Kats make easy work of FIU

Thursday, February 26

Huntsville

8:00 PM

20-8,12-5CUSA

100

FIU

13-15,6-11CUSA

FIU

Sam Houston

100

CJ Beaumont dribbles against FIU at Johnson Coliseum

Kats make easy work of FIU

2/26/2026 10:39:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

HUNTSVILLE — When shots fall like they did on Thursday, Sam Houston is awfully hard to beat.

The Bearkats opened with a 16-0 run and never looked back to bounce FIU 100-67 in Conference USA action at Johnson Coliseum. Sam Houston (20-8, 12-5 CUSA) shot an outstanding 60 percent from the field and was 10 for 16 from behind the arc to extend its winning streak to four.

Jacob Walker was the Kats' leading scorer with 20, while Kashie Natt, who had a double-double with 13 rebounds, and Po'Boigh King each chipped in 18 points. Jacobe Coleman pitched in 12 points, CJ Beaumont scored a season-high 11 on 3 for 5 shooting from 3, and Damon Nicholas Jr. had 10.

The game could not have started better for Sam Houston.

King got the scoring started with a 3-pointer then the Kats got back-to-back-to-back acrobatic layups by Natt and Walker. Walker followed with another 3 before CJ Beaumont drilled consecutive long-range shots to push the lead to 19-2 after the Panthers finally scored their first basket.

FIU (13-15, 6-11) began to claw back in it with a 5-0 run only to see King pull up for a 3, sink it and get fouled for a four-point play to push the lead back to 25-11 midway through the opening period. The Bearkats' largest lead of the half came at 50-29 on a layup by Veljko Ilic with less than a minute left.

King scored five straight points to begin the second half as the onslaught continued. Jacobe Coleman hit a jumper, Matt Dann laid a couple off the glass, Damon Nicholas Jr. connected on a basket and Beaumont to give Sam Houston a 30-point lead at 75-45 at the 11:41 mark.

Sam Houston will play its final home game of the season on Saturday when Missouri State comes to town for a 4:30 p.m. tip.