Game 16 • vs MTSU
Huntsville • Johnson Coliseum (6,100)
Sam Houston (11-4, 4-0 CUSA) vs MTSU (9-8, 3-1 CUSA)
Saturday, January 17 • 1:00 PM
TV: ESPN+ (Matt Pedersen, Brooke Kirchhofer)
RADIO: BSN (Stephanie Keele); KSHU 90.5 FM
HOW TO FOLLOW: Live Stats • @Bearkats_WBB
Series vs the Blue Raiders: MTSU leads 4-0
HUNTSVILLE – Sam Houston moved to 4-0 in CUSA play on Thursday with a 50-38 win over WKU and will be looking to open league play with 5 wins in a row for the first time since 2019-20 on Saturday when it hosts Middle Tennessee.
Tipoff for the game is set for 1:00 p.m. and will air on ESPN+ with Matt Pedersen and Leah Vann on the call courtside.
The game can also be heard online on the Bearkat Sports Network and the Bearkat Athletics app with Stephanie Keele moving behind the mic for the Kats for the 2025-26 season.
UNBEATEN KATS TO HOST BLUE RAIDERS
– The Kats scored just 50 points in the win over the Lady Toppers, the lowest scoring output in a Bearkat victory since a 50-44 win in Huntsville over Abilene Christian on February 15, 1983
– Sam Houston entered the year having only held an opponent under 40 points 7 times in program history with the last coming in 1988. But SHSU has now done it 4 times in 2025-26 after holding WKU to just 38 points on Thursday
– Sam Houston and Missouri State each sit at 4-0 in CUSA play, the last 2 unbeaten teams in the league
– SHSU opened CUSA with road wins at LA Tech and Liberty, teams picked to finish 1 and 2 in the CUSA preseason poll
– The Kats’ 11-4 mark is tied for its second-best 15-game start in program history, equaling its 11-4 start in 2019-20 and only bettered by a 12-3 start in 1987-88
– Sam Houston has totaled 30 overall wins since joining CUSA for the 2023-24 season. The Bearkats have held their opponent under 70 points in 29 of those 30 games with the lone exception being an 87-81 OT win over WKU in 2023-24
– Fanta Kone led the Kats with 16 points vs WKU, her fifth straight game in double figures