Louisiana Tech (67) vs Sam Houston (83) · Jan 31, 2026 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Jan 31, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
LT	32	35	67
SHSU	34	49	83

LOUISIANA TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Avery Thomas II	25	2-6	0-2	0-2	8	0	0	0	0	5	4
21Melian Martinez	26	5-6	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	4	1	2	10
0DJ Dudley	40	6-19	2-9	7-10	4	1	1	0	1	3	21
4Jaylen Fenner	17	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2	0
3AJ Bates	38	4-17	0-4	2-3	3	6	0	0	4	4	10
10Kylan Howze	7	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	3	1	4
14Will Allen	16	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0
7Sir Issac Herron	4	0-1	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
8Scooter Williams	27	6-7	3-3	2-2	5	0	1	1	0	2	17
TOTAL	-	25-5942.4%	5-1827.8%	12-1963.2%	34	8	2	6	12	20	67

SAM HOUSTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Veljko Ilic	26	4-7	0-0	6-10	8	1	0	1	0	0	14
35Po'Boigh King	21	5-11	2-3	3-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	15
4Kashie Natt	30	1-6	0-2	2-2	11	0	1	2	1	3	4
5Justin Begg	24	3-9	1-5	4-5	3	3	1	0	3	3	11
25Damon Nicholas Jr.	31	4-6	0-1	1-2	4	0	1	0	1	3	9
12Matt Dann	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
55Jacob Walker	30	7-11	1-2	5-10	0	2	1	0	0	0	20
2Jacobe Coleman	22	3-4	1-1	3-4	1	0	1	0	1	1	10
1CJ Beaumont	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	27-5549.1%	5-1435.7%	24-3666.7%	28	7	5	3	6	12	83

