Delaware Blue Hens vs. Sam Houston Bearkats

Jan 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
DEL	29	31	60
SHSU	35	37	72

Game Recap

King's 22 lead Sam Houston over Delaware 72-60. Po'Boigh King scored 22 points, Veljko Ilic added 15 points had 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Sam Houston beat Delaware 72-60 on Thursday night.

Player Stats

DELAWARE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Jayden Taylor	19	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	1	4
5Macon Emory	33	2-6	1-4	0-2	5	1	1	0	1	3	5
44Tyler Houser	38	6-12	2-7	1-2	7	2	0	1	1	5	15
00Christian Bliss	40	5-16	4-11	4-4	3	7	2	0	2	2	18
4Justyn Fernandez	37	5-13	3-8	2-2	5	1	0	2	3	4	15
35Bouna Kebe	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20Alex Kazanecki	31	1-3	0-1	1-2	5	0	0	1	1	2	3



TOTAL	-	21-5339.6%	10-3231.3%	8-1266.7%	28	12	4	4	8	17	60

SAM HOUSTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Veljko Ilic	29	7-13	0-0	1-3	13	4	1	0	0	2	15
35Po'Boigh King	34	7-18	5-13	3-3	2	1	1	0	1	0	22
4Kashie Natt	17	2-4	1-2	4-4	4	1	1	0	1	3	9
5Justin Begg	22	3-7	1-2	4-4	3	3	0	0	2	4	11
25Damon Nicholas Jr.	23	0-6	0-1	2-2	7	0	0	0	1	1	2
10Jaxson Ford	11	3-3	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	0	1	6
13Isaiah Manning	14	0-5	0-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
55Jacob Walker	33	2-4	1-3	2-2	2	5	2	0	1	1	7
2Jacobe Coleman	9	0-4	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1CJ Beaumont	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	24-6437.5%	8-2630.8%	16-1888.9%	40	16	5	1	6	14	72

