Sam Houston 89-87 UTEP (Mar 6, 2025) Play-by-Play

UTEP Miners

17-13, 7-10 CUSA

	1	2	T
UTEP	44	43	87
SHSU	42	47	89

Sam Houston Bearkats

12-18, 5-12 CUSA

Lamar Wilkerson made Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Boykin.
Lamar Wilkerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brennen Burns.
Lamar Wilkerson missed Jumper.
Cameron Huefner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kalifa Sakho.
Lamar Wilkerson made Layup. Assisted by Cameron Huefner.
Lamar Wilkerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Huefner.
Lamar Wilkerson missed Layup.
Cheikh Ndiaye missed Jumper.
Brennen Burns missed Jumper.
Cameron Huefner missed Three Point Jumper.
Josiah Hammons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erik Taylor.
Kalifa Sakho missed Dunk.
Cameron Huefner made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Boykin.
Kalifa Sakho made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Boykin.
Cameron Huefner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brennen Burns.
Cameron Huefner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamar Wilkerson.
Cameron Huefner missed Three Point Jumper.
Lamar Wilkerson missed Layup.
Kalifa Sakho made Two Point Tip Shot.
Marcus Boykin made Layup.
Lamar Wilkerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josiah Hammons.
Josiah Hammons missed Three Point Jumper.
Lamar Wilkerson missed Jumper.
Lamar Wilkerson made Layup.
Lamar Wilkerson missed Three Point Jumper.
Marcus Boykin made Layup.
Kalifa Sakho missed Layup.
Lamar Wilkerson missed Three Point Jumper.
Cameron Huefner missed Three Point Jumper.
Kalifa Sakho made Layup.
Cameron Huefner missed Three Point Jumper.
Brennen Burns made Layup.
Lamar Wilkerson made Jumper.
Marcus Boykin missed Three Point Jumper.
Jaxson Ford made Layup.
Lamar Wilkerson made Layup.
Marcus Boykin missed Jumper.
Lamar Wilkerson missed Three Point Jumper.
Kalifa Sakho made Dunk.
Marcus Boykin made Layup.
Lamar Wilkerson missed Layup.
Lamar Wilkerson missed Layup.
Lamar Wilkerson made Dunk.
Kalifa Sakho made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Boykin.
Kalifa Sakho made Dunk. Assisted by Lamar Wilkerson.
Brennen Burns made Layup.
Marcus Boykin made Three Point Jumper.
Lamar Wilkerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brennen Burns.
Lamar Wilkerson made Jumper.
Lamar Wilkerson missed Three Point Jumper.
Marcus Boykin missed Layup.
Marcus Boykin made Two Point Tip Shot.
Lamar Wilkerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Boykin.
Otis Frazier III missed Three Point Jumper.
Corey Camper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Ahamad Bynum made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Terrell Jr..
Ahamad Bynum made Three Point Jumper.
Otis Frazier III missed Three Point Jumper.
Corey Camper Jr. made Jumper.
Ahamad Bynum made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Terrell Jr..
Corey Camper Jr. made Jumper.
Derick Hamilton made Layup.
Ahamad Bynum missed Layup.
Ahamad Bynum missed Jumper.
Derick Hamilton made Two Point Tip Shot.
Devon Barnes missed Three Point Jumper.
Elijah Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devon Barnes.
Corey Camper Jr. missed Jumper.
Otis Frazier III missed Three Point Jumper.
Derick Hamilton missed Jumper.
Kevin Kalu missed Layup.
Kevin Kalu made Layup.
Devon Barnes made Jumper.
Devon Barnes missed Jumper.
Devon Barnes made Three Point Jumper.
Kevin Kalu missed Jumper.
Kevin Kalu made Layup.
David Terrell Jr. made Layup.
Otis Frazier III missed Three Point Jumper.
Elijah Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
David Terrell Jr. missed Layup.
Elijah Jones made Layup.
David Terrell Jr. made Jumper.
Ahamad Bynum missed Three Point Jumper.
Elijah Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
Derick Hamilton missed Layup.
KJ Thomas made Layup.
Corey Camper Jr. made Layup.
David Terrell Jr. missed Layup.
Corey Camper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Otis Frazier III missed Three Point Jumper.
Ahamad Bynum made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Terrell Jr..
Ahamad Bynum missed Jumper.
Derick Hamilton missed Layup.
Devon Barnes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Terrell Jr..
David Terrell Jr. missed Jumper.
David Terrell Jr. missed Layup.
Corey Camper Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devon Barnes.
Corey Camper Jr. missed Jumper.
Corey Camper Jr. made Jumper.
Devon Barnes missed Three Point Jumper.
Trey Horton missed Layup.
Devon Barnes made Jumper.
David Terrell Jr. missed Layup.
Elijah Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Corey Camper Jr..
Devon Barnes missed Jumper.
Corey Camper Jr. made Jumper.
Derick Hamilton made Jumper.
Derick Hamilton made Jumper.
Devon Barnes missed Jumper.
David Terrell Jr. made Layup.
Derick Hamilton made Dunk.
Elijah Jones made Dunk.
Corey Camper Jr. made Layup.
Corey Camper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Elijah Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
Devon Barnes made Three Point Jumper.

