Houston Christian Huskies vs. East Texas A&M Lions

FINAL

Feb 23, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
HCU	36	33	69
ETAM	23	45	68

Game Recap

Bethea helps Houston Christian hold on for 69-68 victory over East Texas A&M. Demarco Bethea scored 15 points to help Houston Christian fend off East Texas A&M 69-68 on Monday night.

Player Stats

HOUSTON CHRISTIAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Demarco Bethea	32	7-12	0-0	1-2	9	0	1	0	1	3	15
1Ryan Bartley	31	3-8	2-4	2-2	3	1	1	1	3	3	10
5D'Aundre Samuels	30	5-15	1-7	2-2	3	4	0	1	4	1	13
3Kylin Green	30	1-5	0-2	0-1	2	5	0	0	1	2	2
0Demari Williams	28	4-9	1-2	1-2	6	1	1	0	1	2	10
21Mambourou Mara	25	4-8	1-3	4-6	7	0	5	2	1	1	13
8Trent Johnson	24	3-4	0-1	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	2	6

TOTAL	-	27-6144.3%	5-1926.3%	10-1566.7%	31	14	9	4	11	14	69

EAST TEXAS A&M	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Noah Pagotto	33	3-7	0-2	2-6	3	2	1	3	1	1	8
0Ronnie Harrison	33	2-7	0-3	2-2	6	1	2	1	4	1	6
5Tay Mosher	19	2-5	0-2	0-0	5	0	1	0	0	3	4
8Damian Garcia	29	6-13	2-5	1-1	4	2	1	1	1	2	15
25Gianni Hunt	34	6-12	5-7	8-8	4	3	4	0	4	3	25
10Josh Taylor	22	2-2	0-0	0-0	5	3	0	2	0	2	4
2Evan Phelps	14	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0
1Vinny Sigona	16	2-4	2-4	0-0	1	2	0	0	2	2	6
TOTAL	-	23-5145.1%	9-2437.5%	13-1776.5%	30	14	10	7	14	14	68