Play-by-Play

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1st halfDELSHSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Sam Houston.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Delaware.
+3 (19:39) Po'Boigh King makes 25-foot three point jumper (Veljko Ilic assists).
03
(19:16) Tyler Houser misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:12) Justin Begg Defensive Rebound.
(19:04) Veljko Ilic misses 9-foot jumper.
(19:01) Justyn Fernandez Defensive Rebound.
(18:53) team turnover.
+2 (18:43) Kashie Natt makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Justin Begg assists).
05
(18:25) Christian Bliss bad pass turnover.
(18:25) Kashie Natt Steal.
(18:21) Justin Begg traveling turnover.
(18:07) Justyn Fernandez misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:04) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(18:03) Foul on Justyn Fernandez.
+1 (18:03) Kashie Natt makes free throw 1 of 2.
06
+1 (18:03) Kashie Natt makes free throw 2 of 2.
07
(17:57) Po'Boigh King misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:54) Veljko Ilic Offensive Rebound.
(17:51) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses layup.
(17:51) Delaware Defensive Rebound.
(17:50) Foul on Justin Begg.
(17:36) Foul on Kashie Natt.
(17:33) Foul on Justin Begg.
+3 (17:06) Macon Emory makes 26-foot three point jumper.
37
(16:54) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:51) Macon Emory Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:40) Justyn Fernandez makes layup (Christian Bliss assists).
57
+2 (16:18) Veljko Ilic makes layup (Jacob Walker assists).
59
(15:59) Justyn Fernandez bad pass turnover.
(15:43) Po'Boigh King bad pass turnover.
(15:43) Jayden Taylor Steal.
(15:32) Justyn Fernandez bad pass turnover.
(15:32) Jacob Walker Steal.
+2 (15:28) Jacob Walker makes layup.
511
(15:07) Tyler Houser misses 5-foot jumper.
(15:06) Delaware Offensive Rebound.
+3 (14:52) Justyn Fernandez makes 29-foot three point jumper (Tyler Houser assists).
811
(14:32) Jacob Walker bad pass turnover.
(14:32) Christian Bliss Steal.
(14:27) Christian Bliss misses layup.
(14:20) Macon Emory Offensive Rebound.
(14:20) Macon Emory misses tip in layup.
(14:20) Jaxson Ford Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:08) Jaxson Ford makes layup.
813
(13:47) Foul on Jaxson Ford.
+1 (13:47) Tyler Houser makes free throw 1 of 2.
913
(13:47) Tyler Houser misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:45) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:24) Jacob Walker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Veljko Ilic assists).
916
+2 (12:51) Tyler Houser makes layup.
1116
(12:30) Foul on Macon Emory.
(12:18) Isaiah Manning misses 10-foot jumper.
(12:17) Justyn Fernandez Defensive Rebound.
(12:05) Christian Bliss misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:03) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(11:57) Jacobe Coleman misses layup.
(11:55) Veljko Ilic Offensive Rebound.
(11:54) Foul on Alex Kazanecki.
(11:54) Veljko Ilic misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:54) Sam Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:54) Veljko Ilic makes free throw 2 of 2.
1117
(11:29) Bouna Kebe misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:26) Jacobe Coleman Defensive Rebound.
(11:08) Isaiah Manning misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:04) Justyn Fernandez Defensive Rebound.
(10:50) Foul on Jacob Walker.
(10:42) Christian Bliss misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:40) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
(10:27) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses 8-foot jumper.
(10:25) Tyler Houser Defensive Rebound.
(10:14) Christian Bliss misses 9-foot jumper.
(10:10) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(10:05) Jacobe Coleman misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:03) Tyler Houser Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:44) Tyler Houser makes layup.
1317
(9:32) Foul on Alex Kazanecki.
(9:29) Justin Begg misses 18-foot jumper.
(9:25) Damon Nicholas Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(9:23) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses 8-foot jumper.
(9:21) Alex Kazanecki Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:04) Christian Bliss makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyler Houser assists).
1617
(8:50) Po'Boigh King misses 18-foot jumper.
(8:47) Jayden Taylor Defensive Rebound.
(8:32) Tyler Houser misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:28) Macon Emory Offensive Rebound.
(8:28) Foul on Kashie Natt.
(8:28) Macon Emory misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:28) Delaware Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:28) Macon Emory misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:27) Jaxson Ford Defensive Rebound.
(8:15) Kashie Natt misses dunk.
(8:13) Jaxson Ford Offensive Rebound.
(8:10) Po'Boigh King misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:07) Jaxson Ford Offensive Rebound.
+3 (7:52) Kashie Natt makes 26-foot three point jumper (Justin Begg assists).
1620
(7:38) Foul on Justin Begg.
+1 (7:38) Christian Bliss makes free throw 1 of 2.
1720
+1 (7:38) Christian Bliss makes free throw 2 of 2.
1820
+2 (7:15) Jaxson Ford makes 9-foot jumper.
1822
+2 (6:59) Tyler Houser makes layup (Justyn Fernandez assists).
2022
+2 (6:42) Jaxson Ford makes layup.
2024
+2 (6:23) Justyn Fernandez makes 16-foot jumper.
2224
+3 (6:04) Po'Boigh King makes 23-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Manning assists).
2227
(5:45) Christian Bliss misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:41) Jacobe Coleman Defensive Rebound.
(5:37) Jacobe Coleman misses 18-foot jumper.
(5:35) Sam Houston Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:29) Po'Boigh King makes 14-foot jumper (Jacob Walker assists).
2229
+3 (5:02) Christian Bliss makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2529
+2 (4:47) Veljko Ilic makes layup.
2531
(4:47) Foul on Macon Emory.
(4:47) Veljko Ilic misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:45) Jayden Taylor Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:25) Tyler Houser makes 23-foot three point jumper (Christian Bliss assists).
2831
(3:59) Isaiah Manning misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:57) Tyler Houser Defensive Rebound.
(3:38) Justyn Fernandez bad pass turnover.
(3:38) Po'Boigh King Steal.
(3:34) Po'Boigh King misses layup.
(3:34) Justyn Fernandez Block.
(3:34) Sam Houston Offensive Rebound.
(3:24) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses layup.
(3:24) Alex Kazanecki Block.
(3:20) Tyler Houser Defensive Rebound.
(3:08) Christian Bliss misses layup.
(3:08) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(3:08) Foul on Christian Bliss.
(2:49) Veljko Ilic misses 9-foot jumper.
(2:47) Sam Houston Offensive Rebound.
(2:44) Po'Boigh King misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:41) Alex Kazanecki Defensive Rebound.
(2:41) Foul on CJ Beaumont.
+1 (2:41) Alex Kazanecki makes free throw 1 of 2.
2931
(2:41) Alex Kazanecki misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:40) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:20) Veljko Ilic makes layup (Jacob Walker assists).
2933
(1:59) Tyler Houser misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(1:54) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:46) Jacob Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:43) Tyler Houser Defensive Rebound.
(1:21) Tyler Houser misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:18) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:12) Po'Boigh King misses 3-foot jumper.
(1:08) Delaware Defensive Rebound.
(0:54) Justyn Fernandez misses layup.
(0:54) CJ Beaumont Block.
(0:51) Alex Kazanecki Offensive Rebound.
(0:48) Alex Kazanecki bad pass turnover.
(0:48) Jacob Walker Steal.
(0:29) Foul on Tyler Houser.
+1 (0:29) Po'Boigh King makes free throw 1 of 2.
2934
+1 (0:29) Po'Boigh King makes free throw 2 of 2.
2935
(0:03) Macon Emory misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

DEL

SHSU

60Points72

21-53(39.6%)Field Goal(%)24-64(37.5%)

10-32(31.3%)3-Point(%)8-26(30.8%)

8-12(66.7%)Free Throw(%)16-18(88.9%)

32(6)Rebounds(Offensive)44(15)

12Assists16

4Steals5

4Blocks1

9Turnovers6

17(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

0Largest Lead15

Game Details

Thursday, January 8, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum · Huntsville, TX

attendance: 875 (14.3%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: SHSU -11.5

over/under: 144.5