Sam Houston Bearkats vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

Jan 4, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SHSU	34	33	67
MTSU	34	34	68

Game Recap

Carter's 16, Alston's game-winner lead Middle Tennessee over Sam Houston, 68-67. Jahvin Carter led Middle Tennessee with 16 points and Torey Alston hit the game-winning dunk with five seconds remaining as the Blue Raiders knocked off Sam Houston 68-67 on Sunday.

Player Stats

SAM HOUSTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Veljko Ilic	30	8-12	0-0	0-0	13	3	0	1	3	1	16
35Po'Boigh King	31	5-10	2-5	2-3	2	3	0	0	2	2	14
4Kashie Natt	20	2-8	0-1	0-1	6	0	3	0	4	2	4
5Justin Begg	16	1-5	0-1	0-0	1	3	1	0	2	2	2
25Damon Nicholas Jr.	29	4-9	1-1	2-3	7	1	2	0	2	2	11
12Matt Dann	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Jaxson Ford	8	3-5	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	2	6
13Isaiah Manning	16	0-1	0-1	2-2	2	1	0	0	1	0	2
55Jacob Walker	24	2-2	1-1	2-3	2	3	0	1	1	1	7
2Jacobe Coleman	16	2-4	1-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	5
1CJ Beaumont	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	27-5648.2%	5-1145.5%	8-1266.7%	38	14	7	3	16	13	67

MIDDLE TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Chris Loofe	29	2-9	0-4	0-0	10	1	0	2	2	2	4
10Torey Alston	26	4-8	0-0	4-4	3	0	0	1	4	4	12
2Jahvin Carter	33	5-9	4-5	2-2	4	4	2	0	3	1	16
0Alec Oglesby	36	2-9	2-7	0-1	3	1	5	0	1	1	6
22Kamari Lands	28	5-13	1-5	3-3	3	2	0	0	0	2	14
3Luka Jovanovic	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
55Sean Smith	19	3-6	2-2	0-0	2	2	3	0	0	1	8
11Tre Green	17	3-8	2-6	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	8



