Box Score HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana men's basketball team dropped an 85-78 Southland Conference decision Thursday to Sam Houston State at the University Center.
Joshua Filmore hit a three-pointer and
JaMichael Hawkins hit a pair of threes inside the game's final 3:30, but it was not enough to spark a Lion comeback.
"This was going to be a high-scoring affair, which we've had with them in the past, but not everybody showed up to the party tonight," head coach Jim Yarbrough said. "They opened the door for us in the last five minutes, we got the ball at point-blank range, our front line was really disappointing."
Hawkins led all scorers with 26 points and
Dre Evans chipped in 18 for Southeastern (7-9, 2-3 Southland) before fouling out. The Lions shot 55 percent from the floor (27-of-49), but were out-rebounded 31-17 in the contest.
Kaheem Ransom led five Sam Houston (12-5, 4-1 Southland) players in double digits with 22 points. Jabari Peters (17), Paul Baxter (13), Michael Holyfield (12) and James Thomas (11) all contributed double-digit points as the Bearkats shot 63 percent overall (29-of-46).
Southeastern hosts Lamar (1-16, 0-5 Southland) at 4:30 p.m. Saturday following the women's game. The Cardinals fell 78-55 Thursday at the University of New Orleans. Tickets for all home games can be purchased at www.LionSports.net or by calling the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office, located in the Dugas Center for Southeastern Athletics, at (985) 549-LION.
SAM HOUSTON STATE (12-5, 4-1 SLC)
Ransom, Kaheem 6-9 8-8 22; Peters, Jabari 6-7 3-5 17; Baxter, Paul 5-6 2-4 13; Holyfield, Michael 5-10 2-6 12; Thomas, James 3-9 5-7 11; Motley, Terrance 3-4 1-2 7; Bond, Will 1-1 0-0 3; Mason, Nathaniel 0-0 0-0 0; McKinney, Marquel 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 29-46 21-32 85.
SOUTHEASTERN LA. (7-9, 2-3 SLC)
Hawkins, JaMichael 8-12 3-6 26; Evans, Dre 7-10 2-2 18; Filmore, Joshua 3-7 1-4 9; Ricard, Jeffery 4-6 0-0 8; Upson, Devonte 2-4 3-4 7; Ochie, Onochie 2-4 3-4 7; Benton, Antonnio 1-5 1-2 3; Chiera, Julian 0-1 0-0 0.
Totals 27-49 13-22 78.
Sam Houston State.......... 40 45 - 85
Southeastern La............... 34 44 - 78
3-point goals--Sam Houston State 6-8 (Peters, Jabari 2-2; Ransom, Kaheem 2-3; Bond, Will 1-1; Baxter, Paul 1-1; Thomas, James 0-1), Southeastern La. 11-22 (Hawkins, JaMichael 7-10; Filmore, Joshua 2-4; Evans, Dre 2-4; Ochie, Onochie 0-1; Benton, Antonnio 0-1; Chiera, Julian 0-1; Ricard, Jeffery 0-1).
Fouled out--Sam Houston State-None, Southeastern La.-Evans, Dre.
Rebounds--Sam Houston State 31 (Holyfield, Michael 8), Southeastern La. 17 (Ochie, Onochie 3; Upson, Devonte 3; Chiera, Julian 3).
Assists--Sam Houston State 9 (Ransom, Kaheem 4), Southeastern La. 13 (Evans, Dre 5).
Total fouls--Sam Houston State 17, Southeastern La. 25.
Technical fouls—Sam Houston State-None, Southeastern La.-None.
A-454
