New Mexico State Aggies vs. Sam Houston Bearkats

Mar 11, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NMSU	26	35	61
SHSU	37	32	69

Game Recap

Natt's 17 lead Sam Houston over New Mexico State in Conference USA Tournament 69-61. Kashie Natt had 17 points and 16 rebounds in No. 2 seed Sam Houston's 69-61 win against 10th-seeded New Mexico State on Wednesday night in the Conference USA Tournament.

Player Stats

NEW MEXICO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Jae'Coby Osborne	26	5-6	0-0	0-0	7	0	1	0	0	4	10
0Julius Mims	16	1-3	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	2	3
1Gabe Pickens	30	2-4	0-0	2-3	4	2	1	0	2	5	6
21Jemel Jones	29	6-21	1-6	6-8	6	1	0	2	2	4	19
9Anthony Wrzeszcz	21	1-2	1-2	1-2	1	0	1	0	1	1	4
3Kyrese Mullen	20	1-3	0-1	2-5	9	0	0	0	2	2	4
44Augustine Ekwe	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
24Cyr Malonga	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Chris Terrell	9	1-2	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	3	3
12Christian Villegas	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8Jayland Randall	24	2-9	0-5	0-2	4	0	0	0	2	1	4
11Elijah Elliott	18	3-9	0-4	2-2	3	2	0	0	3	3	8
TOTAL	-	22-5937.3%	3-1915.8%	14-2458.3%	39	6	3	2	14	27	61

SAM HOUSTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Veljko Ilic	32	5-11	0-0	3-9	6	3	2	0	2	3	13
55Jacob Walker	21	2-6	1-2	7-10	3	1	2	0	1	4	12
35Po'Boigh King	25	2-9	1-7	2-2	1	2	0	0	0	1	7
4Kashie Natt	35	6-14	1-4	4-6	16	1	2	0	1	3	17
25Damon Nicholas Jr.	38	1-10	0-3	1-2	12	2	1	0	1	3	3
12Matt Dann	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2	0
2Jacobe Coleman	33	5-12	2-4	3-4	4	1	2	0	2	1	15
1CJ Beaumont	8	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2




