Scores

Final

Sam Houston St 80

(14-11, 7-6 Southland)

Cent Arkansas 75

(9-15, 4-10 Southland)

5:15 PM ET, February 16, 2013

Farris Center, Conway, AR

1 2 T
SHSU 35 4580
CARK 27 4875

Top Performers

Sam Houston State: J. Thomas 26 Pts, 12 Reb, 1 Ast

Central Arkansas: R. Crawford 21 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Blk

Sam Houston St. 80, Cent. Arkansas 75

Associated Press

CONWAY, Ark. -- James Thomas had 26 points and 12 rebounds as Sam Houston State defeated Central Arkansas 80-75 on Saturday night.

Will Bond added 15 points and Darius Gatson 13 for the Bearkats (14-11, 7-6 Southland Conference), who took the lead for good while holding the Bears without a field goal for a 4:31 stretch in the final minutes.

Robert Crawford had 21 points and LaQuentin Miles 19 for Central Arkansas (9-15, 4-10), which shot 14.3 percent (3 of 21) from 3-point range.

Crawford's 3-point basket gave the Bears a 57-55 lead with 6:02 remaining, but the lengthy field-goal drought began after that. Meanwhile, Bond's 3-pointer and 12 points by Thomas keyed a 17-3 run.

Sam Houston State shot 30 for 45 (66.7 percent) from the free-throw line, with 18 of the makes in the final 6:24.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SHSU
CARK
Points 80 75
FG Made-Attempted 21-54 (.389) 24-62 (.387)
3P Made-Attempted 8-19 (.421) 3-21 (.143)
FT Made-Attempted 30-45 (.667) 24-36 (.667)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 25 (0/0) 33 (1/0)
Largest Lead 8 0

Game Leaders

 
SHSU
CARK
PointsJ. Thomas 26R. Crawford 21
ReboundsJ. Thomas 12J. Garner 11
AssistsD. Gatson 7D. McClure 3
StealsM. Holyfield 1O. Wells 2
BlocksD. Gatson 1A. Borden 3
Team Stats: Sam Houston State | Central Arkansas

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 17, 2013 @SHSU 63, CARK 52Recap
» Feb 16, 2013 SHSU 80, @CARK 75Recap
Mar 13, 2013 @SHSU 69, CARK 63Recap

Next 5 Games

SHSU
CARK
02/20 SFA 8:45pm
02/23 @EWU 4:00pm
02/28 NICH 8:45pm
03/02 SELA 5:10pm
03/07 @SFA 9:00pm
 02/19 @ORU 8:30pm
02/23 SIUE 5:30pm
02/28 @LAM 8:30pm
03/02 @MCNS 5:30pm
03/09 ORU 5:30pm
Complete Schedule: Sam Houston State | Central Arkansas

Southland Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Stephen F. Austin16-227-4
Northwestern State15-323-8
Oral Roberts13-518-14
Sam Houston State8-1017-17
McNeese State7-1114-17
Central Arkansas7-1113-17
Southeastern Louisiana10-813-18
Nicholls State8-109-21
Texas A&M-CC5-136-23
Lamar1-173-28
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