJ Bates turnover (bad pass) (Damon Nicholas Jr. steals) | |||
| 17:50 | +3 | Kashie Natt makes three point jump shot (Damon Nicholas Jr. assists) | 46-39 | |
| 17:40 | +3 | Avery Thomas II makes three point jump shot (AJ Bates assists) | 46-42 | |
| 17:28 | +2 | Jacob Walker makes two point jump shot | 48-42 | |
| 17:03 | Jaylen Fenner offensive foul | |||
| 17:03 | Jaylen Fenner turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 16:40 | Po'Boigh King misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:38 | Avery Thomas II defensive rebound | |||
| 16:28 | Scooter Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:26 | Kaden Cooper offensive rebound | |||
| 16:23 | +2 | Kaden Cooper makes two point jump shot | 48-44 | |
| 16:23 | Damon Nicholas Jr. shooting foul (Kaden Cooper draws the foul) | |||
| 16:23 | +1 | Kaden Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 48-45 | |
| 16:05 | Veljko Ilic turnover (lost ball) | |||
| 15:57 | DJ Dudley turnover (lost ball) (Damon Nicholas Jr. steals) | |||
| 15:49 | Kaden Cooper personal foul | |||
| 15:49 | TV timeout | |||
| 15:44 | +3 | Po'Boigh King makes three point jump shot (Jacobe Coleman assists) | 51-45 | |
| 15:23 | Scooter Williams misses two point layup | |||
| 15:21 | Damon Nicholas Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 15:11 | Damon Nicholas Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
| 15:09 | Avery Thomas II defensive rebound | |||
| 15:05 | +2 | Scooter Williams makes two point layup | 51-47 | |
| 14:37 | +2 | Matt Dann makes two point layup | 53-47 | |
| 14:27 | Matt Dann blocks DJ Dudley's two point layup | |||
| 14:25 | Bulldogs offensive rebound | |||
| 14:19 | Avery Thomas II misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:17 | Po'Boigh King defensive rebound | |||
| 14:09 | Jacob Walker turnover (bad pass) (Avery Thomas II steals) | |||
| 13:55 | DJ Dudley turnover (traveling) | |||
| 13:44 | Po'Boigh King misses two point jump shot | |||
| 13:42 | DJ Dudley defensive rebound | |||
| 13:31 | +2 | Sir Issac Herron makes two point layup | 53-49 | |
| 13:10 | Po'Boigh King misses three point jump shot | |||
| 13:08 | CJ Beaumont offensive rebound | |||
| 12:48 | Bearkats turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
| 12:35 | +2 | Sir Issac Herron makes two point jump shot | 53-51 | |
| 12:24 | Po'Boigh King turnover (lost ball) (DJ Dudley steals) | |||
| 12:05 | +2 | Avery Thomas II makes two point layup | 53-53 | |
| 11:44 | CJ Beaumont misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:42 | Kaden Cooper defensive rebound | |||
| 11:36 | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | |||
| 11:36 | TV timeout | |||
| 11:26 | Scooter Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:24 | Jacobe Coleman defensive rebound | |||
| 10:58 | Jacobe Coleman misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:56 | Avery Thomas II defensive rebound | |||
| 10:30 | Scooter Williams misses two point layup | |||
| 10:28 | Kaden Cooper offensive rebound | |||
| 10:24 | DJ Dudley misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:22 | Avery Thomas II offensive rebound | |||
| 10:19 | +2 | Avery Thomas II makes two point layup | 53-55 | |
| 10:00 | Kashie Natt turnover (bad pass) (Sir Issac Herron steals) | |||
| 9:40 | Scooter Williams misses two point layup | |||
| 9:38 | Kashie Natt defensive rebound | |||
| 9:31 | Damon Nicholas Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:29 | Kaden Cooper defensive rebound | |||
| 9:24 | DJ Dudley misses two point layup | |||
| 9:22 | Scooter Williams offensive rebound | |||
| 9:22 | Damon Nicholas Jr. shooting foul (Scooter Williams draws the foul) | |||
| 9:22 | TV timeout | |||
| 9:22 | Scooter Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 9:22 | Scooter Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 9:22 | Bulldogs offensive rebound | |||
| 9:16 | Jacobe Coleman personal foul | |||
| 9:00 | Matt Dann shooting foul (Sir Issac Herron draws the foul) | |||
| 9:00 | +1 | Sir Issac Herron makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-56 | |
| 9:00 | Sir Issac Herron misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 9:00 | Jacobe Coleman defensive rebound | |||
| 8:40 | Po'Boigh King misses two point jump shot | |||
| 8:38 | Avery Thomas II defensive rebound | |||
| 8:34 | Jacobe Coleman shooting foul (Sir Issac Herron draws the foul) | |||
| 8:34 | Sir Issac Herron misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 8:34 | +1 | Sir Issac Herron makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-57 | |
| 8:16 | +3 | Jacobe Coleman makes three point jump shot (Po'Boigh King assists) | 56-57 | |
| 7:53 | +2 | AJ Bates makes two point jump shot (Sir Issac Herron assists) | 56-59 | |
| 7:52 | Po'Boigh King shooting foul (AJ Bates draws the foul) | |||
| 7:52 | TV timeout | |||
| 7:38 | +1 | AJ Bates makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 56-60 | |
| 7:38 | Sir Issac Herron shooting foul (Veljko Ilic draws the foul) | |||
| 7:38 | Veljko Ilic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 7:38 | +1 | Veljko Ilic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 57-60 | |
| 7:21 | Avery Thomas II misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:19 | Kaden Cooper offensive rebound | |||
