Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Sam Houston Bearkats

FINAL

Jan 24, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
WKU	21	37	58
SHSU	38	35	73

Game Recap

King puts up 27 in Sam Houston's 73-58 win over Western Kentucky. Po'Boigh King had 27 points in Sam Houston's 73-58 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday.

Player Stats

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Noah Boyde	7	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
8Grant Newell	33	3-11	0-4	4-4	6	0	0	1	0	1	10
2LJ Hackman	24	5-11	3-5	1-2	4	2	1	0	2	1	14
11Terrion Murdix	17	1-3	1-1	6-6	1	0	1	0	3	1	9
4Ryan Myers	22	3-6	2-4	1-1	4	0	0	0	5	4	9
21Leeroy Odiahi	25	5-5	0-0	0-1	3	0	1	0	2	3	10
1Blaise Keita	5	0-1	0-0	0-2	6	2	0	0	1	2	0
10Cade Stinnett	14	1-3	1-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3
6Kade Unseld	16	1-4	1-3	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	1	3
5Jack Edelen	21	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	4	0	0	1	3	0
3Cam Haffner	16	0-3	0-3	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	19-5137.3%	8-2334.8%	12-1675.0%	37	9	3	1	17	16	58

SAM HOUSTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Veljko Ilic	26	4-9	0-0	4-9	7	4	1	1	0	2	12
35Po'Boigh King	31	10-16	4-6	3-4	1	1	1	0	1	0	27
4Kashie Natt	30	5-5	1-1	0-3	8	3	2	0	0	1	11
5Justin Begg	28	1-5	1-4	0-0	5	4	1	0	3	2	3
25Damon Nicholas Jr.	25	4-7	0-3	0-0	4	5	2	1	0	1	8
12Matt Dann	13	2-7	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	2	4
55Jacob Walker	17	0-4	0-3	1-2	1	3	1	0	1	3	1
2Jacobe Coleman	23	2-4	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	1	5
1CJ Beaumont	7	1-2	0-1	0-2	1	0	0	0	2	0	2


