Sam Houston Bearkats vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

College Basketball

Sam Houston

8-6

67-68

Final

MTSU

9-5

Murphy Center

Lead tracker

SHSU leadsBiggest lead SHSU 3, MTSU 17

MTSU leads

Team	1H	2H	T
SHSU	34	33	67
MTSU	34	34	68

Who won: MTSU 68-67

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders beat the Sam Houston Bearkats 68-67 on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at Murphy Center. Jahvin Carter led the MTSU in points (16). Veljko Ilic led the Sam Houston in points (16).

Player of the game

Veljko Ilic

SHSU · 16 PTS, 13 REB

7.8

Win probability

100%MTSU final

SHSUMTSU

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:00
Defensive rebound
Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:00
Misses free throw 1 of 1
Alec Oglesby misses free throw 1 of 1
A. Oglesby · 6 PTS
H2 0:01
Foul on Po'Boigh King
Foul on Po'Boigh King.
P. King · 14 PTS
H2 0:02
TO
Out of bounds bad pass turnover
Po'Boigh King out of bounds bad pass turnover
P. King · 14 PTS
H2 0:03SHS
Regulartimeout
Sam Houston Timeout
SLAMH2 0:05
Dunk, 1 ft
T. Alston · 12 PTS
Torey Alston makes 1-foot dunk
SHSU 67 - 68 MTSU
H2 0:17
Defensive rebound
Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:18
Misses free throw 1 of 1
Damon Nicholas Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1
D. Nicholas Jr. · 11 PTS
H2 0:18
Foul on Torey Alston
Foul on Torey Alston.
T. Alston · 12 PTS
H2 0:20
Offensive Rebound
Po'Boigh King Offensive Rebound.
P. King · 14 PTS
H2 0:20
Misses free throw 1 of 1
Kashie Natt misses free throw 1 of 1
K. Natt · 4 PTS
H2 0:20
Foul on Jahvin Carter
Foul on Jahvin Carter.
J. Carter · 16 PTS
H2 0:20
Defensive rebound
Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:21
Misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Loofe misses 25-foot three point jumper
C. Loofe · 4 PTS
H2 0:32
Foul on Jacob Walker
Foul on Jacob Walker.
J. Walker · 7 PTS
H2 0:42MTS
Regulartimeout
Middle Tennessee Timeout
H2 0:42
Offensive Rebound
Torey Alston Offensive Rebound.
T. Alston · 12 PTS
H2 0:42
Misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alec Oglesby misses 25-foot three point jumper
A. Oglesby · 6 PTS
H2 0:42
Offensive Rebound
Chris Loofe Offensive Rebound.
C. Loofe · 4 PTS
H2 0:47
Misses layup
Sean Smith misses layup
S. Smith · 8 PTS
H2 1:23
+2
Layup
Veljko Ilic makes layup (Jacob Walker assists)
V. Ilic · 16 PTS · ast J. Walker
SHSU 67 - 66 MTSU
H2 1:29
Defensive rebound
Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:32
Misses layup
Torey Alston misses layup
T. Alston · 12 PTS