Sam Houston Bearkats vs. New Mexico Lobos

Mar 18, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SHSU	39	44	83
UNM	51	56	107

Game Recap

Buljan has 22 as New Mexico knocks off Sam Houston 107-83 in NIT. Tomislav Buljan had 22 points in New Mexico's 107-83 victory over Sam Houston on Wednesday in the NIT.

Player Stats

SAM HOUSTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Veljko Ilic	27	5-8	0-0	0-0	10	2	0	0	4	0	10
55Jacob Walker	38	6-15	1-6	2-4	2	6	2	0	2	1	15
35Po'Boigh King	7	0-1	0-1	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
4Kashie Natt	29	7-12	1-3	0-2	5	3	1	1	1	3	15
25Damon Nicholas Jr.	33	4-9	0-1	4-4	6	5	1	0	1	5	12
12Matt Dann	13	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	3	0	1	1	5	4
2Jacobe Coleman	24	1-6	1-5	0-2	2	1	0	0	4	1	3
1CJ Beaumont	29	8-14	4-6	2-4	5	0	0	1	0	1	22


TOTAL	-	33-6848.5%	7-2231.8%	10-1855.6%	34	21	4	3	13	16	83

NEW MEXICO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Tomislav Buljan	22	8-11	1-2	5-6	10	6	1	2	0	2	22
4Uriah Tenette	30	8-11	1-2	3-3	4	6	2	0	0	3	20
23Jake Hall	30	5-10	4-8	0-0	1	2	0	0	2	0	14
3Luke Haupt	27	2-4	0-1	3-3	1	2	2	0	2	5	7
1Deyton Albury	33	5-8	1-1	4-5	5	4	6	0	0	2	15
31Milos Vicentic	3	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Antonio Chol	24	5-12	3-9	0-2	5	0	0	1	1	2	13
35JT Rock	15	5-9	3-5	1-1	8	1	0	2	0	0	14
29Timéo Pons	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Tajavis Miller	12	1-5	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
TOTAL	-	39-7452.7%	13-3438.2%	16-2080.0%	36	21	11	5	5	15	107

