Sam Houston (91) vs Western KY (102) · Jan 2, 2026 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Jan 2, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
SHSU	49	42	91
WKU	42	60	102

SAM HOUSTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Veljko Ilic	24	7-9	0-0	2-4	12	3	1	1	1	2	16
35Po'Boigh King	35	7-18	3-9	4-6	6	2	1	0	0	1	21
4Kashie Natt	29	3-7	1-3	2-3	2	3	6	0	3	2	9
5Justin Begg	26	6-10	1-3	0-0	3	2	0	0	3	3	13
25Damon Nicholas Jr.	16	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	3	2
12Matt Dann	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Jaxson Ford	12	0-4	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0
13Isaiah Manning	25	7-15	4-9	5-6	4	1	0	1	1	4	23
55Jacob Walker	22	2-4	1-2	0-0	2	3	0	0	2	3	5
2Jacobe Coleman	10	1-5	0-2	0-0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2

TOTAL	-	34-7346.6%	10-2835.7%	13-1968.4%	35	17	10	2	11	20	91

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Noah Boyde	26	3-6	0-0	2-4	6	1	3	1	0	4	8
8Grant Newell	25	4-11	2-6	2-2	6	2	0	1	1	3	12
12Armelo Boone	29	6-16	1-4	3-5	13	2	1	2	6	1	16
30Teagan Moore	35	9-18	3-8	7-10	6	3	1	0	1	1	28
4Ryan Myers	18	5-8	4-7	4-4	1	3	0	0	2	2	18
21Leeroy Odiahi	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Blaise Keita	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
2LJ Hackman	22	3-6	1-2	2-2	2	2	2	0	3	1	9
6Kade Unseld	5	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5Jack Edelen	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
3Cam Haffner	25	3-6	3-6	0-0	4	2	2	0	0	0	9
TOTAL	-	34-7445.9%	14-3540.0%	20-2774.1%	40	17	9	4	13	13	102