Play-by-Play

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1st halfHCUETAM

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Houston Christian.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by East Texas A&M.
(19:45) D'Aundre Samuels bad pass turnover.
(19:45) Noah Pagotto Steal.
(19:20) Noah Pagotto misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:16) Ryan Bartley Defensive Rebound.
(19:03) Foul on Damian Garcia.
+1 (19:03) Demarco Bethea makes free throw 1 of 2.
10
(19:02) Demarco Bethea misses free throw 2 of 2.
(19:01) Ronnie Harrison Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:48) Ronnie Harrison makes driving layup.
12
(18:31) Ryan Bartley bad pass turnover.
(18:31) Ronnie Harrison Steal.
(18:25) Ronnie Harrison misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:21) D'Aundre Samuels Defensive Rebound.
(18:11) Demari Williams misses dunk.
(18:11) Noah Pagotto Block.
(18:09) Kylin Green Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:07) Kylin Green makes 0-foot tip in layup.
32
(17:41) Ronnie Harrison misses 14-foot jumper.
(17:39) D'Aundre Samuels Defensive Rebound.
(17:31) Demarco Bethea misses driving layup.
(17:29) Tay Mosher Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:24) Noah Pagotto makes layup (Gianni Hunt assists).
34
(17:00) Demari Williams misses 6-foot jumper.
(16:56) Demari Williams Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:56) Demari Williams makes 0-foot tip in layup.
54
(16:40) Foul on Demari Williams.
(16:34) Tay Mosher misses layup.
(16:34) D'Aundre Samuels Block.
(16:31) Tay Mosher Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:29) Tay Mosher makes 0-foot tip in layup.
56
(16:16) Ryan Bartley misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:13) Demarco Bethea Offensive Rebound.
(16:09) Demarco Bethea misses layup.
(16:09) Noah Pagotto Block.
(16:06) Tay Mosher Defensive Rebound.
(15:58) Gianni Hunt misses layup.
(15:55) Demari Williams Defensive Rebound.
(15:48) D'Aundre Samuels bad pass turnover.
(15:48) Gianni Hunt Steal.
(15:41) Ronnie Harrison bad pass turnover.
(15:41) Ryan Bartley Steal.
(15:20) Demari Williams misses dunk.
(15:16) Demari Williams Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:16) Demari Williams makes 0-foot tip in layup.
76
(14:41) Foul on D'Aundre Samuels.
(14:41) Noah Pagotto misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:41) East Texas A&M Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:40) Noah Pagotto misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:39) Mambourou Mara Defensive Rebound.
(14:17) Foul on Ryan Bartley.
(14:17) Ryan Bartley turnover.
+2 (14:05) Noah Pagotto makes layup (Josh Taylor assists).
78
+2 (13:45) Demarco Bethea makes driving layup.
98
+3 (13:21) Gianni Hunt makes 25-foot three point jumper (Vinny Sigona assists).
911
(12:58) Foul on Vinny Sigona.
(12:49) Ryan Bartley misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:45) East Texas A&M Defensive Rebound.
(12:28) Evan Phelps traveling turnover.
+2 (12:03) Demarco Bethea makes layup (Ryan Bartley assists).
1111
+2 (11:42) Gianni Hunt makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
1113
(11:18) Mambourou Mara bad pass turnover.
(11:18) Gianni Hunt Steal.
(11:16) Gianni Hunt bad pass turnover.
+3 (10:58) D'Aundre Samuels makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trent Johnson assists).
1413
(10:37) Vinny Sigona bad pass turnover.
(10:09) D'Aundre Samuels misses 18-foot jumper.
(10:06) Ronnie Harrison Defensive Rebound.
(10:01) Gianni Hunt bad pass turnover.
(10:01) Demarco Bethea Steal.
(9:51) Foul on Gianni Hunt.
(9:51) Demari Williams misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:51) Houston Christian Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:51) Demari Williams makes free throw 2 of 2.
1513
(9:36) Damian Garcia misses driving layup.
(9:34) Kylin Green Defensive Rebound.
(9:25) Kylin Green misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:22) Tay Mosher Defensive Rebound.
(9:11) Tay Mosher misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:08) Damian Garcia Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:05) Tay Mosher makes layup (Damian Garcia assists).
1515
+2 (8:48) Mambourou Mara makes layup (D'Aundre Samuels assists).
1715
(8:48) Foul on Noah Pagotto.
+1 (8:48) Mambourou Mara makes free throw 1 of 1.
1815
+3 (8:27) Vinny Sigona makes 26-foot three point jumper (Noah Pagotto assists).
1818
+2 (7:57) Trent Johnson makes 6-foot hook shot.
2018
(7:50) Damian Garcia bad pass turnover.
+2 (7:37) D'Aundre Samuels makes 17-foot step back jumpshot.
2218
(7:13) Damian Garcia misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:10) Demarco Bethea Defensive Rebound.
(6:46) Mambourou Mara misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:44) Tay Mosher Defensive Rebound.
(6:31) Foul on Trent Johnson.
+1 (6:31) Noah Pagotto makes free throw 1 of 2.
2219
(6:30) Noah Pagotto misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:30) Mambourou Mara Defensive Rebound.
(6:13) D'Aundre Samuels misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:09) Demarco Bethea Offensive Rebound.
(6:08) Foul on Gianni Hunt.
(6:02) Ryan Bartley misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:00) Ronnie Harrison Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:48) Damian Garcia makes layup (Josh Taylor assists).
2221
(5:21) D'Aundre Samuels misses driving layup.
(5:17) Demarco Bethea Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:17) Demarco Bethea makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2421
(4:50) Ronnie Harrison bad pass turnover.
(4:50) Mambourou Mara Steal.
+2 (4:46) D'Aundre Samuels makes layup (Trent Johnson assists).
2621
(4:30) Ronnie Harrison bad pass turnover.
(4:30) Mambourou Mara Steal.
(4:26) Foul on Tay Mosher.
+3 (4:20) Mambourou Mara makes 25-foot three point jumper (Demari Williams assists).
2921
(3:56) Evan Phelps misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:54) Ryan Bartley Defensive Rebound.
(3:30) D'Aundre Samuels misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(3:27) Evan Phelps Defensive Rebound.
(3:18) Gianni Hunt misses driving layup.
(3:16) Demarco Bethea Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:11) Ryan Bartley makes driving layup (D'Aundre Samuels assists).
3121
(2:51) Vinny Sigona misses 31-foot three point jumper.
(2:48) Mambourou Mara Defensive Rebound.
(2:32) Demarco Bethea misses 5-foot hook shot.
(2:32) Josh Taylor Block.
(2:30) Josh Taylor Defensive Rebound.
(2:02) Gianni Hunt bad pass turnover.
(2:02) Mambourou Mara Steal.
+3 (1:55) Ryan Bartley makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Aundre Samuels assists).
3421
(1:41) Evan Phelps bad pass turnover.
(1:41) Demari Williams Steal.
(1:36) D'Aundre Samuels misses driving layup.
(1:36) Noah Pagotto Block.
(1:36) Houston Christian Offensive Rebound.
(1:33) D'Aundre Samuels bad pass turnover.
(1:33) Ronnie Harrison Steal.
(1:19) Noah Pagotto misses 5-foot hook shot.
(1:16) Trent Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(0:55) D'Aundre Samuels misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:53) Vinny Sigona Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:41) Noah Pagotto makes driving layup.
3423
+2 (0:28) Trent Johnson makes driving layup.
3623
(0:00) Gianni Hunt misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) East Texas A&M Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

HCU

ETAM

69Points68

27-61(44.3%)Field Goal(%)23-51(45.1%)

5-19(26.3%)3-Point(%)9-24(37.5%)

10-15(66.7%)Free Throw(%)13-17(76.5%)

34(15)Rebounds(Offensive)32(10)

14Assists14

9Steals10

4Blocks7

11Turnovers15

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

21Largest Lead2

Game Details

Monday, February 23, 2026 · 7:30 PM

The Field House · Commerce, TX

attendance: 438 (14.3%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: ETAM -2.5

over/under: 138.5