Alabama
Game 8 Preview: at Alabama
12/15/2025 3:06:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Game 8 • at AlabamaÂ
Tuscaloosa, Ala. • Coleman Coliseum (15,383)Â
Sam Houston (5-2, 0-0 CUSA) at Alabama (11-0, 0-0 SEC)Â
Tuesday, December 16 • 6:00 PMÂ
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TV: SEC Network+ (Roger Hoover, Niya Butts, Chloe Rigdon)Â
RADIO:Â BSNÂ (Stephanie Keele);Â KSHU 90.5 FMÂ
HOW TO FOLLOW: Live Stats • @Bearkats_WBBÂ
Series vs the Crimson Tide: Alabama leads 2-0Â
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HUNTSVILLE – The Sam Houston women's basketball team will be looking to work its way back into the win column on Tuesday when it takes on Alabama at Coleman Coliseum. Â
Tipoff for the game is set for 6:00 p.m. and will air on SEC Network+ with Roger Hoover, Niya Butts and Chloe Rigdon on the call courtside.    Â
The game can also be heard online on the Bearkat Sports Network and the Bearkat Athletics app with Stephanie Keele moving behind the mic for the Kats for the 2025-26 season.   Â
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KATS LOOKING TO BOUNCE BACK IN TUSCALOOSAÂ
- Sam Houston saw its 4-game win streak come to an end in a 66-50 loss at Rice on December 3. The Kats led after a quarter of play and were within striking distance of the Owls entering the fourth quarter before Rice canned five 3-point baskets in the final period to claim the winÂ
- The Kats checked in at No. 115 in the NCAA's latest NET ranking through games on December 14, the second-highest ranking CUSA team. Defending CUSA champion Liberty is the only one ranked higher, coming in at No. 114Â
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- Sam Houston will be looking for its first-ever victory over a team from the SECÂ Â
- The Bearkats rank third in the country in forcing 27.3 per game and ninth in the country in holding opponents to 51.9 points per game