UTEP

SAM HOUSTON

TIME		UTEP	SHSU
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by UTEP	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Sam Houston	0	0
19:45	Otis Frazier III missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:41	Marcus Boykin Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:31	Lamar Wilkerson made Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Boykin.	0	2
19:11	Corey Camper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
19:08	Josiah Hammons Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:57	Josiah Hammons Turnover.	0	2
18:36	Ahamad Bynum made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Terrell Jr..	3	2
18:30	Foul on Kevin Kalu.	3	2
18:30	Josiah Hammons subbing out for Sam Houston	3	2
18:30	Brennen Burns subbing in for Sam Houston	3	2
18:28	Foul on Otis Frazier III.	3	2
18:28	Kalifa Sakho missed Free Throw.	3	2
18:28	Sam Houston Deadball Team Rebound.	3	2
18:28	Kalifa Sakho made Free Throw.	3	3
18:07	David Terrell Jr. Turnover.	3	3
17:55	Marcus Boykin Turnover.	3	3
17:55	Corey Camper Jr. Steal.	3	3
17:48	Ahamad Bynum made Three Point Jumper.	6	3
17:21	Lamar Wilkerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brennen Burns.	6	6
16:55	Otis Frazier III missed Three Point Jumper.	6	6
16:53	Kalifa Sakho Defensive Rebound.	6	6
16:47	Cameron Huefner Turnover.	6	6
16:47	Otis Frazier III subbing out for UTEP	6	6
16:47	Elijah Jones subbing in for UTEP	6	6
16:20	Corey Camper Jr. made Jumper.	8	6
15:54	Lamar Wilkerson missed Jumper.	8	6
15:52	David Terrell Jr. Defensive Rebound.	8	6
15:43	Ahamad Bynum made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Terrell Jr..	11	6
15:23	Cameron Huefner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kalifa Sakho.	11	9
14:48	Corey Camper Jr. made Jumper.	13	9
14:33	Foul on Elijah Jones.	13	9
14:33	Official TV Timeout	13	9
14:33	Marcus Boykin subbing out for Sam Houston	13	9
14:33	Kalifa Sakho subbing out for Sam Houston	13	9
14:33	Cheikh Ndiaye subbing in for Sam Houston	13	9
14:33	Josiah Hammons subbing in for Sam Houston	13	9
14:33	David Terrell Jr. subbing out for UTEP	13	9
14:33	Kevin Kalu subbing out for UTEP	13	9
14:33	Devon Barnes subbing in for UTEP	13	9
14:33	Derick Hamilton subbing in for UTEP	13	9
14:29	Lamar Wilkerson made Layup. Assisted by Cameron Huefner.	13	11
14:07	Derick Hamilton made Layup.	15	11
13:52	Lamar Wilkerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Huefner.	15	14
13:33	Ahamad Bynum missed Layup.	15	14
13:30	Cameron Huefner Defensive Rebound.	15	14
13:26	Lamar Wilkerson missed Layup.	15	14
13:26	Elijah Jones Block.	15	14
13:21	Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.	15	14
13:18	Ahamad Bynum missed Jumper.	15	14
13:13	Derick Hamilton Offensive Rebound.	15	14
