Sam Houston Bearkats vs. Missouri State Bears

FINAL

Jan 28, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
SHSU	38	42	80
MOST	33	38	71

Game Recap

Walker scores 16 off the bench, Sam Houston defeats Missouri State 80-71. Jacob Walker scored 16 points off of the bench to lead Sam Houston past Missouri State 80-71 on Wednesday.

Player Stats

SAM HOUSTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Veljko Ilic	25	6-9	0-0	2-4	5	2	0	2	2	4	14
35Po'Boigh King	28	3-8	0-4	1-1	1	1	0	1	3	3	7
4Kashie Natt	33	6-10	0-0	0-0	7	3	2	0	0	2	12
5Justin Begg	32	3-8	2-4	0-2	6	4	0	0	4	1	8
25Damon Nicholas Jr.	16	2-4	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	4	4
12Matt Dann	15	2-2	0-0	4-4	7	0	0	1	2	1	8
55Jacob Walker	28	5-11	0-3	6-7	2	1	3	0	1	1	16
2Jacobe Coleman	21	4-5	2-2	1-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	11
1CJ Beaumont	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	31-5754.4%	4-1330.8%	14-1973.7%	32	12	7	4	12	16	80

MISSOURI STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Keith Palek III	33	7-16	2-5	1-5	7	2	1	1	4	2	17
23Michael Osei-Bonsu	21	8-14	0-0	6-7	1	1	2	0	2	4	22
1Trey Williams Jr.	34	2-7	1-4	0-0	1	3	2	0	3	3	5
13Zaxton King	37	3-4	2-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	3	8
4Antwan Burnett	30	3-6	0-2	0-0	9	4	3	0	1	3	6
20Cameron Boone	5	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	1	0	0	1
10Darrion Sutton	22	3-7	0-1	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	1	8
5Melakih Cunningham	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2Tyrique Brooks	4	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
6Logan Epes	11	0-1	0-0	1-2	1	0	2	0	0	0	1
TOTAL	-	27-5648.2%	6-1540.0%	11-1861.1%	25	12	10	2	12	16	71