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSHSUUNM

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Sam Houston.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by New Mexico.
(19:48) Po'Boigh King misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:45) Uriah Tenette Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:34) Tomislav Buljan makes 2-foot dunk.
02
+2 (19:05) Kashie Natt makes 20-foot jumper.
22
(18:42) Jake Hall misses layup.
(18:39) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(18:32) Jacob Walker misses 12-foot jumper.
(18:30) Luke Haupt Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:20) Deyton Albury makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tomislav Buljan assists).
25
(18:03) Veljko Ilic misses layup.
(18:01) Tomislav Buljan Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:55) Jake Hall makes 25-foot three point jumper.
28
+2 (17:30) Kashie Natt makes layup.
48
+3 (17:15) Tomislav Buljan makes 25-foot three point jumper (Uriah Tenette assists).
411
+3 (17:00) Kashie Natt makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jacob Walker assists).
711
+2 (16:39) Tomislav Buljan makes 18-foot jumper.
713
(16:29) Jacob Walker bad pass turnover.
(16:29) Deyton Albury Steal.
(16:26) Foul on Kashie Natt.
(16:26) Tomislav Buljan misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:26) New Mexico Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:26) Tomislav Buljan makes free throw 2 of 2.
714
(16:07) Jacob Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:05) Uriah Tenette Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:01) Uriah Tenette makes 1-foot dunk.
716
+2 (15:32) Jacob Walker makes 12-foot jumper.
916
(15:22) Uriah Tenette misses 10-foot jumper.
(15:19) JT Rock Offensive Rebound.
(15:18) JT Rock misses layup.
(15:18) Matt Dann Block.
(15:18) JT Rock Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:18) JT Rock makes layup.
918
(15:18) Foul on Matt Dann.
+1 (15:06) JT Rock makes free throw 1 of 1.
919
(14:58) Jacobe Coleman bad pass turnover.
(14:58) Uriah Tenette Steal.
+2 (14:53) Uriah Tenette makes layup.
921
(14:38) Matt Dann misses 3-foot jumper.
(14:38) JT Rock Block.
(14:34) New Mexico Defensive Rebound.
(14:24) Antonio Chol misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(14:22) Jacobe Coleman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:10) Kashie Natt makes layup (Po'Boigh King assists).
1121
(13:58) Jake Hall misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(13:55) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
(13:39) Foul on Antonio Chol.
(13:39) Jacobe Coleman misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:39) Sam Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:38) Jacobe Coleman misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:37) Tomislav Buljan Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:25) Jake Hall makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tomislav Buljan assists).
1124
+2 (13:08) CJ Beaumont makes 4-foot dunk (Kashie Natt assists).
1324
(12:44) Foul on Kashie Natt.
+2 (12:30) Tajavis Miller makes driving layup.
1326
(12:21) Jacobe Coleman bad pass turnover.
(12:21) Deyton Albury Steal.
(12:15) Tajavis Miller misses layup.
(12:15) CJ Beaumont Block.
(12:05) Tomislav Buljan Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:05) Tomislav Buljan makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1328
(11:48) Foul on Antonio Chol.
+1 (11:48) Po'Boigh King makes free throw 1 of 2.
1428
+1 (11:48) Po'Boigh King makes free throw 2 of 2.
1528
(11:36) Tomislav Buljan misses 3-foot jumper.
(11:36) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
+1 (10:56) Damon Nicholas Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
1630
+1 (10:56) Damon Nicholas Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
1730
(10:56) Jacob Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:56) Deyton Albury Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:56) Deyton Albury makes layup.
1530
(10:56) Foul on Uriah Tenette.
(10:41) Luke Haupt bad pass turnover.
(10:41) Kashie Natt Steal.
(10:38) Foul on Luke Haupt.
(10:38) CJ Beaumont misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:38) Sam Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:38) CJ Beaumont makes free throw 2 of 2.
1830
(10:14) Tajavis Miller misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(10:10) Jacob Walker Defensive Rebound.
(10:05) Jacob Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:00) Veljko Ilic Offensive Rebound.
(10:00) Veljko Ilic misses 11-foot jumper.
(9:57) Veljko Ilic Offensive Rebound.
(9:56) Veljko Ilic bad pass turnover.
(9:56) Uriah Tenette Steal.
(9:37) Foul on CJ Beaumont.
+1 (9:37) Deyton Albury makes free throw 1 of 2.
1831
+1 (9:37) Deyton Albury makes free throw 2 of 2.
1832
(9:14) CJ Beaumont misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:12) Matt Dann Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:01) Jacob Walker makes 11-foot step back jumpshot.
2032
(8:44) Foul on Matt Dann.
(8:44) Antonio Chol misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:44) New Mexico Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:44) Antonio Chol misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:43) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
(8:36) Kashie Natt traveling turnover.
+2 (8:29) Uriah Tenette makes layup (Jake Hall assists).
2034
(8:29) Foul on Kashie Natt.
+1 (8:29) Uriah Tenette makes free throw 1 of 1.
2035
+2 (8:10) Damon Nicholas Jr. makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
2235
+3 (7:58) JT Rock makes 27-foot three point jumper (Uriah Tenette assists).
2238
+2 (7:30) CJ Beaumont makes 2-foot dunk (Veljko Ilic assists).
2438
(7:03) Uriah Tenette misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(7:00) CJ Beaumont Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:46) Veljko Ilic makes 12-foot hook shot (Jacob Walker assists).
2638
(6:33) Jake Hall misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(6:31) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:24) Damon Nicholas Jr. makes layup.
2838
(6:13) Jake Hall bad pass turnover.
(6:13) Jacob Walker Steal.
(6:01) Jacob Walker misses 15-foot jumper.
(5:59) CJ Beaumont Offensive Rebound.
(5:57) CJ Beaumont misses layup.
(5:57) JT Rock Block.
(5:54) JT Rock Defensive Rebound.
(5:50) Foul on Damon Nicholas Jr..
+1 (5:50) Luke Haupt makes free throw 1 of 2.
2839
+1 (5:50) Luke Haupt makes free throw 2 of 2.
2840
(5:34) Jacobe Coleman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:34) Sam Houston Offensive Rebound.
(5:34) Foul on Tajavis Miller.
(5:20) Jacob Walker misses layup.
(5:20) Tomislav Buljan Block.
(5:17) Tajavis Miller Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:06) Deyton Albury makes layup (Tomislav Buljan assists).
2842
(4:57) Jacob Walker turnover.
(4:48) Jake Hall bad pass turnover.
(4:48) Jacob Walker Steal.
+3 (4:39) CJ Beaumont makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jacobe Coleman assists).
3142
(4:25) Deyton Albury misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(4:22) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:16) Jacobe Coleman makes 24-foot three point jumper (Damon Nicholas Jr. assists).
3442
(3:57) Tomislav Buljan misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(3:54) Jacobe Coleman Defensive Rebound.
(3:49) Jacobe Coleman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:46) Tomislav Buljan Defensive Rebound.
(3:43) Foul on Damon Nicholas Jr..
+1 (3:43) Tomislav Buljan makes free throw 1 of 2.
3443
+1 (3:43) Tomislav Buljan makes free throw 2 of 2.
3444
(3:27) Jacobe Coleman bad pass turnover.
(3:27) Deyton Albury Steal.
(3:24) Foul on Jacobe Coleman.
(3:23) Deyton Albury misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:20) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(3:01) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses layup.
(2:58) Uriah Tenette Defensive Rebound.
(2:55) Tajavis Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:52) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:44) CJ Beaumont makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damon Nicholas Jr. assists).
3744
+2 (2:19) Uriah Tenette makes layup.
3746
+2 (1:55) Veljko Ilic makes layup (Damon Nicholas Jr. assists).
3946
(1:37) Tajavis Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:34) Tomislav Buljan Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:30) Tomislav Buljan makes layup.
3948
(1:09) Damon Nicholas Jr. bad pass turnover.
(1:09) Tomislav Buljan Steal.
+3 (0:57) Jake Hall makes 24-foot three point jumper (Deyton Albury assists).
3951
(0:39) Veljko Ilic misses 12-foot hook shot.
(0:37) Tomislav Buljan Defensive Rebound.
(0:09) JT Rock misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:07) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(0:04) Foul on Luke Haupt.
(0:01) Jacobe Coleman misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) CJ Beaumont Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) CJ Beaumont misses tip in layup.
(0:00) JT Rock Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

SHSU

UNM

83Points107

33-68(48.5%)Field Goal(%)39-74(52.7%)

7-22(31.8%)3-Point(%)13-34(38.2%)

10-18(55.6%)Free Throw(%)16-20(80.0%)

38(14)Rebounds(Offensive)39(13)

21Assists21

4Steals11

3Blocks5

14Turnovers5

16(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

0Largest Lead32

Game Details

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 · 9:00 PM

The Pit · Albuquerque, NM

attendance: 7,286 (47.3%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: UNM -11.5

over/under: 162.5