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfshsuwku

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Sam Houston.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Western Kentucky.
(19:44) Kashie Natt misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(19:41) Noah Boyde Defensive Rebound.
(19:38) Ryan Myers misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:35) Po'Boigh King Defensive Rebound.
(19:27) Foul on Grant Newell.
(19:27) Veljko Ilic misses free throw 1 of 2.
(19:27) Sam Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (19:27) Veljko Ilic makes free throw 2 of 2.
10
(19:07) Armelo Boone bad pass turnover.
(19:07) Kashie Natt Steal.
(19:07) Foul on Armelo Boone.
(18:51) Foul on Ryan Myers.
+1 (18:51) Po'Boigh King makes free throw 1 of 3.
20
+1 (18:51) Po'Boigh King makes free throw 2 of 3.
30
(18:51) Po'Boigh King misses free throw 3 of 3.
(18:49) Noah Boyde Defensive Rebound.
(18:36) Teagan Moore bad pass turnover.
(18:36) Veljko Ilic Steal.
(18:29) Kashie Natt bad pass turnover.
(18:29) Cam Haffner Steal.
(18:23) Teagan Moore misses driving layup.
(18:23) Veljko Ilic Block.
(18:18) Grant Newell Offensive Rebound.
(18:06) Armelo Boone misses 13-foot step back jumpshot.
(18:02) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:46) Justin Begg makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Veljko Ilic assists).
50
(17:28) Noah Boyde misses layup.
(17:25) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(17:17) Justin Begg misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(17:15) Veljko Ilic Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:15) Veljko Ilic makes 0-foot tip in layup.
70
+3 (17:01) Grant Newell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Teagan Moore assists).
73
(16:32) Jaxson Ford misses 8-foot jumper.
(16:30) Grant Newell Defensive Rebound.
(16:07) Armelo Boone misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(16:04) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(16:03) Armelo Boone bad pass turnover.
(16:03) Jacobe Coleman Steal.
(15:52) Justin Begg misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:49) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(15:45) Armelo Boone misses driving layup.
(15:42) LJ Hackman Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:36) LJ Hackman makes driving layup.
75
(15:28) Isaiah Manning misses layup.
(15:28) Grant Newell Block.
(15:26) Isaiah Manning Offensive Rebound.
(15:26) Foul on Grant Newell.
+1 (15:26) Isaiah Manning makes free throw 1 of 2.
85
(15:26) Isaiah Manning misses free throw 2 of 2.
(15:25) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(15:19) Grant Newell misses layup.
(15:16) Grant Newell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:16) Grant Newell makes 0-foot tip in layup.
87
+3 (14:58) Isaiah Manning makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kashie Natt assists).
117
(14:43) Grant Newell misses driving layup.
(14:41) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(14:35) Jacob Walker misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:31) Veljko Ilic Offensive Rebound.
(14:31) Veljko Ilic misses tip in layup.
(14:29) Veljko Ilic Offensive Rebound.
(14:29) Foul on Grant Newell.
+1 (14:29) Veljko Ilic makes free throw 1 of 2.
127
(14:29) Veljko Ilic misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:29) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(14:11) Foul on Po'Boigh King.
(13:53) Armelo Boone misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(13:50) Po'Boigh King Defensive Rebound.
(13:43) Foul on Kade Unseld.
+2 (13:35) Po'Boigh King makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Jacob Walker assists).
147
(13:24) Kade Unseld misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(13:19) Armelo Boone Offensive Rebound.
(13:19) Armelo Boone misses 14-foot jumper.
(13:19) Blaise Keita Offensive Rebound.
(13:19) Foul on Isaiah Manning.
(13:15) Ryan Myers bad pass turnover.
+2 (12:47) Veljko Ilic makes 9-foot hook shot.
167
(12:24) Foul on Isaiah Manning.
(12:24) Teagan Moore misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:24) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (12:24) Teagan Moore makes free throw 2 of 2.
168
+2 (12:08) Veljko Ilic makes layup.
188
+2 (11:56) Noah Boyde makes driving layup (LJ Hackman assists).
1810
(11:40) Veljko Ilic bad pass turnover.
(11:40) LJ Hackman Steal.
(11:29) Teagan Moore misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(11:26) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(11:20) Kashie Natt bad pass turnover.
(11:20) Cam Haffner Steal.
(11:15) Kade Unseld misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:11) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
(11:08) Foul on LJ Hackman.
+1 (11:08) Po'Boigh King makes free throw 2 of 2.
2010
+1 (11:08) Po'Boigh King makes free throw 1 of 2.
1910
(10:53) Foul on Justin Begg.
+1 (10:53) Noah Boyde makes free throw 1 of 2.
2011
(10:53) Noah Boyde misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:53) Armelo Boone Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:51) Armelo Boone makes layup.
2013
(10:33) Po'Boigh King misses 12-foot step back jumpshot.
(10:32) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(10:32) Foul on Kashie Natt.
