{"id":146224,"date":"2026-02-01T06:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T06:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/146224\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T06:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T06:40:09","slug":"jacob-walker-scores-20-to-guide-sam-houston-past-louisiana-tech-83-67","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/146224\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacob Walker scores 20 to guide Sam Houston past Louisiana Tech 83-67"},"content":{"rendered":"

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HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Jacob Walker scored 20 points off the bench to help lead Sam Houston<\/a> past Louisiana Tech<\/a> 83-67 on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Walker shot 7 of 11 from the field and 5 for 10 from the free-throw line for the Bearkats (15-7, 7-4 Conference USA), who have won six in a row. Po’Boigh King added 15 points and Veljko Ilic scored 14.<\/p>\n

DJ Dudley led the Bulldogs (12-9, 5-5) with 21 points. Scooter Williams Jr. added 17 points and Melian Martinez pitched in with 10 points, six rebounds and four blocks.<\/p>\n

Sam Houston took the lead for good with 1:03 remaining in the first half. The score was 34-32 at halftime with King racking up 12 points. Walker scored 14 in the second half to help seal the victory.<\/p>\n

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n

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