Game 23 Preview: vs FIU

Game 23 • vs FIU
Huntsville • Johnson Coliseum (6,100)
Sam Houston (15-7, 8-3 CUSA) vs FIU (14-9, 7-5 CUSA)
Saturday, February 14 • 1:00 PM

TV: ESPN+ (Tom Franklin, Austyn Iven)
RADIO: BSN (Stephanie Keele)
HOW TO FOLLOW: Live Stats • @Bearkats_WBB
Series vs the Panthers: 1-4

HUNTSVILLE – Sam Houston will look to extend their three game home win streak when they host FIU on Saturday at Johnson Coliseum.
Tipoff for the game is set for 1:00 p.m. with Tom Franklin and Austyn Iven on the call courtside on ESPN+.
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.

KATS SEEK FOURTH STRAIGHT HOME WIN
- Sam Houston knocked off Missouri State 74-67 to take sole possession of second place in conference play on Thursday

- Bearkats had four players with double-digit scoring performance in the contest against MSU, which was the fourth time this season, Fanta Kone lead the team with 19 points, marking her seventh double-figure scoring performance in conference play

- The Kats lead CUSA and rank third in the nation with 26.5 turnovers forced per game. The Kats have forced 20+ turnovers in 21 out of the 22 games this season, with Rice being the lone exception

- Sam Houston leads CUSA and ranks 23rd in the nation in scoring defense, holding opponents to just 56.6 ppg

- Kone needs 1 more assist to reach 100 for the year and 15 more steals to get to 90. No Bearkat has had consecutive seasons of 100+ assists since Britni Martin (2011-12, 2012-13) and no Kat has had 90+ steals in consecutive seasons since LaKeita Richardson (1993-94, 1994-95)

- Sam Houston has held 4 opponents under 40 points in 2025-26 after entering the year only doing so 7 times in program history, the last time coming in 1988

-The Kats are averaging 14 steals per game, ranking seventh nationally and leading CUSA. That pace puts them on track to record the second-most steals in a single season in Bearkat history.

Game 23 Preview: vs FIU

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