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSHSUMOST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Sam Houston.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Missouri State.
(19:46) Po'Boigh King misses 20-foot jumper.
(19:42) Veljko Ilic Offensive Rebound.
(19:36) Po'Boigh King bad pass turnover.
(19:36) Trey Williams Jr. Steal.
+2 (19:13) Keith Palek III makes 10-foot step back jumpshot.
02
(18:50) Veljko Ilic bad pass turnover.
(18:50) Antwan Burnett Steal.
(18:33) Antwan Burnett misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:30) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:25) Justin Begg makes 25-foot three point jumper.
32
(17:59) Keith Palek III bad pass turnover.
(17:59) Kashie Natt Steal.
+2 (17:52) Damon Nicholas Jr. makes layup (Kashie Natt assists).
52
+2 (17:35) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes layup.
54
+2 (17:18) Veljko Ilic makes layup (Justin Begg assists).
74
(17:02) Trey Williams Jr. bad pass turnover.
(16:48) Justin Begg misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(16:43) Antwan Burnett Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:31) Keith Palek III makes 14-foot jumper.
76
(16:15) Veljko Ilic misses 9-foot hook shot.
(16:11) Antwan Burnett Defensive Rebound.
(16:01) Antwan Burnett misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:57) Justin Begg Defensive Rebound.
(15:50) Justin Begg bad pass turnover.
(15:38) Foul on Kashie Natt.
(15:36) Foul on Damon Nicholas Jr..
+2 (15:27) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes layup.
78
(15:07) Matt Dann bad pass turnover.
(15:07) Michael Osei-Bonsu Steal.
+3 (15:01) Tyrique Brooks makes 23-foot three point jumper (Michael Osei-Bonsu assists).
711
(14:32) Jacob Walker misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(14:28) Keith Palek III Defensive Rebound.
(14:11) Trey Williams Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:10) Jacobe Coleman Defensive Rebound.
(14:10) Foul on Darrion Sutton.
+2 (14:03) Kashie Natt makes driving layup.
911
(13:49) Michael Osei-Bonsu misses layup.
(13:49) Veljko Ilic Block.
(13:46) Jacob Walker Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:41) Veljko Ilic makes layup (Jacob Walker assists).
1111
+2 (13:19) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes layup.
1113
+3 (13:00) Jacobe Coleman makes 23-foot three point jumper (Veljko Ilic assists).
1413
(12:41) Foul on Justin Begg.
+1 (12:41) Logan Epes makes free throw 1 of 2.
1414
(12:41) Logan Epes misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:39) Matt Dann Defensive Rebound.
(12:10) team shot clock turnover .
(11:53) Trey Williams Jr. misses 22-foot jumper.
(11:47) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
(11:35) Jacobe Coleman misses layup.
(11:32) Matt Dann Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:31) Matt Dann makes layup.
1614
(11:18) Keith Palek III misses 11-foot jumper.
(11:15) Justin Begg Defensive Rebound.
(11:09) Jacob Walker misses 6-foot jumper.
(11:06) Jacob Walker Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:04) Jacob Walker makes layup.
1814
(10:48) Darrion Sutton misses 10-foot jumper.
(10:46) Justin Begg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:43) Jacobe Coleman makes layup (Kashie Natt assists).
2014
+2 (10:22) Darrion Sutton makes 8-foot jumper.
2016
(10:00) Matt Dann bad pass turnover.
(10:00) Antwan Burnett Steal.
(9:55) Antwan Burnett bad pass turnover.
(9:55) Jacob Walker Steal.
(9:53) Foul on Keith Palek III.
+2 (9:29) Veljko Ilic makes 7-foot jumper (Justin Begg assists).
2216
(9:06) Tyrique Brooks bad pass turnover.
(9:06) Damon Nicholas Jr. Steal.
+2 (9:02) Justin Begg makes layup (Damon Nicholas Jr. assists).
2416
(8:43) Michael Osei-Bonsu misses 7-foot jumper.
(8:42) CJ Beaumont Defensive Rebound.
(8:18) Veljko Ilic misses 11-foot hook shot.
(8:15) Antwan Burnett Defensive Rebound.
(7:59) Keith Palek III misses 11-foot jumper.
(7:56) Trey Williams Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:52) Antwan Burnett makes layup.
2418
(7:42) Foul on Trey Williams Jr..
(7:42) Justin Begg misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:42) Sam Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:42) Justin Begg misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:41) Cameron Boone Defensive Rebound.
(7:26) Trey Williams Jr. bad pass turnover.
(7:12) Justin Begg misses 5-foot jumper.
(7:12) Cameron Boone Block.
(7:08) Cameron Boone Defensive Rebound.
(7:00) Keith Palek III misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:57) Justin Begg Defensive Rebound.
(6:54) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses layup.
(6:50) Damon Nicholas Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(6:48) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses 7-foot jumper.
(6:46) Zaxton King Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:34) Antwan Burnett makes layup (Keith Palek III assists).
2420
+2 (6:11) Veljko Ilic makes layup (Justin Begg assists).
2620
(5:45) Keith Palek III misses 11-foot jumper.
(5:42) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:42) Damon Nicholas Jr. makes layup (Kashie Natt assists).
2820
+2 (5:22) Antwan Burnett makes layup.
2822
(4:56) Jacob Walker bad pass turnover.
(4:56) Michael Osei-Bonsu Steal.
(4:50) Zaxton King misses layup.
(4:45) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:42) Po'Boigh King makes layup.
3022
(4:15) Melakih Cunningham out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(3:58) Po'Boigh King bad pass turnover.
(3:58) Logan Epes Steal.
+2 (3:40) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes 6-foot jumper (Trey Williams Jr. assists).
3024
+3 (3:07) Jacobe Coleman makes 24-foot three point jumper.
3324
(2:48) Foul on Damon Nicholas Jr..
(2:40) Foul on Veljko Ilic.
(2:40) Michael Osei-Bonsu misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:40) Missouri State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:40) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes free throw 2 of 2.
3325
(2:32) Foul on Zaxton King.
(2:31) Po'Boigh King bad pass turnover.
(2:31) Logan Epes Steal.
+2 (2:26) Zaxton King makes layup.
3327
(2:08) Foul on Michael Osei-Bonsu.
+1 (2:08) Veljko Ilic makes free throw 1 of 2.
3427
(2:07) Veljko Ilic misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:06) Darrion Sutton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:55) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes layup.
3429
(1:42) Justin Begg misses 10-foot jumper.
(1:39) Veljko Ilic Offensive Rebound.
(1:38) Veljko Ilic bad pass turnover.
(1:38) Trey Williams Jr. Steal.
(1:20) Foul on Veljko Ilic.
+1 (1:20) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes free throw 1 of 2.
3430
+1 (1:20) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes free throw 2 of 2.
3431
(1:05) Kashie Natt misses 19-foot pullup jump shot.
(1:02) Logan Epes Defensive Rebound.
(0:47) Trey Williams Jr. bad pass turnover.
(0:47) Kashie Natt Steal.
+2 (0:42) Kashie Natt makes layup.
3631
+2 (0:26) Darrion Sutton makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
3633
+2 (0:03) Jacob Walker makes layup.
3833

2nd half

Team Stats

SHSU

MOST

80Points71

31-57(54.4%)Field Goal(%)27-56(48.2%)

4-13(30.8%)3-Point(%)6-15(40.0%)

14-19(73.7%)Free Throw(%)11-18(61.1%)

35(10)Rebounds(Offensive)28(9)

12Assists12

7Steals10

4Blocks2

14Turnovers12

16(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

12Largest Lead4

Game Details

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Great Southern Bank Arena · Springfield, MO

attendance: 2,316 (21.1%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: MOST -1.5

over/under: 148.5