Sam Houston State Bearkats Outpaced by Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Murphy Center
In a conference game that saw the Sam Houston State Bearkats face off against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, the scoreboard reflected a challenging outing for the visiting team. The Bearkats, unable to contain their opponents' offensive surge, concluded with a 62-93 loss. The defeat moves their record to an unmentioned tally of games played this season.
The Murphy Center in Murfreesboro witnessed the Bearkats starting strong with 14 points in the first quarter but found themselves trailing as the Blue Raiders notched 22 points. Despite maintaining a competitive edge with 16 points in the second quarter, they were outscored again by Middle Tennessee's consistent performance of putting up another 21 points before halftime.
As play resumed, Sam Houston demonstrated resilience and managed to secure their highest-scoring quarter with 20 points; however, it was overshadowed by another powerful display from Middle Tennessee who matched them point for point. The final period saw a dip in production from Sam Houston as they added only 12 more to their total while Middle Tennessee surged ahead with an impressive 29-point finish.
Statistically speaking, Sam Houston showed proficiency from the free-throw line shooting an impressive 86 percent but struggled elsewhere on offense. They converted only 44 percent of two-point attempts and were less effective from beyond the arc at a modest rate of 33 percent. Their overall field goal percentage stood at just over two-fifths of their shots made.
On defense, they managed to block two shots and steal thrice but were outdone by Middle Tennessee's ten steals and four blocks which contributed significantly to turnovers and fast break opportunities for both teams equally sharing nineteen fast break points each. Personal fouls proved costly for Sam Houston as they racked up twenty-two compared to just twelve by their opponents.
The Bearkats did show some prowess inside scoring forty-two paint points equaling that of Middle Tennessee's output in this area while also capitalizing on turnovers scoring twenty off takeaways. Rebounding was nearly even between both teams though slightly edged by Middle Tennessee who grabbed one more than Sam Houston's total rebound count at twenty-eight.
Looking ahead after this tough road game loss, fans can mark their calendars for when 'the' Sam Houston State Bearkats return home to face 'the' Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters at Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum located in Huntsville Texas on March sixth scheduled tip-off is set for six-thirty PM Central Time Zone fans can catch all action live where available broadcasts are provided.