Sam Houston Bearkats vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

College Basketball

Sam Houston

16-8

78-87

Final

Louisiana Tech

13-10

Thomas Assembly Center

Lead tracker

SHSU leadsBiggest lead SHSU 7, LT 9

LT leads

Team	1H	2H	T
SHSU	38	40	78
LT	37	50	87

Who won: Louisiana Tech 87-78

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs beat the Sam Houston Bearkats 87-78 on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at Thomas Assembly Center. The Louisiana Tech outscored the Sam Houston 50-40 in the 2nd half. AJ Bates led the Louisiana Tech in points (21). Po'Boigh King led the Sam Houston in points (21).

Player of the game

Kaden Cooper

LT · 16 PTS, 18 REB, 3 STL

8.8

Win probability

100%LT final

SHSULT

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:02
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Kaden Cooper makes free throw 2 of 2
K. Cooper · 16 PTS
SHSU 78 - 87 LT
H2 0:02
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Kaden Cooper makes free throw 1 of 2
K. Cooper · 16 PTS
SHSU 78 - 86 LT
H2 0:02
Foul on Jacobe Coleman
Foul on Jacobe Coleman.
J. Coleman · 18 PTS
H2 0:02
Defensive rebound
Kaden Cooper Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:05
Misses 23-foot three point jumper
Po'Boigh King misses 23-foot three point jumper
P. King · 21 PTS
H2 0:08
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Scooter Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
S. Williams · 10 PTS
SHSU 78 - 85 LT
H2 0:08
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Scooter Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
S. Williams · 10 PTS
SHSU 78 - 84 LT
H2 0:08
Foul on Jacob Walker
Foul on Jacob Walker.
J. Walker · 16 PTS
THREEH2 0:08
Three! Jumper, 26 ft
P. King · 21 PTS · ast J. Coleman
Po'Boigh King makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jacobe Coleman assists)
SHSU 78 - 83 LT
SLAMH2 0:10
Dunk, 1 ft
A. Thomas II · 15 PTS · ast A. Bates
Avery Thomas II makes 1-foot dunk (AJ Bates assists)
SHSU 75 - 83 LT
H2 0:15
Defensive rebound
Kaden Cooper Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:17
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Jacob Walker misses free throw 2 of 2
J. Walker · 16 PTS
H2 0:17
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Jacob Walker makes free throw 1 of 2
J. Walker · 16 PTS
SHSU 75 - 81 LT
H2 0:17
Foul on AJ Bates
Foul on AJ Bates.
A. Bates · 21 PTS
H2 0:17
Offensive Rebound
Po'Boigh King Offensive Rebound.
P. King · 21 PTS
H2 0:23
Misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kashie Natt misses 24-foot three point jumper
K. Natt · 10 PTS
H2 0:27
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Kaden Cooper makes free throw 2 of 2
K. Cooper · 16 PTS
SHSU 74 - 81 LT
H2 0:27
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Kaden Cooper makes free throw 1 of 2
K. Cooper · 16 PTS
SHSU 74 - 80 LT
H2 0:27
Foul on Damon Nicholas Jr
Foul on Damon Nicholas Jr..
D. Nicholas Jr.
H2 0:27
Defensive rebound
Kaden Cooper Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:29
Misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jacobe Coleman misses 25-foot three point jumper
J. Coleman · 18 PTS
H2 0:34
Defensive rebound
Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:35
Misses free throw 2 of 2
AJ Bates misses free throw 2 of 2
A. Bates · 21 PTS