Wednesday, December 17
Corvallis, Ore.
8:30 PM
at
Oregon State
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Game 10 • at Oregon State
Corvallis, Oregon • Gill Coliseum
Sam Houston (6-3) vs Oregon State (6-5)
Wednesday, Dec. 17 • 8:30 PM CST
TV: ESPN+
RADIO: BSN
HOW TO FOLLOW: Live Stats • @Bearkats_MBB
Series vs the Beavers: First meeting
CORVALLIS, Oregon — Sam Houston has a big road test before Conference USA play begins with a trip to Oregon State on Wednesday.
Tipoff for the game is set for 8:30 p.m. and will air on ESPN+. The game can also be heard online on the Bearkat Sports Network with Carlos Zimmermann on the call.
Kats bounce back with win at Texas Southern
Sam Houston overcame a first-half deficit to bounce back with an 82-70 victory over Texas Southern at H&PE Arena on Dec. 6.
The Bearkats (6-3) got back on the winning track after falling at Oklahoma State 93-83 on Dec. 2. Senior Kashie Natt led the way with 22 points, five rebounds and four steals, and senior Po'Boigh King and Jacob Walker both scored 13 points with big baskets coming in the second half.
Sam Houston took an early lead only to fall behind out of the gate before the team finally started to settle in. Walker knocked down a pair of free throws then laid a shot off the glass on outlet pass from sophomore Isaiah Manning, who had 10 points, off an offensive rebound for 24-20 lead with just under eight minutes left in the first half.
Natt, who scored 14 points in the opening period, threw down a dunk on an inbound pass and Jacobe Coleman finished off an alley-oop as the Kats turned the game upside down and started to pull away after falling behind eight in the first few minutes.
Manning came up with a steal and dunk after a layup by sophomore Jaxson Ford to make it a nine-point game. Natt, Walker and King all scored to help San Houston take its biggest lead of the half at 43-29 at the break.
Foul calls prevented Sam Houston from blowing the game open in the second half. The Tigers were in the bonus with more than 12 minutes left and were able to pull within 59-54 thanks to free throws with under nine minutes left.
The Bearkats never let TSU get closer than two possessions, but the Tigers kept scrapping. TSU hit a 3 to get back within 4 but Natt and Manning made back-to-back layups for a 74-66 lead as time ran began to run out for TSU down the stretch.
Walker earns weekly CUSA honor
Jacob Walker has been a spark coming off the bench this season and after a solid week he was named the league's Freshman of the Week, CUSA officials announced on Dec. 8. He averaged 15.0 in a 10-point loss at undefeated Oklahoma State on Dec. 2 and a 12-point win at Texas Southern on Dec. 6. He scored a career-high 17 points against the Cowboys. The true freshman was 3 for 6 from 3-point range, including a 3 and a pair of free throws for his own 5-0 run to pull Sam Houston within 72-70 with just over five minutes to go in the game. He followed that with 13 points and five rebounds Saturday as the Kats topped TSU 82-70.
Making it count from long range
Sam Houston has made 35 3-pointers in its last three games. The Bearkats went 14 for 37 in a loss to Oklahoma State on Tuesday after going 16 for 27 in a win over Idaho to close out the Holiday Hoops Classic in Boise with a perfect 2-0 record. They made 5 more in a 12-point win over Texas Southern on Dec. 6.
The last time Sam made more than 30 3-pointers during a three-game span was during the 2021-22 season when the Kats went 16 for 28 in a win over Schreiner and 15 for 35 in a loss to UTSA. In the game prior to Schreiner, SHSU made 8 in a 16-point loss at Texas, making 39 3-pointers which is the most during any three-game stretch since then.
Bench getting it done
Sam Houston has had to replace 96 percent of its scoring from last season. The Bearkats scored 2,411 total points with 97 of those coming from sophomore returners Jaxson Ford (69 points), Cheik Ndiaye (23) and Jackson Rogers (5), accounting for just 4 percent of last year's scoring. The bench has come through so far this season as the Kats rank 11th in the country in bench points at 38.22 per game. Sophomore Isaiah Manning is the team's second leading score as the sixth man, averaging 11.1. Freshmen Jacobe Coleman and Jacob Walker are adding 9.4 and 7.9 points off the bench, respectively.
Kats in the national stat rankings (As of Dec. 15)
Sam Houston likes to run and is ranked 10th in the country and first overall in CUSA in fastbreak points per game at 19.33. Aside from being 11th in the country in bench points and first in CUSA, the Kats are 18th overall and first in the league in free throw percentage at 78.0, 14th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game at 14.78, 20th in total rebounds (42.56) and 22nd in 3-point percentage defense at 27.6.
Sam Houston moves up in NET Rankings
Sam Houston is ranked No. 76 in the latest NCAA NET rankings (as of Dec. 15), which is the highest in CUSA ahead of WKU at 125. When the rankings were released, the Kats were 78th. The highest-ranking Sam Houston has had was seventh when the NCAA introduced NET rankings for the first time in December 2022.
