Sam Houston Bearkats at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Sean Newman Jr. scores 8 of his 22 points in OT to rally Louisiana Tech over Sam Houston 66-61
Newman also had eight assists for the Bulldogs (16-6, 5-4 Conference USA). Amaree Abram made four 3-pointers and scored 16, adding six rebounds. Daniel Batcho shot 7 of 15 from the field to finish with 14 points.
Lamar Wilkerson totaled 17 points and two steals for the Bearkats (8-14, 1-8). Marcus Boykin added 12 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Cameron Huefner finished with 12 points and three steals.
Newman scored 10 points in the first half for Louisiana Tech, which led 32-30 at the break. Boykin made two foul shots with 31 seconds left to force overtime tied at 51.
Six of Newman's points in the extra period came at the free-throw line.
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Matchup Prediction
Louisiana Tech: 77.1%
Sam Houston: 22.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 66 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st OT | 61 - 66 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Sean Newman Jr. made Free Throw. | 61 - 66 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Sean Newman Jr. made Free Throw. | 61 - 65 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Foul on Marcus Boykin. | 61 - 64 |
Statistics
 SHSU |
 LT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-59 | FG | 23-61 |
| 35.6 | Field Goal % | 37.7 |
| 7-23 | 3PT | 7-25 |
| 30.4 | Three Point % | 28.0 |
| 12-16 | FT | 13-18 |
| 75.0 | Free Throw % | 72.2 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 11 | Assists | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Venue: Thomas Assembly Center
Location: Ruston, LA
Attendance: 3,141 | Capacity:
Location: Ruston, LA
Attendance: 3,141 | Capacity:
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 11-4 | - | 23-5 |
| Jacksonville State | 11-5 | 0.5 | 19-10 |
| Middle Tennessee | 10-5 | 1 | 19-9 |
| New Mexico State | 8-7 | 3 | 15-13 |
| Kennesaw State | 8-8 | 3.5 | 16-13 |
| Louisiana Tech | 7-8 | 4 | 18-10 |
| UTEP | 7-8 | 4 | 17-11 |
| Western Kentucky | 7-8 | 4 | 16-12 |
| Sam Houston | 4-11 | 7 | 11-17 |
| Florida International | 3-12 | 8 | 9-19 |