| 7:16 | Kaden Cooper misses two point layup | |||
| 7:14 | Avery Thomas II offensive rebound | |||
| 7:14 | Kashie Natt shooting foul (Kaden Cooper draws the foul) | |||
| 7:14 | +1 | Kaden Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 57-61 | |
| 7:14 | Kaden Cooper misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 7:14 | Damon Nicholas Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 6:53 | +2 | Po'Boigh King makes two point jump shot | 59-61 | |
| 6:32 | +2 | Sir Issac Herron makes two point layup (AJ Bates assists) | 59-63 | |
| 6:17 | Veljko Ilic misses two point layup | |||
| 6:15 | Kaden Cooper defensive rebound | |||
| 6:11 | DJ Dudley turnover (bad pass) (Jacob Walker steals) | |||
| 6:07 | +2 | Jacob Walker makes two point layup | 61-63 | |
| 6:07 | DJ Dudley shooting foul (Jacob Walker draws the foul) | |||
| 6:07 | +1 | Jacob Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 62-63 | |
| 5:46 | Damon Nicholas Jr. shooting foul (Sir Issac Herron draws the foul) | |||
| 5:46 | +1 | Sir Issac Herron makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 62-64 | |
| 5:46 | +1 | Sir Issac Herron makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 62-65 | |
| 5:31 | Po'Boigh King misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:29 | Kaden Cooper defensive rebound | |||
| 5:22 | Matt Dann blocks Sir Issac Herron's two point layup | |||
| 5:20 | Bearkats defensive rebound | |||
| 5:12 | Jacob Walker turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 5:11 | +2 | AJ Bates makes two point jump shot | 62-67 | |
| 4:40 | +2 | Matt Dann makes two point layup (Jacobe Coleman assists) | 64-67 | |
| 4:19 | Matt Dann blocks Kaden Cooper's two point layup | |||
| 4:17 | Jacobe Coleman defensive rebound | |||
| 4:10 | Po'Boigh King turnover (bad pass) (Avery Thomas II steals) | |||
| 4:05 | +2 | Kaden Cooper makes two point layup (Scooter Williams assists) | 64-69 | |
| 3:49 | +2 | Jacob Walker makes two point jump shot | 66-69 | |
| 3:46 | Bearkats 30 second timeout | |||
| 3:46 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:32 | +2 | AJ Bates makes two point layup | 66-71 | |
| 3:24 | Sir Issac Herron blocks Po'Boigh King's two point layup | |||
| 3:22 | Kaden Cooper defensive rebound | |||
| 3:00 | Scooter Williams turnover (lost ball) (Po'Boigh King steals) | |||
| 2:56 | Avery Thomas II shooting foul (Jacob Walker draws the foul) | |||
| 2:56 | +1 | Jacob Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 67-71 | |
| 2:56 | +1 | Jacob Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 68-71 | |
| 2:33 | Sir Issac Herron misses two point jump shot | |||
| 2:31 | Kashie Natt defensive rebound | |||
| 2:15 | Sir Issac Herron blocks Jacob Walker's two point layup | |||
| 2:13 | Kaden Cooper defensive rebound | |||
| 2:07 | +2 | Avery Thomas II makes two point layup (DJ Dudley assists) | 68-73 | |
| 1:50 | Kashie Natt misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:48 | DJ Dudley defensive rebound | |||
| 1:45 | Jacob Walker shooting foul (AJ Bates draws the foul) | |||
| 1:45 | +1 | AJ Bates makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 68-74 | |
| 1:45 | +1 | AJ Bates makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 68-75 | |
| 1:33 | Veljko Ilic turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 1:03 | AJ Bates turnover (lost ball) (Kashie Natt steals) | |||
| 0:57 | Kaden Cooper blocks Jacob Walker's two point jump shot | |||
| 0:55 | Kaden Cooper defensive rebound | |||
| 0:50 | +2 | AJ Bates makes two point layup (Kaden Cooper assists) | 68-77 | |
| 0:45 | +3 | Po'Boigh King makes three point jump shot (Kashie Natt assists) | 71-77 | |
| 0:45 | Bearkats 30 second timeout | |||
| 0:45 | Jacobe Coleman personal foul (AJ Bates draws the foul) | |||
| 0:45 | +1 | AJ Bates makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 71-78 | |
| 0:45 | AJ Bates misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:45 | Jacobe Coleman defensive rebound | |||
| 0:38 | +3 | Jacobe Coleman makes three point jump shot | 74-78 | |
| 0:37 | Bearkats 30 second timeout | |||
| 0:35 | Jacobe Coleman personal foul | |||
| 0:35 | +1 | AJ Bates makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 74-79 | |
| 0:35 | AJ Bates misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:35 | Kashie Natt defensive rebound | |||
| 0:29 | Jacobe Coleman misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:27 | Kaden Cooper defensive rebound | |||
| 0:27 | Damon Nicholas Jr. personal foul (Kaden Cooper draws the foul) | |||
| 0:27 | +1 | Kaden Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 74-80 | |
| 0:27 | +1 | Kaden Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 74-81 | |
| 0:23 | Kashie Natt misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:21 | Po'Boigh King offensive rebound | |||
| 0:17 | AJ Bates personal foul (Jacob Walker draws the foul) | |||
| 0:17 | +1 | Jacob Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 75-81 | |
| 0:17 | Jacob Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:17 | Kaden Cooper defensive rebound | |||
| 0:10 | +2 | Avery Thomas II makes two point dunk (AJ Bates assists) | 75-83 | |
| 0:08 | +3 | Po'Boigh King makes three point jump shot (Jacobe Coleman assists) | 78-83 | |
| 0:08 | Jacob Walker personal foul (Scooter Williams draws the foul) | |||
