Lamar Wilkerson scores 25 to lead Sam Houston over Kennesaw State 78-76
AP
Feb 15, 2025
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Lamar Wilkerson scored 25 points and Sam Houston Bearkats held on to beat Kennesaw State Owls 78-76 on Saturday.
Wilkerson added five rebounds for the Bearkats (10-16, 3-10 Conference USA). Cameron Huefner shot 4 for 8 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 11 of 15 from the free-throw line to add 22 points. Marcus Boykin went 5 of 9 from the field to finish with 11 points.
Simeon Cottle led the way for the Owls (15-11, 7-6) with 21 points. Frankquon Sherman added 19 points for Kennesaw State. Adrian Wooley had 15 points.
Boykin's jump shot with 1:09 left in the second half gave Sam Houston the lead for good at 77-76. Wilkerson made the second of two free throws with three seconds left for a two-point lead. Simeon Cottle missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the Owls.
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1st Half
KNSW
Owls
28
SHOU
Bearkats
48
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Rongie Gordon vs. Kalifa Sakho (Rongie Gordon gains possession)
19:36
+3
Jamil Miller makes three point jump shot (Adrian Wooley assists)
3-0
19:11
Braedan Lue shooting foul (Cameron Huefner draws the foul)
19:11
+1
Cameron Huefner makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-1
19:11
Cameron Huefner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:11
Jamil Miller defensive rebound
18:44
Simeon Cottle misses two point jump shot
18:42
Kalifa Sakho defensive rebound
18:27
+3
Cameron Huefner makes three point jump shot
3-4
18:16
Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
18:14
Jamil Miller offensive rebound
18:11
+2
Jamil Miller makes two point jump shot
5-4
17:50
+2
Kalifa Sakho makes two point dunk (Cameron Huefner assists)
5-6
17:40
Braedan Lue offensive foul
17:40
Braedan Lue turnover (offensive foul)
17:29
+3
Lamar Wilkerson makes three point jump shot (Kalifa Sakho assists)
5-9
17:12
Adrian Wooley turnover (lost ball)
17:00
Frankquon Sherman shooting foul (Cameron Huefner draws the foul)
17:00
+1
Cameron Huefner makes regular free throw 1 of 3
5-10
17:00
Cameron Huefner misses regular free throw 2 of 3
17:00
+1
Cameron Huefner makes regular free throw 3 of 3
5-11
16:40
Lamar Wilkerson personal foul
16:34
+3
Adrian Wooley makes three point jump shot (Frankquon Sherman assists)
8-11
16:11
Lamar Wilkerson misses three point jump shot
16:09
Rongie Gordon defensive rebound
15:58
+3
Adrian Wooley makes three point jump shot (Simeon Cottle assists)
11-11
15:40
+3
Cameron Huefner makes three point jump shot (Lamar Wilkerson assists)
11-14
15:26
Adrian Wooley misses two point jump shot
15:24
Cameron Huefner defensive rebound
15:22
Cameron Huefner turnover (lost ball)
15:16
TV timeout
14:51
Owls turnover (shot clock violation)
14:28
Cameron Huefner misses three point jump shot
14:26
Frankquon Sherman defensive rebound
14:21
Marcus Boykin personal foul (Simeon Cottle draws the foul)
14:21
+1
Simeon Cottle makes regular free throw 1 of 2
12-14
14:21
Simeon Cottle misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:21
Cameron Huefner defensive rebound
14:01
Rongie Gordon misses three point jump shot
13:59
Lamar Wilkerson defensive rebound
13:40
+2
Marcus Boykin makes two point jump shot
12-16
13:25
Adrian Wooley turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Boykin steals)
13:12
+2
Brennen Burns makes two point layup (Marcus Boykin assists)
12-18
12:54
Rongie Gordon misses two point layup
12:52
Marcus Boykin defensive rebound
12:40
Lamar Wilkerson misses three point jump shot
12:38
Jamil Miller defensive rebound
12:17
Delaney Heard misses two point layup
12:15
Owls offensive rebound
12:11
Simeon Cottle turnover (Josiah Hammons steals)
12:10
Simeon Cottle shooting foul (Josiah Hammons draws the foul)
12:10
+1
Josiah Hammons makes regular free throw 1 of 2
12-19
12:10
+1
Josiah Hammons makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-20
11:51
+3
Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot (Frankquon Sherman assists)
15-20
11:25
Jaxson Ford misses two point jump shot
11:23
Cheikh Ndiaye offensive rebound
11:08
+3
Josiah Hammons makes three point jump shot (Cheikh Ndiaye assists)
15-23
11:04
Ricardo Wright misses two point jump shot
11:02
Owls offensive rebound
11:02
TV timeout
10:52
+2
Frankquon Sherman makes two point layup
17-23
10:27
+2
Brennen Burns makes two point jump shot
17-25
10:16
+3
Ricardo Wright makes three point jump shot
20-25
9:56
Jaxson Ford turnover (Frankquon Sherman steals)
9:49
+2
Adrian Wooley makes two point layup
22-25
9:25
Lamar Wilkerson misses three point jump shot
9:23
Cheikh Ndiaye offensive rebound
9:22
Adrian Wooley personal foul
9:18
Marcus Boykin misses two point layup
9:16
Jamil Miller defensive rebound
9:16
Josiah Hammons shooting foul (Jamil Miller draws the foul)
9:10
Jamil Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:10
+1
Jamil Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-25
8:50
Marcus Boykin misses two point layup
8:48
Kalifa Sakho offensive rebound
8:33
+2
Kalifa Sakho makes two point tip layup
23-27
8:00
+3
Ricardo Wright makes three point jump shot
26-27
7:56
Jamil Miller turnover (lost ball)
7:51
+3
Cameron Huefner makes three point jump shot
26-30
7:33
TV timeout
7:39
Marcus Boykin turnover (Ricardo Wright steals)
7:26
Kalifa Sakho blocks Braedan Lue's two point layup
7:24
Bearkats defensive rebound
7:06
+2
Lamar Wilkerson makes two point layup
26-32
6:54
Braedan Lue misses three point jump shot
6:52
Cameron Huefner defensive rebound
6:32
Lamar Wilkerson misses two point layup
6:30
Ricardo Wright defensive rebound
6:26
Adrian Wooley misses three point jump shot
6:24
Lamar Wilkerson defensive rebound
6:20
Ricardo Wright shooting foul (Lamar Wilkerson draws the foul)
6:20
+1
Lamar Wilkerson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-33
6:20
+1
Lamar Wilkerson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-34
6:09
Simeon Cottle turnover (lost ball)
5:52
Brennen Burns misses three point jump shot
5:50
Adrian Wooley defensive rebound
5:37
Rongie Gordon turnover (Brennen Burns steals)
5:30
Rongie Gordon blocks Brennen Burns's two point layup
5:28
Adrian Wooley defensive rebound
5:19
Jamil Miller turnover (Lamar Wilkerson steals)
5:00
Cameron Huefner misses three point jump shot
4:58
Jamil Miller defensive rebound
4:55
Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
4:53
Marcus Boykin defensive rebound
4:48
Adrian Wooley personal foul (Marcus Boykin draws the foul)
4:48
+1
Marcus Boykin makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-35
4:48
Marcus Boykin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:48
Jamil Miller defensive rebound
4:35
Cameron Huefner personal foul
4:29
Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
4:27
Bearkats defensive rebound
4:26
Owls 30 second timeout
4:26
TV timeout
4:18
+2
Marcus Boykin makes two point layup
26-37
4:00
Rongie Gordon offensive foul
4:00
Rongie Gordon turnover (offensive foul)
3:38
Lamar Wilkerson misses three point jump shot
3:36
Rongie Gordon defensive rebound
3:29
Cameron Huefner blocks Ricardo Wright's two point layup
3:27
Owls offensive rebound
3:19
Frankquon Sherman misses three point jump shot
3:17
Josiah Hammons defensive rebound
3:13
Josiah Hammons turnover (bad pass)
3:05
Adrian Wooley turnover (lost ball)
2:52
+2
Josiah Hammons makes two point jump shot (Lamar Wilkerson assists)
26-39
2:36
Kalifa Sakho personal foul
2:30
Jamil Miller misses three point jump shot
2:28
Josiah Hammons defensive rebound
2:12
Adrian Wooley personal foul (Cameron Huefner draws the foul)
2:12
+1
Cameron Huefner makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-40
2:12
+1
Cameron Huefner makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-41
1:57
Rongie Gordon misses three point jump shot
1:55
Owls offensive rebound
1:48
Simeon Cottle misses two point jump shot
1:46
Ricardo Wright offensive rebound
1:46
Brennen Burns personal foul (Ricardo Wright draws the foul)