TOTAL	-	24-6238.7%	11-2937.9%	9-1090.0%	28	10	11	3	10	11	68

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSHSUMTSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Sam Houston.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Middle Tennessee.
+2 (19:48) Po'Boigh King makes 16-foot jumper (Veljko Ilic assists).
20
+2 (19:29) Kamari Lands makes driving layup.
22
(19:23) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses layup.
(19:21) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
(19:07) Foul on Kashie Natt.
+1 (19:07) Torey Alston makes free throw 1 of 2.
23
+1 (19:07) Torey Alston makes free throw 2 of 2.
24
+2 (18:49) Kashie Natt makes 17-foot jumper.
44
(18:37) Alec Oglesby misses 6-foot jumper.
(18:35) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(18:19) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses 9-foot jumper.
(18:16) Kamari Lands Defensive Rebound.
(18:13) Foul on Justin Begg.
+1 (18:13) Kamari Lands makes free throw 1 of 2.
45
+1 (18:13) Kamari Lands makes free throw 2 of 2.
46
(18:00) Justin Begg bad pass turnover.
+3 (17:41) Alec Oglesby makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jahvin Carter assists).
49
(17:32) Kashie Natt traveling turnover.
(17:16) Jahvin Carter bad pass turnover.
(17:16) Justin Begg Steal.
(17:11) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses layup.
(17:09) Jahvin Carter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:00) Kamari Lands makes 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
411
+2 (16:46) Veljko Ilic makes layup (Isaiah Manning assists).
611
+3 (16:32) Jahvin Carter makes 26-foot three point jumper.
614
(16:09) Veljko Ilic misses layup.
(16:07) Kashie Natt Offensive Rebound.
(16:06) Kashie Natt misses 8-foot jumper.
(16:03) Kamari Lands Defensive Rebound.
(15:50) Torey Alston misses layup.
(15:48) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(15:45) Po'Boigh King misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:40) Alec Oglesby Defensive Rebound.
(15:33) Chris Loofe misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:33) Sam Houston Defensive Rebound.
(15:17) Veljko Ilic bad pass turnover.
(15:17) Tre Green Steal.
(15:04) Tre Green misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:02) Jacob Walker Defensive Rebound.
(14:58) Foul on Sean Smith.
+1 (14:58) Po'Boigh King makes free throw 1 of 2.
714
+1 (14:58) Po'Boigh King makes free throw 2 of 2.
814
+3 (14:39) Tre Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alec Oglesby assists).
817
(14:15) Kashie Natt bad pass turnover.
(14:15) Alec Oglesby Steal.
(14:05) Alec Oglesby misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:03) Isaiah Manning Defensive Rebound.
(13:50) Po'Boigh King misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:47) Tre Green Defensive Rebound.
(13:41) Chris Loofe misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:36) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
(13:31) Isaiah Manning misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:29) Alec Oglesby Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:08) Chris Loofe makes layup.
819
(12:36) Kashie Natt bad pass turnover.
(12:36) Alec Oglesby Steal.
+3 (12:30) Tre Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sean Smith assists).
822
(12:03) Jacobe Coleman misses layup.
(12:00) Jahvin Carter Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:41) Jahvin Carter makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kamari Lands assists).
825
+2 (11:20) Jaxson Ford makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot.
1025
(11:00) Kamari Lands misses 10-foot jumper.
(11:00) Luka Jovanovic Offensive Rebound.
(11:00) Foul on Jaxson Ford.
(10:45) Tre Green misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:43) Justin Begg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:36) Jaxson Ford makes layup (Justin Begg assists).
1225
(10:17) Foul on Jaxson Ford.
(10:00) Torey Alston misses layup.
(9:58) Chris Loofe Offensive Rebound.
(9:58) Chris Loofe misses layup.
(9:55) CJ Beaumont Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:41) Veljko Ilic makes 6-foot hook shot.
1425
(9:25) Foul on Justin Begg.
+1 (9:25) Torey Alston makes free throw 1 of 2.
1426
+1 (9:25) Torey Alston makes free throw 2 of 2.
1427
(9:12) Kashie Natt misses 11-foot jumper.
(9:12) Torey Alston Block.
(9:08) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
(9:02) Torey Alston bad pass turnover.
(9:02) Kashie Natt Steal.
(8:54) Foul on Torey Alston.
+1 (8:54) Damon Nicholas Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
1527
+1 (8:54) Damon Nicholas Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
1627
(8:27) Foul on Veljko Ilic.
(8:10) Jahvin Carter misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:07) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(8:00) Veljko Ilic bad pass turnover.
(7:42) Chris Loofe misses layup.
(7:40) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(7:31) Justin Begg misses 15-foot jumper.
(7:29) Veljko Ilic Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:28) Veljko Ilic makes layup.
1827
(7:14) Jahvin Carter bad pass turnover.
(7:14) Damon Nicholas Jr. Steal.
(7:08) Isaiah Manning bad pass turnover.
(7:08) Jahvin Carter Steal.
(6:54) Chris Loofe misses driving layup.
(6:52) Isaiah Manning Defensive Rebound.
(6:34) Veljko Ilic misses 9-foot hook shot.
(6:31) Jacobe Coleman Offensive Rebound.
(6:30) Jacobe Coleman misses layup.
(6:27) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:02) Tre Green makes 18-foot jumper.
1829
+2 (5:41) Po'Boigh King makes driving layup.
2029
+3 (5:19) Alec Oglesby makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kamari Lands assists).
2032
(4:53) Damon Nicholas Jr. bad pass turnover.
(4:53) Alec Oglesby Steal.
(4:46) Alec Oglesby misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:44) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(4:39) Po'Boigh King bad pass turnover.
(4:39) Alec Oglesby Steal.
(4:34) Alec Oglesby bad pass turnover.
+2 (4:12) Jaxson Ford makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Po'Boigh King assists).
2232
(3:55) Tre Green misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:55) Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(3:41) Tre Green misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:39) Kamari Lands Offensive Rebound.
(3:25) Alec Oglesby misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:22) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:06) Po'Boigh King makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damon Nicholas Jr. assists).
2532
(2:41) Kamari Lands misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(2:38) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:34) Damon Nicholas Jr. makes driving layup.
2732
(2:19) Kamari Lands misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:17) Sean Smith Offensive Rebound.
(2:10) Alec Oglesby misses layup.
(2:10) Jacob Walker Block.
(2:10) Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:10) Torey Alston makes layup (Jahvin Carter assists).
2734
(1:50) Veljko Ilic misses layup.
(1:47) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
(1:36) Kamari Lands misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:36) CJ Beaumont Defensive Rebound.
(1:36) Foul on Torey Alston.
(1:15) Justin Begg misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(1:12) Veljko Ilic Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:12) Veljko Ilic makes layup.
2934
(0:48) Kamari Lands misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(0:41) CJ Beaumont Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:39) Damon Nicholas Jr. makes layup (Po'Boigh King assists).
3134
(0:17) Jahvin Carter misses 12-foot jumper.
(0:13) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:10) Po'Boigh King makes 23-foot three point jumper (Justin Begg assists).
3434

2nd half

Team Stats

SHSU

MTSU

67Points68

27-56(48.2%)Field Goal(%)24-62(38.7%)

5-11(45.5%)3-Point(%)11-29(37.9%)

8-12(66.7%)Free Throw(%)9-10(90.0%)

40(10)Rebounds(Offensive)31(9)

14Assists10

7Steals11

3Blocks3

17Turnovers10

13(0)Fouls(Technical)11(0)

3Largest Lead17

Game Details

Sunday, January 4, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Murphy Center · Murfreesboro, TN

attendance: 3,212 (27.9%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: MTSU -4.5

over/under: 156.5