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@ Lamar
W 74-71
Box | Recap		 @ CenArk
L 71-80
Box | Recap		 @ OrRob
L 73-80
Box | Recap		 vs. SELa
W 71-54
Box | Recap		 UNO 61 - 80 SamHou
Final
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Sam Houston State overwhelms New Orleans 80-61

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Michael Holyfield had 17 points and 17 rebounds as Sam Houston State never trailed in an 80-61 victory over New Orleans Saturday.

The Bearkats held a commanding 43-22 halftime lead and were ahead 63-44 with 8:54 remaining.

SHSU (21-9, 13-5 Southland Conference) finished in third place in the conference standings, which assures the Bearkats a first round bye in the tournament beginning March 12. The Bearkats, who finished one game behind Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, will open tournament play on Thursday.

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Bearkats Headlines
Leaders
Points: J. Peters12.9
Rebounds: M. Holyfield6.9
Assists: J. Peters4.2
FG%: No qualifiers
FT%: K. Ransom71.2%
3P%: K. Ransom36.8%
Steals: K. Ransom1.4
Blocks: M. Holyfield1.7
Southland Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
Stephen F. Austin 18-0 29-2
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 14-4 17-14
Sam Houston State 13-5 21-9
Northwestern State 12-6 16-13
Incarnate Word 9-5 21-6
Oral Roberts 10-8 16-15
Nicholls 10-8 13-14
McNeese State 9-9 11-19
New Orleans 8-10 11-15
Southeastern Louisiana 7-11 12-17
Central Arkansas 5-13 8-21
Lamar 3-15 4-26
Abilene Christian 2-12 11-20
Houston Baptist 2-16 6-25
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 77.2 (41)
Rebounds: 12.4 (70)
Assists: 16.0 (16)
FG%: 46.4% (71)
FT%: 65.7% (304)
3P%: 39.0% (26)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 70.4 (187)
Rebounds: 23.2 (238)
Assists: 14.1 (294)
FG%: 44.0% (196)
FT%: 71.4% (272)
3P%: 33.9% (152)
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Florida29-2
2 Wichita State33-0
3 Arizona28-3
4 Duke24-7
5 Virginia25-5
6 Villanova28-3
7 Syracuse26-4
8 Kansas23-8
9 Wisconsin25-5
10 San Diego State27-3
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Florida29-2
2 Wichita State33-0
3 Arizona28-3
4 Duke24-7
5 Virginia25-5
6 Villanova28-3
7 Syracuse26-4
8 Kansas23-8
9 Louisville26-5
10 San Diego State27-3
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