| 0:08 | +1 | Scooter Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 78-84 | |
| 0:08 | +1 | Scooter Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 78-85 | |
| 0:05 | Po'Boigh King misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:03 | Kaden Cooper defensive rebound | |||
| 0:02 | Jacobe Coleman personal foul (Kaden Cooper draws the foul) | |||
| 0:02 | +1 | Kaden Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 78-86 | |
| 0:02 | +1 | Kaden Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 78-87 | |
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| |
+ 1 | Kaden Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:02 |
| |
+ 1 | Kaden Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:02 |
| Jacobe Coleman personal foul (Kaden Cooper draws the foul) | 0:02 |
| Kaden Cooper defensive rebound | 0:03 |
| Po'Boigh King misses three point jump shot | 0:05 |
| |
+ 1 | Scooter Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:08 |
| |
+ 1 | Scooter Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:08 |
| Jacob Walker personal foul (Scooter Williams draws the foul) | 0:08 |
| |
+ 3 | Po'Boigh King makes three point jump shot (Jacobe Coleman assists) | 0:08 |
| |
+ 2 | Avery Thomas II makes two point dunk (AJ Bates assists) | 0:10 |
| Kaden Cooper defensive rebound | 0:17 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 78 | 87 |
| Field Goals | 25-57 (43.9%) | 30-65 (46.2%) |
| 3-Pointers | 13-27 (48.1%) | 1-17 (5.9%) |
| Free Throws | 15-21 (71.4%) | 26-35 (74.3%) |
| Total Rebounds | 30 | 46 |
| Offensive | 5 | 16 |
| Defensive | 19 | 27 |
| Team | 6 | 3 |
| Assists | 14 | 17 |
| Steals | 9 | 10 |
| Blocks | 4 | 5 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 12 |
| Fouls | 22 | 15 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Houston 16-8 | 83.2 PPG | 46.1 RPG | 15.6 APG |
| Louisiana Tech 13-10 | 68.1 PPG | 42.8 RPG | 11.8 APG |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| P. King | 21 | 3 | 1 | 7/18 | 6/12 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Walker | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4/10 | 0/1 | 8/10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| K. Natt | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3/8 | 2/5 | 2/2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| V. Ilic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Nicholas Jr. | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| P. King | 21 | 3 | 1 | 7/18 | 6/12 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Walker | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4/10 | 0/1 | 8/10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| K. Natt | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3/8 | 2/5 | 2/2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| V. Ilic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Nicholas Jr. | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| J. Coleman | 18 | 4 | 4 | 5/7 | 5/7 | 3/3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| M. Dann | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Beaumont | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| I. Manning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Begg | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Ndiaye | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Nguyen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Benny | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 78 | 24 | 14 | 25/57 | 13/27 | 15/21 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 19 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| A. Bates | 21 | 0 | 6 | 5/9 | 0/3 | 11/13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Thomas II | 15 | 11 | 0 | 7/10 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| D. Dudley | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2/11 | 0/4 | 1/2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| M. Martinez | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Fenner | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| A. Bates | 21 | 0 | 6 | 5/9 | 0/3 | 11/13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Thomas II | 15 | 11 | 0 | 7/10 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| D. Dudley | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2/11 | 0/4 | 1/2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| M. Martinez | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Fenner | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| S. Herron | 18 | 2 | 2 | 6/8 | 0/0 | 6/9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| K. Cooper | 16 | 18 | 3 | 5/10 | 0/2 | 6/7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| S. Williams | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4/12 | 0/4 | 2/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| K. Howze | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| W. Allen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Thompson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W. Jeffress | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Rowell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Williams | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 87 | 43 | 17 | 30/65 | 1/17 | 26/35 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 27 |