Wednesday, February 10
Huntsville
6:30 PM
15-6, 9-1Southland
79
vs
61
Southeastern Louisiana
6-12, 4-5Southland
1
2
F
Southeastern Louisiana
24
37
61
Sam Houston
35
44
79
Photo by: Brian Blalock
Bearkats run past Lions 79-61
2/10/2021 8:48:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HUNTSVILLE — The Sam Houston men's basketball team used a second-half surge to pull away for a 79-61 victory over Southeastern Louisiana at Johnson Coliseum Wednesday night.
Freshman Bryce Monroe scored a career-high 26 points on four of six shooting from 3-point range to keep the Bearkats (15-6) atop the Southland Conference standings at 9-1 in league play. Senior Demarkus Lampley added 16 points, and junior Javion May just missed a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds.
Sam Houston shot 46 percent from the field and scored 25 points off 20 Lions' turnovers.
The Bearkats used a 10-5 run at the beginning of the second half to build a 16-point advantage. Monroe hit a 3 following a Lions' turnover and immediately stole the ball for a fast break layup to make it 45-29.
Southeastern Louisiana got as close as nine in the second half, but never really threatened to get any closer. Sam Houston went back up 16 at 64-48 on a layup by freshman Kian Scroggins and another 3 by Monroe with just under eight minutes left in the game.
The Bearkats jumped out to a 7-0 lead on a 3 by Lampley, but Southeastern Louisiana came back to take their only lead of the game at 13-12 midway through the first half. Sam Houston responded with a 6-0 run to retake the lead at 18-13 when Monroe drilled a 3 from the top right wing.
The Kats closed the first half with a 13-4 run to open up a double-digit lead. Monroe found junior Dylan Robertson under the basket with for an alley hoop dunk to make it 28-20 with 3:24 left in the period.
May hit five free throws and Lampley added two more to close out the half and send Sam Houston into the break up 35-24.
The Bearkats will host Central Arkansas as part of a doubleheader with the women's team Saturday. The women begin at 2 p.m. followed by the men.
Freshman Bryce Monroe scored a career-high 26 points on four of six shooting from 3-point range to keep the Bearkats (15-6) atop the Southland Conference standings at 9-1 in league play. Senior Demarkus Lampley added 16 points, and junior Javion May just missed a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds.
Sam Houston shot 46 percent from the field and scored 25 points off 20 Lions' turnovers.
The Bearkats used a 10-5 run at the beginning of the second half to build a 16-point advantage. Monroe hit a 3 following a Lions' turnover and immediately stole the ball for a fast break layup to make it 45-29.
Southeastern Louisiana got as close as nine in the second half, but never really threatened to get any closer. Sam Houston went back up 16 at 64-48 on a layup by freshman Kian Scroggins and another 3 by Monroe with just under eight minutes left in the game.
The Bearkats jumped out to a 7-0 lead on a 3 by Lampley, but Southeastern Louisiana came back to take their only lead of the game at 13-12 midway through the first half. Sam Houston responded with a 6-0 run to retake the lead at 18-13 when Monroe drilled a 3 from the top right wing.
The Kats closed the first half with a 13-4 run to open up a double-digit lead. Monroe found junior Dylan Robertson under the basket with for an alley hoop dunk to make it 28-20 with 3:24 left in the period.
May hit five free throws and Lampley added two more to close out the half and send Sam Houston into the break up 35-24.
The Bearkats will host Central Arkansas as part of a doubleheader with the women's team Saturday. The women begin at 2 p.m. followed by the men.
Team Stats
SLU
SHSU
FG%
.340
.462
3FG%
.200
.333
FT%
.632
.742
RB
40
31
TO
20
13
STL
4
8
Game Leaders
Pts
26
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
8
Pts
16
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
5
Pts
11
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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