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfltshsu

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Louisiana Tech.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Sam Houston.
(19:44) AJ Bates misses 7-foot jumper.
(19:41) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:21) Po'Boigh King makes 15-foot jumper.
02
(19:13) Foul on Justin Begg.
(18:56) Avery Thomas II misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:46) Melian Martinez Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:46) Melian Martinez makes 0-foot tip in layup.
22
+2 (18:31) Veljko Ilic makes 3-foot hook shot.
24
(18:12) Melian Martinez misses layup.
(18:09) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
(18:03) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses layup.
(17:58) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
(17:37) DJ Dudley misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:35) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
(17:35) Foul on Jaylen Fenner.
(17:14) Kashie Natt misses layup.
(17:14) Melian Martinez Block.
(17:14) AJ Bates Defensive Rebound.
(17:07) DJ Dudley misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:05) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(16:50) Justin Begg misses 18-foot jumper.
(16:48) Melian Martinez Defensive Rebound.
(16:40) DJ Dudley misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:37) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:16) Veljko Ilic makes layup.
26
(15:50) AJ Bates misses 16-foot jumper.
(15:47) Avery Thomas II Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:45) Avery Thomas II makes layup.
46
(15:28) Kashie Natt misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:25) DJ Dudley Defensive Rebound.
(15:19) DJ Dudley misses layup.
(15:16) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(15:11) Po'Boigh King misses 13-foot jumper.
(15:08) Kashie Natt Offensive Rebound.
(15:07) Kashie Natt bad pass turnover.
(14:46) Kylan Howze bad pass turnover.
(14:46) Damon Nicholas Jr. Steal.
(14:41) Jacobe Coleman out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(14:30) DJ Dudley misses 8-foot jumper.
(14:29) Kylan Howze Offensive Rebound.
(14:29) Kylan Howze out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(14:14) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:12) AJ Bates Defensive Rebound.
(14:02) AJ Bates misses layup.
(13:58) Kylan Howze Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:58) Kylan Howze makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
66
+2 (13:31) Damon Nicholas Jr. makes layup (Jacob Walker assists).
68
+2 (13:05) AJ Bates makes 16-foot jumper.
88
+2 (12:40) Po'Boigh King makes 18-foot jumper (Matt Dann assists).
810
(12:40) Foul on Scooter Williams.
+1 (12:40) Po'Boigh King makes free throw 1 of 1.
811
(12:28) Kylan Howze bad pass turnover.
(12:14) Po'Boigh King misses layup.
(12:11) Sam Houston Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:03) Jacob Walker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Justin Begg assists).
814
(11:32) AJ Bates misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:29) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
(11:24) Kashie Natt misses layup.
(11:22) Kylan Howze Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:01) Scooter Williams makes 13-foot jumper.
1014
(10:40) Matt Dann misses layup.
(10:38) Scooter Williams Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:14) Scooter Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kylan Howze assists).
1314
(9:34) Po'Boigh King misses 14-foot jumper.
(9:31) Kashie Natt Offensive Rebound.
(9:30) Kashie Natt misses layup.
(9:30) Melian Martinez Block.
(9:30) Sam Houston Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:23) Justin Begg makes layup.
1316
(9:10) Foul on Kashie Natt.
(9:05) AJ Bates misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(9:03) Sam Houston Defensive Rebound.
(8:46) Foul on Melian Martinez.
(8:46) Veljko Ilic misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:46) Sam Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:46) Veljko Ilic misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:45) DJ Dudley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:21) DJ Dudley makes 16-foot jumper.
1516
(8:10) Kashie Natt misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:06) Jaylen Fenner Defensive Rebound.
(7:49) Avery Thomas II misses 3-foot jumper.
(7:46) AJ Bates Offensive Rebound.
(7:39) DJ Dudley misses 15-foot jumper.
(7:35) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:25) Po'Boigh King makes 26-foot three point jumper.
1519
(7:20) Foul on Kashie Natt.
+1 (7:20) DJ Dudley makes free throw 1 of 2.
1619
+1 (7:20) DJ Dudley makes free throw 2 of 2.
1719
(7:11) Jaylen Fenner traveling turnover.
(6:58) Po'Boigh King misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:54) Damon Nicholas Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(6:40) Po'Boigh King misses 11-foot jumper.
(6:38) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:26) Scooter Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (DJ Dudley assists).
2019
(6:18) Jacob Walker misses layup.
(6:18) Scooter Williams Block.
(6:18) Sam Houston Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:11) Po'Boigh King makes layup (Jacob Walker assists).
2021
(5:41) Melian Martinez offensive goaltending turnover.
(5:24) Foul on Avery Thomas II.
(5:24) Jacob Walker misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:24) Sam Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:24) Jacob Walker makes free throw 2 of 2.
2022
+3 (5:07) DJ Dudley makes 24-foot three point jumper (AJ Bates assists).
2322
+2 (4:54) Damon Nicholas Jr. makes 9-foot jumper.
2324
(4:39) AJ Bates bad pass turnover.
(4:30) Foul on AJ Bates.
+1 (4:30) Po'Boigh King makes free throw 1 of 2.
2325
+1 (4:30) Po'Boigh King makes free throw 2 of 2.
2326
(4:08) Will Allen misses 7-foot jumper.
(4:05) Scooter Williams Offensive Rebound.
+3 (4:01) DJ Dudley makes 29-foot three point jumper (AJ Bates assists).
2626
(3:38) Po'Boigh King misses 6-foot jumper.
(3:36) Melian Martinez Defensive Rebound.
(3:31) AJ Bates bad pass turnover.
(3:31) Jacob Walker Steal.
+2 (3:26) Jacob Walker makes layup.
2628
(2:55) AJ Bates misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:52) DJ Dudley Offensive Rebound.
(2:49) DJ Dudley misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:43) Justin Begg Defensive Rebound.
(2:39) Jacob Walker misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:37) Damon Nicholas Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:31) Justin Begg makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2631
(2:09) AJ Bates misses layup.
(2:04) Melian Martinez Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:04) Melian Martinez makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
2831
(1:57) Justin Begg bad pass turnover.
(1:51) Foul on Justin Begg.
+1 (1:51) DJ Dudley makes free throw 1 of 2.
2931
+1 (1:51) DJ Dudley makes free throw 2 of 2.
3031
(1:36) Foul on Scooter Williams.
(1:36) Veljko Ilic misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:36) Sam Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:36) Veljko Ilic makes free throw 2 of 2.
3032
+2 (1:22) Kylan Howze makes layup (AJ Bates assists).
3232
+2 (1:02) Veljko Ilic makes layup.
3234
(0:44) AJ Bates misses 14-foot jumper.
(0:40) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(0:13) Foul on Kylan Howze.
(0:13) Jacob Walker misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:13) Sam Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:13) Jacob Walker misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:12) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

SHSU

67Points83

25-59(42.4%)Field Goal(%)27-55(49.1%)

5-18(27.8%)3-Point(%)5-14(35.7%)

12-19(63.2%)Free Throw(%)24-36(66.7%)

35(15)Rebounds(Offensive)35(13)

8Assists7

2Steals5

6Blocks3

12Turnovers6

20(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

1Largest Lead17

Game Details

Saturday, January 31, 2026 · 7:05 PM

Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum · Huntsville, TX

attendance: 1,510 (24.8%)

tv: ESPN2

spread: SHSU -7.5

over/under: 141.5