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Sam Houston 78, at Louisiana Tech 87

Saturday, February 7, 2026 · Final · Conference USA

Conference USA 1 2 PTS

Sam Houston State Bearkats

22-12 · L2 · #125 (1395 ELO -26)

38 40 78

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

20-14 · L1 · #147 (1348 ELO +26)

37 50 87

Thomas Assembly Center · Ruston, LA

Attendance: 2,670

Officials: Nick Meyer, Hunter Allen, James Hicks

Louisiana Tech Rallies Past Sam Houston in High-Scoring Conference USA Affair

RUSTON, La. (Interstat) — In a game defined by a staggering statistical anomaly, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs overcame a historically poor shooting performance from beyond the arc by dominating the interior and the free throw line to defeat the Sam Houston Bearkats 87-78 in a Conference USA men’s basketball game Saturday at the Thomas Assembly Center. A crowd of 2,670 watched as Louisiana Tech (13-10, 4-6) avenged a loss to Sam Houston (16-8, 7-3) from just a week prior, doing so by embracing a brutally efficient inside game while the Bearkats relied on the three-point shot. The most critical phase… Read more...

Top Statlines

Kaden Cooper LTU 32m 16p 18r 3a 2b
Avery Thomas LTU 33m 15p 11r
Jacobe Coleman SAMH 29m 18p 4r 4a

Forecasting

ELO Probability SAMH 56.6%

Spread SAMH -3

Money Line LTU +145/SAMH -170

Over/Under 140.5 (Over)