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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Sam Houston Bearkats

Feb 18, 2026
FINAL

Box Score

12T
MTSU323870
SHSU443478

Game Recap

Game Highlights Video

Player Stats

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logoMIDDLE TENNESSEEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
13Chris Loofe256-60-03-470011215
10Torey Alston347-120-02-361110216
55Sean Smith275-131-50-026212111
0Alec Oglesby294-92-72-410110012
22Kamari Lands271-90-51-23211133
3Luka Jovanovic161-10-00-26111012
23James Dent Jr.40-20-10-00100010
2Jahvin Carter324-113-50-026101211
11Tre Green60-20-20-02000100
TOTAL-28-6543.1%6-2524.0%8-1553.3%29177661270
Sam Houston Bearkats logoSAM HOUSTONMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
8Veljko Ilic227-180-01-295101015
55Jacob Walker325-102-48-823002220
35Po'Boigh King353-121-45-513001112
4Kashie Natt224-71-30-06120149
25Damon Nicholas Jr.312-41-20-03200225
12Matt Dann163-50-00-06112116
2Jacobe Coleman284-100-30-08400008
1CJ Beaumont141-21-20-05103123
TOTAL-29-6842.6%6-1833.3%14-1593.3%40204591278

Play-by-Play

1st halfMTSUSHSU
  • (20:00) Start game.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (19:59) Jump Ball won by Sam Houston.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (19:59) Jump Ball lost by Middle Tennessee.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (19:39) Jacob Walker makes layup (Po'Boigh King assists).
    02
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (19:24) Torey Alston misses 13-foot jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (19:20) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (19:11) Damon Nicholas Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Veljko Ilic assists).
    05
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (18:43) Torey Alston misses 11-foot jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (18:40) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (18:29) Jacob Walker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Veljko Ilic assists).
    08
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +3 (18:01) Alec Oglesby makes 26-foot three point jumper (Torey Alston assists).
    38
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (17:44) Veljko Ilic misses layup.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (17:41) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (17:31) Foul on Jacob Walker.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (17:17) Chris Loofe bad pass turnover.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (17:02) Veljko Ilic misses layup.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (16:58) Veljko Ilic Offensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (16:58) Veljko Ilic misses tip in layup.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (16:56) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (16:47) Sean Smith bad pass turnover.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (16:47) Kashie Natt Steal.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (16:26) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (16:26) Alec Oglesby Block.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (16:19) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (16:12) Alec Oglesby misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (16:08) Jacobe Coleman Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (15:58) Veljko Ilic misses layup.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (15:58) Torey Alston Block.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (15:58) Sam Houston Offensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (15:46) Po'Boigh King misses 28-foot three point jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (15:42) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +2 (15:28) Torey Alston makes 13-foot jumper.
    58
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (14:59) Jacobe Coleman makes 11-foot jumper.
    510
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (14:41) Alec Oglesby misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (14:41) CJ Beaumont Block.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (14:36) Sam Houston Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (14:18) Matt Dann makes 2-foot dunk (Damon Nicholas Jr. assists).
    512
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +3 (14:00) Jahvin Carter makes 28-foot three point jumper.
    812
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (13:35) Po'Boigh King bad pass turnover.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (13:35) Kamari Lands Steal.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +2 (13:29) Torey Alston makes layup (Kamari Lands assists).
    1012
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (13:00) CJ Beaumont misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (12:56) Tre Green Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +2 (12:38) Sean Smith makes 11-foot jumper.
    1212
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (12:13) Kashie Natt misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (12:08) CJ Beaumont Offensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (12:04) Kashie Natt makes 23-foot three point jumper (CJ Beaumont assists).
    1215
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (11:53) Jahvin Carter misses 12-foot jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (11:50) Tre Green Offensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (11:48) Tre Green bad pass turnover.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (11:48) Matt Dann Steal.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (11:44) Jacobe Coleman misses layup.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (11:44) Sean Smith Block.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (11:39) Jahvin Carter Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (11:37) Tre Green misses 23-foot three point jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (11:32) Jacobe Coleman Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (11:31) Jacobe Coleman makes 2-foot dunk.
    1217
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (11:00) Jahvin Carter misses 7-foot jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (11:00) Matt Dann Block.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (10:56) CJ Beaumont Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (10:48) Jacob Walker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Veljko Ilic assists).
    1220
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +3 (10:31) Sean Smith makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jahvin Carter assists).
    1520
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (10:11) Veljko Ilic makes layup (Po'Boigh King assists).
    1522
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (9:52) Sean Smith misses 5-foot jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (9:50) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (9:31) Po'Boigh King makes layup (Veljko Ilic assists).
    1524
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +3 (9:10) Jahvin Carter makes 27-foot three point jumper (Sean Smith assists).
    1824
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (8:43) Veljko Ilic bad pass turnover.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +2 (8:30) Sean Smith makes 16-foot jumper.
    2024