13:13	Derick Hamilton made Two Point Tip Shot.	17	14
13:00	Cameron Huefner Turnover.	17	14
12:53	Devon Barnes missed Three Point Jumper.	17	14
12:49	Cameron Huefner Defensive Rebound.	17	14
12:29	Cheikh Ndiaye missed Jumper.	17	14
12:26	Ahamad Bynum Defensive Rebound.	17	14
12:19	Elijah Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devon Barnes.	20	14
11:57	Brennen Burns missed Jumper.	20	14
11:54	Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.	20	14
11:54	Official TV Timeout	20	14
11:54	Brennen Burns subbing out for Sam Houston	20	14
11:54	Cheikh Ndiaye subbing out for Sam Houston	20	14
11:54	Cameron Huefner subbing out for Sam Houston	20	14
11:54	Marcus Boykin subbing in for Sam Houston	20	14
11:54	Jaxson Ford subbing in for Sam Houston	20	14
11:54	Kalifa Sakho subbing in for Sam Houston	20	14
11:54	Ahamad Bynum subbing out for UTEP	20	14
11:54	Elijah Jones subbing out for UTEP	20	14
11:54	KJ Thomas subbing in for UTEP	20	14
11:54	Otis Frazier III subbing in for UTEP	20	14
11:43	Corey Camper Jr. missed Jumper.	20	14
11:38	Jaxson Ford Defensive Rebound.	20	14
11:38	Jaxson Ford Turnover.	20	14
11:38	Corey Camper Jr. Steal.	20	14
11:31	Otis Frazier III missed Three Point Jumper.	20	14
11:25	Devon Barnes Offensive Rebound.	20	14
11:23	Derick Hamilton Turnover.	20	14
11:23	Jaxson Ford Steal.	20	14
11:23	Josiah Hammons subbing out for Sam Houston	20	14
11:23	Erik Taylor subbing in for Sam Houston	20	14
10:58	Foul on KJ Thomas.	20	14
10:57	Marcus Boykin made Free Throw.	20	15
10:57	Marcus Boykin made Free Throw.	20	16
10:57	Marcus Boykin made Free Throw.	20	17
10:38	Derick Hamilton missed Jumper.	20	17
10:36	Jaxson Ford Defensive Rebound.	20	17
10:24	Foul on Derick Hamilton.	20	17
10:24	Jaxson Ford missed Free Throw.	20	17
10:24	Sam Houston Deadball Team Rebound.	20	17
10:24	Jaxson Ford missed Free Throw.	20	17
10:24	Otis Frazier III Defensive Rebound.	20	17
10:21	Foul on Jaxson Ford.	20	17
10:21	Devon Barnes made Free Throw.	21	17
10:21	Lamar Wilkerson subbing out for Sam Houston	21	17
10:21	Jaxson Ford subbing out for Sam Houston	21	17
10:21	Cameron Huefner subbing in for Sam Houston	21	17
10:21	Josiah Hammons subbing in for Sam Houston	21	17
10:21	Derick Hamilton subbing out for UTEP	21	17
10:21	Kevin Kalu subbing in for UTEP	21	17
10:21	Devon Barnes made Free Throw.	22	17
10:06	Cameron Huefner missed Three Point Jumper.	22	17
10:03	Devon Barnes Defensive Rebound.	22	17
9:50	Kevin Kalu missed Layup.	22	17
9:48	Kevin Kalu Offensive Rebound.	22	17
9:47	Kevin Kalu made Layup.	24	17
9:28	Marcus Boykin Turnover.	24	17
9:28	Devon Barnes Steal.	24	17
9:17	Devon Barnes made Jumper.	26	17
9:16	Sam Houston Timeout	26	17
9:16	KJ Thomas subbing out for UTEP	26	17
9:16	Corey Camper Jr. subbing out for UTEP	26	17
9:16	David Terrell Jr. subbing in for UTEP	26	17
