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Bearkats set for ballroom tussle with Oral Roberts
Sam Houston State looking to snap two-game losing streak
The Sam Houston State Bearkats face Oral Roberts today in the first of two contests to be played at the Moon Palace Resort in Cancun, Mexico, as part of the Cancun Challenge.
The Cancun Challenge features eight men’s NCAA Division I college basketball teams with eight games played in the U.S., and eight games played at the all-inclusive Moon Palace resort.
“This trip is an excellent opportunity for the team to become closer as a squad,” Sam Houston head coach Bob Marlin said. “This is a beautiful complex and the players are excited to be here.”
The facility the Bearkats will play in today and Wednesday is unique.
“It’s actually a huge ballroom converted into a basketball court,” Marlin said. “It’s a little strange to see chandeliers on the ceiling but it’s going to be a good experience.”
The four teams which hosted U.S. games are in one four-team bracket,while the four squads that all played road games for their stateside contests are in another.
Sam Houston came close to pulling off an upset. The Bearkats fell to No. 4 Kentucky 102-92 in Lexington last Thursday night. Sam Houston was only eight points behind with six minutes to play thanks to a record-setting performance by Bearkat senior guard Corey Allmond, who totaled 11 3-point baskets and scored 37 points.
The Bearkats lost 80-65 at Cleveland State on Saturday.
Oral Roberts defeated Stanford 83-81 last Wednesday, but lost to Virginia 76-55 after traveling across the country to play Saturday.
On the other side of Sam Houston’s Cancun bracket, Rider faces off with Florida A&M today. Rider lost 79-46 at Virginia on Thursday and 92-63 at Kentucky on Saturday. Florida A&M fell 78-64 at Cleveland State and 99-69 at Stanford on Saturday.
Sam Houston State enters today’s contest with three players scoring in double figures. Allmond has scored 76 points in the Kats’ four contests for a 19-point scoring average. Allmond is 18-of-39 from 3-point range for a .462 shooting percentage from beyond the arc.
Junior post player Gilberto Clavell is adding 12.8 points per contest and senior forward Preston Brown is scoring 10.3 points per game.
On Wednesday, the winners of today’s contests will play at 3 p.m. while the losers will meet at 12:30 p.m.
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SAM SURVIVES
At this stage in the game, a win is a win.
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COOL KATS
BEAUMONT — The Bearkats sure know how to keep their cool.
After seeing a 23-point lead dwindle down to single digits in the second half, Sam Houston State again rose to the occasion and made the plays down the stretch.
The result was also the same as usual. The Bearkats extended their Southland Conference winning streak to 11 games to remain unbeaten in league play with a 66-54 victory over Lamar at the Montagne Center on Wednesday night. -
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Red-hot Bearkats climb RPI ladder to No. 74
After improving to 10-0 in the Southland Conference with a 90-74 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Saturday, the Sam Houston State men’s basketball team climbed to No. 74 in the latest ratings percentage index standings, which was released Monday.
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Ten in a row
There was no crawling back in it this time.
The Bearkats jumped on Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the final five minutes of the first half and delivered the knockout punch in the second to roll to a 90-74 victory Saturday night at Johnson Coliseum.
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Hornet golfers finish first in Bastrop
The Hornets golf team sealed the deal Saturday. Led by seniors Brent Baker and Ryan Bennett, the Huntsville golfers turned in another superb round and claimed the top prizes at the Dodson-Evans Memorial Golf Tournament, which was played at Pine Forest Golf Club.
With team scores of 307 and 310, the Hornets ran away from the other nine teams, including Lake Travis which finished second, 23 strokes behind Huntsville.
Baker followed his first-round 74 with a 1-over-par 73 on Saturday to claim the first-place medalist trophy. Bennett rallied with a 2-over 74 after opening with a 81 to place third in the individual standings.
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