Sam Houston State Bearkats Face Off Against Texas Tech Lady Raiders at United Supermarkets Arena
In a recent women's basketball matchup, the Sam Houston State Bearkats faced a challenging game against the Texas Tech Lady Raiders. The Bearkats entered the game with an aggressive start but ultimately fell to the Lady Raiders with a final score of 93-60. The loss adds another to their record, while the Lady Raiders improved their standing.
The Sam Houston State Bearkats opened strong in the first quarter, outscoring their opponents with 19 points compared to 15 by the Lady Raiders. However, as the game progressed, they struggled to maintain this lead. Despite putting up a resilient fight and scoring consistently across all quarters—19 in Q1, 17 in Q2, 10 in Q3 and finishing with 14 points in Q4—their efforts were overshadowed by Texas Tech's escalating performance.
Offensively, Sam Houston was led by their field goal attempts which totaled at 63 throughout the game but only converted into 22 made shots resulting in a shooting percentage of roughly 35 percent from the field. From beyond the arc, they attempted 23 three-pointers and made seven of them accounting for about a third of those shots being successful. Free throw opportunities were also capitalized on albeit at just over half success rate; nine free throws were made from seventeen attempts.
On defense and rebounding fronts for Sam Houston State Bearkats showed mixed results; they managed to secure a total of thirty-five rebounds—sixteen offensive and fourteen defensive—but failed to register any blocks during playtime. They did manage five steals which contributed to fifteen points off turnovers—a testament to their defensive efforts despite being outplayed overall.
The Texas Tech Lady Raiders demonstrated remarkable efficiency on both ends of the court throughout all four quarters—15 points in Q1 followed by an impressive surge scoring twenty-six points in Q2 then twenty-two points in Q3 before closing out strongly with thirty points scored during Q4. Their shooting accuracy was notable as well; hitting nearly seventy percent from two-point range (27 out of thirty-nine) and maintaining over fifty-six percent overall field goal percentage (34 out of sixty). Their free throw performance was also solid making eighteen out of twenty-five shots taken.
Texas Tech's dominance extended beyond just scoring as they racked up more assists than turnovers leading them towards an assist-turnover ratio higher than two while managing six steals contributing significantly towards twenty-two points off turnovers against Sam Houston State Bearkats' eighteen total turnovers.
Looking ahead for fans eager to support their team after this tough outing: The next opportunity will be when Sam Houston State Bearkats host Texas College Steers at Bernard Johnson Coliseum located within Huntsville city limits on December tenth at three PM local time zone (Central Time). This upcoming event promises another chance for fans who can't make it live since there are no broadcast networks scheduled yet that might cover this encounter between these collegiate teams.