9:16	Ahamad Bynum subbing in for UTEP	26	17
8:49	Josiah Hammons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erik Taylor.	26	20
8:34	Devon Barnes missed Jumper.	26	20
8:28	Marcus Boykin Defensive Rebound.	26	20
8:27	Foul on Ahamad Bynum.	26	20
8:27	Marcus Boykin made Free Throw.	26	21
8:27	Erik Taylor subbing out for Sam Houston	26	21
8:27	Lamar Wilkerson subbing in for Sam Houston	26	21
8:27	Marcus Boykin made Free Throw.	26	22
8:14	Devon Barnes made Three Point Jumper.	29	22
8:14	Foul on Lamar Wilkerson.	29	22
8:14	Marcus Boykin subbing out for Sam Houston	29	22
8:14	Brennen Burns subbing in for Sam Houston	29	22
8:14	Devon Barnes made Free Throw.	30	22
7:52	Kalifa Sakho missed Dunk.	30	22
7:49	Devon Barnes Defensive Rebound.	30	22
7:40	Kevin Kalu missed Jumper.	30	22
7:40	Kalifa Sakho Block.	30	22
7:36	Kevin Kalu Offensive Rebound.	30	22
7:35	Kevin Kalu made Layup.	32	22
7:14	Foul on Ahamad Bynum.	32	22
7:14	Official TV Timeout	32	22
7:14	Brennen Burns missed Free Throw.	32	22
7:14	Kevin Kalu Defensive Rebound.	32	22
6:49	David Terrell Jr. made Layup.	34	22
6:33	Josiah Hammons subbing out for Sam Houston	34	22
6:33	Marcus Boykin subbing in for Sam Houston	34	22
6:28	Cameron Huefner made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Boykin.	34	24
6:06	Foul on Lamar Wilkerson.	34	24
6:06	Ahamad Bynum missed Free Throw.	34	24
6:06	UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.	34	24
6:06	Ahamad Bynum missed Free Throw.	34	24
6:06	UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.	34	24
6:06	Devon Barnes subbing out for UTEP	34	24
6:06	Corey Camper Jr. subbing in for UTEP	34	24
6:06	Ahamad Bynum made Free Throw.	35	24
5:52	Kalifa Sakho made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Boykin.	35	26
5:31	David Terrell Jr. Turnover.	35	26
5:31	Cameron Huefner Steal.	35	26
5:26	Cameron Huefner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brennen Burns.	35	29
5:04	Otis Frazier III missed Three Point Jumper.	35	29
5:01	Marcus Boykin Defensive Rebound.	35	29
4:56	Cameron Huefner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamar Wilkerson.	35	32
4:51	UTEP Timeout	35	32
4:51	Otis Frazier III subbing out for UTEP	35	32
4:51	Elijah Jones subbing in for UTEP	35	32
4:39	Elijah Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	35	32
4:36	Marcus Boykin Defensive Rebound.	35	32
4:29	Cameron Huefner missed Three Point Jumper.	35	32
4:26	Ahamad Bynum Defensive Rebound.	35	32
4:21	David Terrell Jr. missed Layup.	35	32
4:21	Lamar Wilkerson Block.	35	32
4:15	Cameron Huefner Defensive Rebound.	35	32
4:12	Lamar Wilkerson missed Layup.	35	32
4:07	Kalifa Sakho Offensive Rebound.	35	32
4:07	Kalifa Sakho made Two Point Tip Shot.	35	34
3:45	Elijah Jones made Layup.	37	34
3:41	Marcus Boykin Turnover.	37	34