Corvallis, Oregon • Gill Coliseum
Sam Houston (6-3) vs Oregon State (6-5)
Wednesday, Dec. 17 • 8:30 PM CST
TV: ESPN+
RADIO: BSN
HOW TO FOLLOW: Live Stats • @Bearkats_MBB
Series vs the Beavers: First meeting
CORVALLIS, Oregon — Sam Houston has a big road test before Conference USA play begins with a trip to Oregon State on Wednesday.
Tipoff for the game is set for 8:30 p.m. and will air on ESPN+. The game can also be heard online on the Bearkat Sports Network with Carlos Zimmermann on the call.
Kats bounce back with win at Texas Southern
Sam Houston overcame a first-half deficit to bounce back with an 82-70 victory over Texas Southern at H&PE Arena on Dec. 6.
The Bearkats (6-3) got back on the winning track after falling at Oklahoma State 93-83 on Dec. 2. Senior Kashie Natt led the way with 22 points, five rebounds and four steals, and senior Po'Boigh King and Jacob Walker both scored 13 points with big baskets coming in the second half.
Sam Houston took an early lead only to fall behind out of the gate before the team finally started to settle in. Walker knocked down a pair of free throws then laid a shot off the glass on outlet pass from sophomore Isaiah Manning, who had 10 points, off an offensive rebound for 24-20 lead with just under eight minutes left in the first half.
Natt, who scored 14 points in the opening period, threw down a dunk on an inbound pass and Jacobe Coleman finished off an alley-oop as the Kats turned the game upside down and started to pull away after falling behind eight in the first few minutes.
Manning came up with a steal and dunk after a layup by sophomore Jaxson Ford to make it a nine-point game. Natt, Walker and King all scored to help San Houston take its biggest lead of the half at 43-29 at the break.
Foul calls prevented Sam Houston from blowing the game open in the second half. The Tigers were in the bonus with more than 12 minutes left and were able to pull within 59-54 thanks to free throws with under nine minutes left.
The Bearkats never let TSU get closer than two possessions, but the Tigers kept scrapping. TSU hit a 3 to get back within 4 but Natt and Manning made back-to-back layups for a 74-66 lead as time ran began to run out for TSU down the stretch.
Walker earns weekly CUSA honor
Jacob Walker has been a spark coming off the bench this season and after a solid week he was named the league's Freshman of the Week, CUSA officials announced on Dec. 8. He averaged 15.0 in a 10-point loss at undefeated Oklahoma State on Dec. 2 and a 12-point win at Texas Southern on Dec. 6. He scored a career-high 17 points against the Cowboys. The true freshman was 3 for 6 from 3-point range, including a 3 and a pair of free throws for his own 5-0 run to pull Sam Houston within 72-70 with just over five minutes to go in the game. He followed that with 13 points and five rebounds Saturday as the Kats topped TSU 82-70.
Making it count from long range
Sam Houston has made 35 3-pointers in its last three games. The Bearkats went 14 for 37 in a loss to Oklahoma State on Tuesday after going 16 for 27 in a win over Idaho to close out the Holiday Hoops Classic in Boise with a perfect 2-0 record. They made 5 more in a 12-point win over Texas Southern on Dec. 6.
The last time Sam made more than 30 3-pointers during a three-game span was during the 2021-22 season when the Kats went 16 for 28 in a win over Schreiner and 15 for 35 in a loss to UTSA. In the game prior to Schreiner, SHSU made 8 in a 16-point loss at Texas, making 39 3-pointers which is the most during any three-game stretch since then.
Bench getting it done
Sam Houston has had to replace 96 percent of its scoring from last season. The Bearkats scored 2,411 total points with 97 of those coming from sophomore returners Jaxson Ford (69 points), Cheik Ndiaye (23) and Jackson Rogers (5), accounting for just 4 percent of last year's scoring. The bench has come through so far this season as the Kats rank 11th in the country in bench points at 38.22 per game. Sophomore Isaiah Manning is the team's second leading score as the sixth man, averaging 11.1. Freshmen Jacobe Coleman and Jacob Walker are adding 9.4 and 7.9 points off the bench, respectively.
Kats in the national stat rankings (As of Dec. 15)
Sam Houston likes to run and is ranked 10th in the country and first overall in CUSA in fastbreak points per game at 19.33. Aside from being 11th in the country in bench points and first in CUSA, the Kats are 18th overall and first in the league in free throw percentage at 78.0, 14th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game at 14.78, 20th in total rebounds (42.56) and 22nd in 3-point percentage defense at 27.6.
Sam Houston moves up in NET Rankings
Sam Houston is ranked No. 76 in the latest NCAA NET rankings (as of Dec. 15), which is the highest in CUSA ahead of WKU at 125. When the rankings were released, the Kats were 78th. The highest-ranking Sam Houston has had was seventh when the NCAA introduced NET rankings for the first time in December 2022.
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