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (8:13) Po'Boigh King makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kashie Natt assists).
    2027
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +2 (7:51) Alec Oglesby makes 18-foot jumper (Sean Smith assists).
    2227
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:44) Po'Boigh King misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (7:39) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (7:26) Sean Smith bad pass turnover.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:26) Veljko Ilic Steal.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:21) Jacob Walker bad pass turnover.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (7:21) Sean Smith Steal.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (7:14) Kamari Lands misses layup.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:12) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (6:58) Kashie Natt misses 29-foot three point jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (6:55) Kamari Lands Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (6:48) Kamari Lands misses 29-foot three point jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (6:44) Matt Dann Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (6:38) Jacob Walker bad pass turnover.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (6:38) Alec Oglesby Steal.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (6:35) Foul on Kashie Natt.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (6:35) Alec Oglesby misses free throw 1 of 2.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (6:35) Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +1 (6:35) Alec Oglesby makes free throw 2 of 2.
    2327
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (6:18) Kashie Natt misses layup.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (6:13) Matt Dann Offensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (6:13) Matt Dann makes 0-foot tip in layup.
    2329
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (5:54) Foul on Damon Nicholas Jr..
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (5:54) Torey Alston misses free throw 1 of 2.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (5:54) Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +1 (5:54) Torey Alston makes free throw 2 of 2.
    2429
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (5:41) Matt Dann makes 2-foot dunk (Po'Boigh King assists).
    2431
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (5:19) Sean Smith misses 28-foot three point jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (5:16) Matt Dann Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (5:16) Foul on Chris Loofe.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (5:04) Po'Boigh King misses layup.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (5:00) Jahvin Carter Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (4:59) Jahvin Carter bad pass turnover.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (4:59) Kashie Natt Steal.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (4:55) Kashie Natt makes layup.
    2433
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (4:30) Kamari Lands misses 28-foot three point jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (4:25) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (4:18) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses 7-foot jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (4:18) Kamari Lands Block.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (4:11) Kashie Natt Offensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (4:11) Kashie Natt makes 0-foot tip in layup.
    2435
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +2 (4:05) Luka Jovanovic makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Kamari Lands assists).
    2635
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (3:31) Kashie Natt bad pass turnover.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (3:31) Luka Jovanovic Steal.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (3:25) Kamari Lands misses 17-foot jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (3:22) Luka Jovanovic Offensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +2 (3:20) Torey Alston makes layup (James Dent Jr. assists).
    2835
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (2:54) Veljko Ilic makes layup (Jacobe Coleman assists).
    2837
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (2:41) James Dent Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (2:37) Jacob Walker Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (2:33) Jacob Walker misses layup.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (2:33) Luka Jovanovic Block.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (2:28) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (2:24) Torey Alston misses layup.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (2:24) CJ Beaumont Block.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (2:20) CJ Beaumont Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (2:19) CJ Beaumont bad pass turnover.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (2:19) Jahvin Carter Steal.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (2:15) James Dent Jr. misses layup.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (2:15) CJ Beaumont Block.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (2:10) CJ Beaumont Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (1:57) CJ Beaumont makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jacob Walker assists).
    2840
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (1:35) Kamari Lands misses 27-foot three point jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (1:32) Sam Houston Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (1:10) Foul on James Dent Jr..
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (1:10) Jacob Walker makes free throw 1 of 2.
    2841
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (1:10) Jacob Walker makes free throw 2 of 2.
    2842
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +2 (0:57) Chris Loofe makes layup (Sean Smith assists).
    3042
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (0:34) Jacobe Coleman misses layup.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (0:34) Chris Loofe Block.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (0:30) Jacobe Coleman Offensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (0:29) Jacobe Coleman misses layup.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (0:24) Veljko Ilic Offensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (0:24) Veljko Ilic makes 0-foot tip in layup.
    3044
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (0:02) Sean Smith misses 15-foot jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (0:00) Kamari Lands Offensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +2 (0:00) Kamari Lands makes 0-foot tip in layup.
    3244
2nd half

Team Stats

70Points78
28-65(43.1%)Field Goal(%)29-68(42.6%)
6-25(24.0%)3-Point(%)6-18(33.3%)
8-15(53.3%)Free Throw(%)14-15(93.3%)
31(8)Rebounds(Offensive)45(15)
17Assists20
7Steals4
6Blocks5
6Turnovers9
12(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)
0Largest Lead14

Game Details

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 · 7:30 PM
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum · Huntsville, TX
attendance: 1,202 (19.7%)
tv: ESPN+
spread: SHSU -3.5
over/under: 151.5