3:41	David Terrell Jr. Steal.	37	34
3:37	David Terrell Jr. made Jumper.	39	34
3:20	Marcus Boykin made Layup.	39	36
3:02	Ahamad Bynum missed Three Point Jumper.	39	36
2:59	Cameron Huefner Defensive Rebound.	39	36
2:41	Foul on Kevin Kalu.	39	36
2:41	Official TV Timeout	39	36
2:41	Marcus Boykin subbing out for Sam Houston	39	36
2:41	Kalifa Sakho subbing out for Sam Houston	39	36
2:41	Cheikh Ndiaye subbing in for Sam Houston	39	36
2:41	Josiah Hammons subbing in for Sam Houston	39	36
2:41	David Terrell Jr. subbing out for UTEP	39	36
2:41	Ahamad Bynum subbing out for UTEP	39	36
2:41	Kevin Kalu subbing out for UTEP	39	36
2:41	KJ Thomas subbing in for UTEP	39	36
2:41	Devon Barnes subbing in for UTEP	39	36
2:41	Derick Hamilton subbing in for UTEP	39	36
2:41	Cameron Huefner missed Free Throw.	39	36
2:41	Sam Houston Deadball Team Rebound.	39	36
2:41	Cameron Huefner made Free Throw.	39	37
2:41	Cameron Huefner subbing out for Sam Houston	39	37
2:41	Jaxson Ford subbing in for Sam Houston	39	37
2:29	KJ Thomas Turnover.	39	37
2:15	Lamar Wilkerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josiah Hammons.	39	40
1:58	Elijah Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	39	40
1:55	Lamar Wilkerson Defensive Rebound.	39	40
1:49	Josiah Hammons missed Three Point Jumper.	39	40
1:46	Corey Camper Jr. Defensive Rebound.	39	40
1:20	Derick Hamilton missed Layup.	39	40
1:20	Sam Houston Defensive Rebound.	39	40
1:20	Brennen Burns subbing out for Sam Houston	39	40
1:20	Marcus Boykin subbing in for Sam Houston	39	40
1:20	Elijah Jones subbing out for UTEP	39	40
1:20	Trey Horton subbing in for UTEP	39	40
1:04	Lamar Wilkerson missed Jumper.	39	40
1:00	KJ Thomas Defensive Rebound.	39	40
0:54	Foul on Marcus Boykin.	39	40
0:54	Lamar Wilkerson subbing out for Sam Houston	39	40
0:54	Erik Taylor subbing in for Sam Houston	39	40
0:44	KJ Thomas made Layup.	41	40
0:44	Foul on Cheikh Ndiaye.	41	40
0:44	Jaxson Ford subbing out for Sam Houston	41	40
0:44	Josiah Hammons subbing out for Sam Houston	41	40
0:44	Lamar Wilkerson subbing in for Sam Houston	41	40
0:44	Cameron Huefner subbing in for Sam Houston	41	40
0:44	KJ Thomas made Free Throw.	42	40
0:21	Lamar Wilkerson made Layup.	42	42
0:01	Corey Camper Jr. made Layup.	44	42
0:00	End of 1st half	44	42

Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum

7:30 PM, March 6, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Huntsville, TX

Line: SHSU -2.5

Over/Under: 145.5

Attendance: 837

Referees:
Anthony Jordan
Byron Jarrett
Pat Adams

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New Mexico State	10-8	3	17-14
Louisiana Tech	9-9	4	20-11
Western Kentucky	8-10	5	17-15
UTEP	7-11	6	18-14
Sam Houston	6-12	7	13-19
Florida International	3-15	10	10-22

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