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Sam Houston 55, at Missouri State 60

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 · Final · Conference USA

Conference USA 1 2 3 4 PTS

Sam Houston State Bearkats

18-13 · L2 · #196 (1238 ELO -6)

12 12 10 21 55

Missouri State Lady Bears

23-13 · L1 · #90 (1539 ELO +6)

20 15 11 14 60

JQH Arena · Springfield, MO

Attendance: 2,259

Officials: Roy Gulbeyan, Brian Garland, Nastasha Camy

Lady Bears Edge Bearkats in Tight Conference USA Contest

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Interstat) — In a tense rematch decided in the final seconds, the Missouri State Lady Bears avenged a loss from 12 days prior by holding off a furious fourth-quarter rally from the Sam Houston Bearkats for a 60-55 victory in a Conference USA women’s basketball game Tuesday night at JQH Arena. A crowd of 2,259 saw the Lady Bears, who led by as many as 13 points, withstand a 21-point fourth-quarter outburst from the visiting Bearkats to improve to 17-11 overall. Sam Houston, which had beaten Missouri State 74-67 on its home floor on Feb. 12, fell to… Read more...

Top Statlines

Maiesha Washington MOST 32m 13p 9r 4a 1b
Lainie Douglas MOST 21m 20p 6r 4b
Aysia Ward-Strong SAMH 35m 10p 8r 3a 1b

Forecasting

ELO Probability MOST 83.1%