(10:19) LJ Hackman misses 19-foot jumper.
(10:15) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(10:12) Jacobe Coleman misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:08) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
(10:06) Foul on Damon Nicholas Jr..
+1 (10:06) Teagan Moore makes free throw 1 of 2.
2014
(10:06) Teagan Moore misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:05) Po'Boigh King Defensive Rebound.
(9:49) Justin Begg bad pass turnover.
(9:22) Foul on Justin Begg.
+1 (9:21) Armelo Boone makes free throw 1 of 2.
2015
(9:21) Armelo Boone misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:20) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
+3 (9:18) Teagan Moore makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jack Edelen assists).
2018
(8:46) Po'Boigh King misses layup.
(8:42) Po'Boigh King Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:42) Jacobe Coleman makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2218
(8:35) LJ Hackman misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(8:33) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
+3 (8:31) LJ Hackman makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jack Edelen assists).
2221
(8:09) Jacobe Coleman misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:06) Sam Houston Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:53) Veljko Ilic makes layup (Po'Boigh King assists).
2421
(7:26) LJ Hackman misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:21) Teagan Moore Offensive Rebound.
(7:19) Armelo Boone misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:16) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:03) Po'Boigh King makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jacob Walker assists).
2721
(6:43) Teagan Moore misses driving layup.
(6:39) Blaise Keita Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:39) Blaise Keita makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2723
(6:17) Veljko Ilic misses 8-foot hook shot.
(6:14) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(5:55) LJ Hackman bad pass turnover.
(5:55) Jacobe Coleman Steal.
(5:51) Jacobe Coleman misses layup.
(5:51) Armelo Boone Block.
(5:47) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
(5:42) Teagan Moore misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:38) Jacob Walker Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:28) Isaiah Manning makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
2923
+3 (5:07) Cam Haffner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ryan Myers assists).
2926
+3 (4:53) Isaiah Manning makes 24-foot three point jumper (Justin Begg assists).
3226
(4:34) Ryan Myers bad pass turnover.
+2 (4:21) Isaiah Manning makes 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
3426
(4:15) Foul on Jacob Walker.
+1 (4:15) Ryan Myers makes free throw 1 of 2.
3427
+1 (4:15) Ryan Myers makes free throw 2 of 2.
3428
(3:50) Jaxson Ford misses layup.
(3:50) Noah Boyde Block.
(3:44) Jaxson Ford Offensive Rebound.
(3:44) Jaxson Ford misses tip in layup.
(3:42) Damon Nicholas Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(3:41) team shot clock turnover .
(3:28) Armelo Boone misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(3:25) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:21) Kashie Natt makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damon Nicholas Jr. assists).
3728
(3:08) Armelo Boone bad pass turnover.
(3:08) Kashie Natt Steal.
(3:04) Po'Boigh King misses 9-foot jumper.
(3:00) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(2:57) Armelo Boone bad pass turnover.
(2:57) Kashie Natt Steal.
(2:54) Po'Boigh King misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:50) Jaxson Ford Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:49) Po'Boigh King makes 24-foot three point jumper.
4028
(2:36) LJ Hackman bad pass turnover.
(2:36) Kashie Natt Steal.
+2 (2:32) Damon Nicholas Jr. makes driving layup (Kashie Natt assists).
4228
+3 (2:17) Ryan Myers makes 27-foot three point jumper.
4231
(1:58) Jacob Walker bad pass turnover.
(1:58) Noah Boyde Steal.
+3 (1:39) Ryan Myers makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cam Haffner assists).
4234
+3 (1:06) Jacob Walker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Po'Boigh King assists).
4534
(0:56) Foul on Damon Nicholas Jr..
+1 (0:56) Teagan Moore makes free throw 1 of 2.
4535
+1 (0:56) Teagan Moore makes free throw 2 of 2.
4536
+2 (0:42) Veljko Ilic makes layup (Jacob Walker assists).
4736
+3 (0:30) Ryan Myers makes 23-foot three point jumper (Teagan Moore assists).
4739
+2 (0:08) Jacob Walker makes 12-foot pullup jump shot.
4939
+3 (0:00) Teagan Moore makes 39-foot three point jumper.
4942

2nd half

Team Stats

SHSU

WKU

91Points102

34-73(46.6%)Field Goal(%)34-74(45.9%)

10-28(35.7%)3-Point(%)14-35(40.0%)

13-19(68.4%)Free Throw(%)20-27(74.1%)

40(17)Rebounds(Offensive)49(22)

17Assists17

10Steals9

2Blocks4

12Turnovers13

20(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

14Largest Lead14

Game Details

Friday, January 2, 2026 · 2:00 PM

E. A. Diddle Arena · Bowling Green, KY

attendance: 3,645 (48.5%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: WKU -5.5

over/under: 168.5