TOTAL	-	29-5949.2%	7-2035.0%	8-2040.0%	31	20	9	2	9	12	73

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWKUSHSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Sam Houston.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Western Kentucky.
(19:43) Po'Boigh King misses 17-foot jumper.
(19:41) Ryan Myers Defensive Rebound.
(19:12) Noah Boyde misses layup.
(19:10) Justin Begg Defensive Rebound.
(19:04) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:02) Grant Newell Defensive Rebound.
(18:58) Ryan Myers out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(18:35) Justin Begg misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:32) Damon Nicholas Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:26) Damon Nicholas Jr. makes layup (Veljko Ilic assists).
02
(18:08) Ryan Myers bad pass turnover.
(18:08) Po'Boigh King Steal.
(18:02) Justin Begg out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (17:44) Grant Newell makes 19-foot jumper (Blaise Keita assists).
22
(17:26) Veljko Ilic misses layup.
(17:24) Grant Newell Defensive Rebound.
(17:10) Ryan Myers misses 12-foot jumper.
(17:08) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
(17:03) Po'Boigh King misses layup.
(17:00) Grant Newell Defensive Rebound.
(16:49) Foul on Kashie Natt.
(16:49) Blaise Keita misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:49) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:49) Blaise Keita misses free throw 2 of 2.
(16:48) Matt Dann Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:34) Kashie Natt makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Justin Begg assists).
24
(16:18) Terrion Murdix bad pass turnover.
(16:18) Damon Nicholas Jr. Steal.
+2 (16:14) Damon Nicholas Jr. makes layup.
26
(16:02) LJ Hackman misses layup.
(15:59) Blaise Keita Offensive Rebound.
(15:57) Blaise Keita 3 second turnover.
(15:29) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:26) Kade Unseld Defensive Rebound.
(15:17) Cam Haffner misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(15:13) Jacobe Coleman Defensive Rebound.
(15:10) Po'Boigh King misses layup.
(15:07) Cam Haffner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:01) Leeroy Odiahi makes 1-foot dunk (Jack Edelen assists).
46
(14:54) Jacobe Coleman bad pass turnover.
(14:54) Terrion Murdix Steal.
(14:49) Jack Edelen misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(14:46) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(14:37) Justin Begg misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:34) Cam Haffner Defensive Rebound.
(14:05) team shot clock turnover .
(13:58) Po'Boigh King misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:56) Leeroy Odiahi Defensive Rebound.
(13:47) Grant Newell misses 13-foot jumper.
(13:44) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
(13:37) Foul on Ryan Myers.
(13:37) Veljko Ilic misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:37) Sam Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:37) Veljko Ilic misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:36) Noah Boyde Defensive Rebound.
(13:21) Noah Boyde offensive goaltending turnover.
(13:11) CJ Beaumont misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:08) Veljko Ilic Offensive Rebound.
(13:07) Foul on Grant Newell.
+1 (13:07) Veljko Ilic makes free throw 1 of 2.
47
+1 (13:07) Veljko Ilic makes free throw 2 of 2.
48
(12:40) Noah Boyde misses layup.
(12:38) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:27) Kashie Natt makes 17-foot jumper (Veljko Ilic assists).
410
+3 (12:02) LJ Hackman makes 25-foot three point jumper.
710
(11:54) CJ Beaumont bad pass turnover.
(11:24) team shot clock turnover .
(10:56) Foul on Ryan Myers.
+1 (10:56) Veljko Ilic makes free throw 1 of 2.
711
(10:56) Veljko Ilic misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:55) Grant Newell Defensive Rebound.
(10:32) Terrion Murdix misses 6-foot jumper.
(10:32) Veljko Ilic Block.
(10:27) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(10:25) Jacob Walker misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(10:21) Terrion Murdix Defensive Rebound.
(10:15) Terrion Murdix bad pass turnover.
(10:15) Veljko Ilic Steal.
(10:10) Foul on Blaise Keita.
(10:02) Matt Dann misses layup.
(9:59) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
(9:51) Grant Newell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:48) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:48) Foul on LJ Hackman.
+3 (9:31) Po'Boigh King makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jacob Walker assists).
714
(9:09) Foul on Damon Nicholas Jr..
(9:09) LJ Hackman misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:09) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:09) LJ Hackman makes free throw 2 of 2.
814
+2 (8:38) Po'Boigh King makes layup.
816
(8:19) Leeroy Odiahi bad pass turnover.
(8:19) Jacob Walker Steal.
(8:18) Foul on Leeroy Odiahi.
(8:06) Po'Boigh King misses 8-foot jumper.
(8:03) Grant Newell Defensive Rebound.
(7:57) LJ Hackman misses layup.
(7:55) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:45) Veljko Ilic makes layup (Damon Nicholas Jr. assists).
818
(7:28) Foul on Jacob Walker.
+1 (7:28) Terrion Murdix makes free throw 1 of 2.
918
+1 (7:28) Terrion Murdix makes free throw 2 of 2.
1018
(7:05) Jacob Walker misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:03) Kade Unseld Defensive Rebound.
(6:56) Kade Unseld misses 6-foot jumper.
(6:54) Justin Begg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:51) Po'Boigh King makes layup.
1020
(6:31) Grant Newell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:28) Sam Houston Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:22) Po'Boigh King makes 27-foot three point jumper (Justin Begg assists).
1023
(6:05) Noah Boyde traveling turnover.
(5:48) Po'Boigh King out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(5:37) Foul on Jacob Walker.
+1 (5:37) Terrion Murdix makes free throw 1 of 2.
1123
+1 (5:37) Terrion Murdix makes free throw 2 of 2.
1223
(5:17) Veljko Ilic misses layup.
(5:14) Kashie Natt Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:08) Jacobe Coleman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Po'Boigh King assists).
1226
(4:47) Terrion Murdix misses layup.
(4:45) Blaise Keita Offensive Rebound.
(4:41) Blaise Keita misses layup.
(4:39) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
(4:34) Justin Begg misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:30) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
(4:22) Grant Newell misses layup.
(4:20) Blaise Keita Offensive Rebound.
(4:15) Grant Newell misses layup.
(4:13) Blaise Keita Offensive Rebound.
+3 (4:12) Terrion Murdix makes 25-foot three point jumper (Blaise Keita assists).
1526
(3:49) Foul on Blaise Keita.
+1 (3:49) Veljko Ilic makes free throw 1 of 2.
1527
(3:49) Veljko Ilic misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:48) Ryan Myers Defensive Rebound.
(3:39) Leeroy Odiahi bad pass turnover.
(3:39) Kashie Natt Steal.
(3:39) Foul on Leeroy Odiahi.
(3:39) Technical Foul on Terrion Murdix.
+1 (3:39) Po'Boigh King makes free throw 1 of 2.
1528
(3:39) Po'Boigh King misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:39) Sam Houston Offensive Rebound.
(3:39) Kashie Natt misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:39) LJ Hackman Defensive Rebound.
(3:29) Foul on Matt Dann.
+1 (3:29) Grant Newell makes free throw 1 of 2.
1628
+1 (3:29) Grant Newell makes free throw 2 of 2.
1728
+2 (3:13) Po'Boigh King makes 13-foot jumper (Kashie Natt assists).
1730
(2:57) Foul on Justin Begg.
+1 (2:57) Terrion Murdix makes free throw 1 of 2.
1830
+1 (2:57) Terrion Murdix makes free throw 2 of 2.
1930
+2 (2:38) Kashie Natt makes 7-foot jumper (Justin Begg assists).
1932
(2:27) Jack Edelen traveling turnover.
(2:15) Matt Dann misses alley oop dunk.
(2:11) Matt Dann Offensive Rebound.
(2:09) Matt Dann misses layup.
(2:06) Damon Nicholas Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:05) Damon Nicholas Jr. makes layup.
1934
(1:58) LJ Hackman bad pass turnover.
(1:58) Kashie Natt Steal.
+2 (1:53) Matt Dann makes layup (Kashie Natt assists).
1936
(1:30) LJ Hackman misses layup.
(1:27) Leeroy Odiahi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:27) Leeroy Odiahi makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2136
(1:14) Matt Dann misses layup.
(1:12) Kade Unseld Defensive Rebound.
(1:04) LJ Hackman bad pass turnover.
(0:47) Foul on Kade Unseld.
+1 (0:47) Po'Boigh King makes free throw 1 of 2.
2137
+1 (0:47) Po'Boigh King makes free throw 2 of 2.
2138
(0:35) Kade Unseld misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:33) Justin Begg Defensive Rebound.
(0:04) Veljko Ilic misses layup.
(0:01) Kade Unseld Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

WKU

SHSU

58Points73

19-51(37.3%)Field Goal(%)29-59(49.2%)

8-23(34.8%)3-Point(%)7-20(35.0%)

12-16(75.0%)Free Throw(%)8-20(40.0%)

38(10)Rebounds(Offensive)35(11)

9Assists20

3Steals9

1Blocks2

19Turnovers9

16(2)Fouls(Technical)12(1)

0Largest Lead27

Game Details

Saturday, January 24, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum · Huntsville, TX

attendance: 1,026 (16.8%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: SHSU -5.5

over/under: 156.5