Sam Houston Bearkats

NIT · 1st Round

Ugh, no.

Sam Houston Bearkats lost to the New Mexico Lobos

22-12 83 – 107

24-10

Final · Wed, Mar 18

Game Details

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Highlights

Buljan has 22 as New Mexico knocks off Sam Houston 107-83 in NIT

Tomislav Buljan had 22 points in New Mexico's 107-83 victory over Sam Houston on Wednesday in the NIT.

Recap via ESPN

1:09 Sam Houston Bearkats vs. New Mexico Lobos: Game Highlights

0:24 Luke Haupt gets the and-1 to fall

0:24 Tomislav Buljan slams down the lob

0:18 JT Rock muscles for the and-1

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	T
SHSU	39	44	83
UNM	51	56	107

Game Flow

SHSU UNM

H1H2

7-0Biggest Run10-0

0Largest Lead32

0 lead changes · tied 1 time

Win Probability · Sam Houston Bearkats

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Game Leaders

Sam Houston Bearkats

CJ Beaumont · 22Points
JW Jacob Walker · 6Assists
Veljko Ilic · 10Rebounds

New Mexico Lobos

Tomislav Buljan · 22Points
Tomislav Buljan · 6Assists
Tomislav Buljan · 10Rebounds

2025-26 Conference USA Standings

Team	GB
Liberty	-
Sam Houston	4
Louisiana Tech	6
Western Kentucky	6
Middle Tennessee	6
Kennesaw State	7
Jacksonville State	7
New Mexico State	9
Missouri State	9
Florida International	9
UTEP	8
Delaware	11

2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings

Team	GB
Utah State	-
San Diego State	1
New Mexico	2
Grand Canyon	2
Nevada	3
Boise State	3
Colorado State	4
UNLV	4
Wyoming	6
Fresno State	8
San José State	12
Air Force	15

Team Stats

Sam Houston BearkatsNew Mexico Lobos

Shooting

33-68, 49% Field Goals 39-74, 53%

7-22, 32% 3-Pointers 13-34, 38%

10-18, 56% Free Throws 16-20, 80%

Possessions

38 Rebounds 39

14 Offensive Rebounds 13

21 Assists 21

4 Steals 11

3 Blocks 5

14 Turnovers 5

16 Fouls 15

Scoring

44 Points in Paint 46

14 Fast Break Points 26

0 Largest Lead 32

Box Score

Sam Houston Bearkats ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
V. IlicF	10	10	2	27	5-8	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	4	6	0
J. WalkerG	15	2	6	38	6-15	1-6	2-4	2	2	0	1	1	1
P. KingG	2	0	1	7	0-1	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. NattG	15	5	3	29	7-12	1-3	0-2	1	1	1	0	5	3
D. Nicholas Jr.G	12	6	5	33	4-9	0-1	4-4	1	1	0	1	5	5
Bench
M. DannF	4	4	3	13	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	3	1	5
J. ColemanG	3	2	1	24	1-6	1-5	0-2	4	0	0	0	2	1
CJ BeaumontG	22	5	0	29	8-14	4-6	2-4	0	0	1	2	3	1
C. NdiayeF	DNP: Did not play
J. FordF	DNP: Did not play
I. ManningF	DNP: Did not play
N. NguyenG	DNP: Did not play
N. BennyG	DNP: Did not play
J. RogersG	DNP: Did not play
J. BeggG	DNP: Did not play
Team	83	38	21		33-68	7-22	10-18	14	4	3	14	24	16

New Mexico Lobos ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
T. BuljanF	22	10	6	22	8-11	1-2	5-6	0	1	2	2	8	2
U. TenetteG	20	4	6	30	8-11	1-2	3-3	0	2	0	1	3	3
J. HallG	14	1	2	30	5-10	4-8	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0
L. HauptG	7	1	2	27	2-4	0-1	3-3	2	2	0	0	1	5
D. AlburyG	15	5	4	33	5-8	1-1	4-5	0	6	0	2	3	2
Bench
M. VicenticF	0	0	0	3	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. CholF	13	5	0	24	5-12	3-9	0-2	1	0	1	2	3	2
JT RockC	14	8	1	15	5-9	3-5	1-1	0	0	2	4	4	0
T. PonsG	0	1	0	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0
T. MillerG	2	1	0	12	1-5	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1
S. JonesG	DNP: Did not play
Ka. PattonG	DNP: Did not play
Ke. Patton Jr.G	DNP: Did not play
C. HowellG	DNP: Did not play
Team	107	39	21		39-74	13-34	16-20	5	11	5	13	26	15

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