TOTAL	-	22-6633.3%	5-2222.7%	20-3360.6%	45	10	9	0	9	19	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNMSUSHSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Sam Houston.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by New Mexico State.
+2 (19:43) Kashie Natt makes layup.
02
(19:27) Gabe Pickens bad pass turnover.
(19:27) Veljko Ilic Steal.
(19:13) Kashie Natt misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:09) Jemel Jones Defensive Rebound.
(18:55) Julius Mims misses layup.
(18:47) Jae'Coby Osborne Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:47) Jae'Coby Osborne makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
22
+2 (18:37) Jacob Walker makes 9-foot pullup jump shot.
24
(18:13) Jemel Jones misses 15-foot jumper.
(18:08) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:52) Damon Nicholas Jr. makes driving layup.
26
(17:36) Jemel Jones misses 13-foot jumper.
(17:32) Sam Houston Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:15) Veljko Ilic makes layup (Damon Nicholas Jr. assists).
28
(17:00) Foul on Po'Boigh King.
(17:00) Julius Mims misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:00) New Mexico State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:00) Julius Mims makes free throw 2 of 2.
38
+3 (16:54) Po'Boigh King makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jacob Walker assists).
311
(16:37) Jemel Jones bad pass turnover.
(16:37) Kashie Natt Steal.
(16:32) Kashie Natt misses layup.
(16:32) Jemel Jones Block.
(16:32) New Mexico State Defensive Rebound.
(16:11) Anthony Wrzeszcz misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:06) Kyrese Mullen Offensive Rebound.
(16:04) Kyrese Mullen misses layup.
(16:00) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:42) Kashie Natt misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:40) Gabe Pickens Defensive Rebound.
(15:32) Kyrese Mullen misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:28) Jae'Coby Osborne Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:26) Jae'Coby Osborne makes layup.
511
+2 (15:02) Veljko Ilic makes 3-foot hook shot.
513
+2 (14:52) Jemel Jones makes 5-foot floating jump shot.
713
(14:33) Foul on Kyrese Mullen.
(14:22) Foul on Elijah Elliott.
+1 (14:22) Po'Boigh King makes free throw 1 of 2.
714
+1 (14:22) Po'Boigh King makes free throw 2 of 2.
715
(14:12) Elijah Elliott misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:12) Sam Houston Defensive Rebound.
(14:12) Foul on Jemel Jones.
+3 (14:00) Jacobe Coleman makes 22-foot three point jumper (Po'Boigh King assists).
718
(13:37) Chris Terrell misses 13-foot jumper.
(13:34) Jacobe Coleman Defensive Rebound.
(13:25) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses layup.
(13:22) Elijah Elliott Defensive Rebound.
(13:13) Elijah Elliott misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:08) Jacob Walker Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:03) Jacobe Coleman makes 12-foot pullup jump shot.
720
(12:39) Foul on Matt Dann.
(12:39) Jayland Randall misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:39) New Mexico State Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:38) Jayland Randall misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:37) Matt Dann Defensive Rebound.
(12:24) Po'Boigh King misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:20) Chris Terrell Defensive Rebound.
(12:11) Jayland Randall misses 18-foot jumper.
(12:06) Jacob Walker Defensive Rebound.
(12:00) Po'Boigh King misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:56) Elijah Elliott Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:46) Julius Mims makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Chris Terrell assists).
920
(11:31) Foul on Chris Terrell.
(11:20) Veljko Ilic misses 4-foot hook shot.
(11:20) Sam Houston Offensive Rebound.
(11:16) Foul on Jacob Walker.
(11:16) Jacob Walker turnover.
+2 (10:52) Elijah Elliott makes 19-foot pullup jump shot.
1120
(10:26) Po'Boigh King misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:21) Damon Nicholas Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(10:17) Foul on Julius Mims.
(10:15) Veljko Ilic misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:15) Sam Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:15) Veljko Ilic misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:15) Kashie Natt Offensive Rebound.
(10:15) Foul on Julius Mims.
(10:11) Jacobe Coleman misses layup.
(10:05) Damon Nicholas Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(10:03) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:01) New Mexico State Defensive Rebound.
(9:50) Foul on Kyrese Mullen.
(9:50) Kyrese Mullen turnover.
+2 (9:31) Veljko Ilic makes layup (Damon Nicholas Jr. assists).
1122
+2 (9:13) Jae'Coby Osborne makes layup (Elijah Elliott assists).
1322
(8:56) Veljko Ilic bad pass turnover.
+2 (8:33) Jemel Jones makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
1522
(8:26) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses layup.
(8:21) Gabe Pickens Defensive Rebound.
(8:20) Gabe Pickens bad pass turnover.
(7:58) Jacobe Coleman bad pass turnover.
(7:58) Anthony Wrzeszcz Steal.
(7:34) Augustine Ekwe bad pass turnover.
(7:34) Jacob Walker Steal.
(7:28) Jacob Walker misses dunk.
(7:28) Damon Nicholas Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(7:28) Foul on Anthony Wrzeszcz.
(7:28) Jacob Walker misses free throw 1 of 1.
(7:26) Jae'Coby Osborne Defensive Rebound.
(7:26) Foul on Jacob Walker.
(7:14) Jemel Jones misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(7:10) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
(6:47) Foul on Augustine Ekwe.
+1 (6:47) Kashie Natt makes free throw 1 of 2.
1523
(6:47) Kashie Natt misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:45) Damon Nicholas Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(6:29) Foul on Matt Dann.
(6:29) Matt Dann turnover.
(6:02) Foul on Jemel Jones.
(6:02) Jemel Jones turnover.
(5:54) Foul on Augustine Ekwe.
(5:54) Veljko Ilic misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:54) Sam Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:54) Veljko Ilic makes free throw 2 of 2.
1524
(5:38) Foul on CJ Beaumont.
(5:24) Jayland Randall bad pass turnover.
(5:24) Veljko Ilic Steal.
+2 (5:19) CJ Beaumont makes 3-foot dunk (Kashie Natt assists).
1526
(5:02) Jayland Randall misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:59) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:55) Jacobe Coleman makes layup.
1528
(4:37) Elijah Elliott misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:32) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(4:26) CJ Beaumont bad pass turnover.
(4:26) Jae'Coby Osborne Steal.
+2 (4:20) Jae'Coby Osborne makes 2-foot dunk.
1728
+2 (4:05) Jacobe Coleman makes layup.
1730
(3:54) Chris Terrell bad pass turnover.
(3:54) Jacobe Coleman Steal.
(3:38) Veljko Ilic misses layup.
(3:33) Chris Terrell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:31) Chris Terrell makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2030
(3:09) Veljko Ilic misses layup.
(3:07) Kashie Natt Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:07) Kashie Natt makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2032
(3:07) Technical Foul on Kashie Natt.
(3:07) Anthony Wrzeszcz misses free throw 1 of 2.
+1 (3:07) Anthony Wrzeszcz makes free throw 2 of 2.
2132
(3:07) New Mexico State Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:56) Jemel Jones misses 17-foot jumper.
(2:49) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(2:34) Po'Boigh King misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:34) Kashie Natt Offensive Rebound.
(2:34) Kashie Natt misses layup.
(2:34) Kyrese Mullen Defensive Rebound.
(2:34) Foul on Damon Nicholas Jr..
+1 (2:34) Kyrese Mullen makes free throw 1 of 2.
2232
(2:32) Kyrese Mullen misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:30) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:15) Kashie Natt makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jacobe Coleman assists).
2235
+2 (1:52) Jayland Randall makes driving layup.
2435
(1:23) Kashie Natt misses layup.
(1:21) Veljko Ilic Offensive Rebound.
(1:21) Foul on Jae'Coby Osborne.
+1 (1:21) Veljko Ilic makes free throw 1 of 2.
2436
(1:21) Veljko Ilic misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:20) Jae'Coby Osborne Defensive Rebound.
(1:14) Jemel Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:09) Jayland Randall Offensive Rebound.
(1:06) Jayland Randall misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:02) Jemel Jones Offensive Rebound.
(1:01) Jemel Jones misses layup.
(0:57) Jacobe Coleman Defensive Rebound.
(0:54) Jacobe Coleman misses layup.
(0:48) Kyrese Mullen Defensive Rebound.
(0:43) Kyrese Mullen bad pass turnover.
(0:43) Kashie Natt Steal.
(0:43) Foul on Jae'Coby Osborne.
(0:43) Kashie Natt misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:43) Sam Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:42) Kashie Natt makes free throw 2 of 2.
2437
+2 (0:35) Elijah Elliott makes 16-foot jumper.
2637
(0:03) CJ Beaumont misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Kashie Natt Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NMSU

SHSU

61Points69

22-59(37.3%)Field Goal(%)22-66(33.3%)

3-19(15.8%)3-Point(%)5-22(22.7%)

14-24(58.3%)Free Throw(%)20-33(60.6%)

42(12)Rebounds(Offensive)50(20)

6Assists10

3Steals9

2Blocks0

14Turnovers9

27(0)Fouls(Technical)19(1)

0Largest Lead13

Game Details

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum · Huntsville, TX

attendance: 2,220 (36.4%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: SHSU -4.5

over/under: 154.5