Saturday, February 21
Huntsville, Texas
2:30 PM
Jax State
at
Sam Houston
Photo by: Madison Giltner/Jax State
2/20/2026 5:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HUNTSVILLE, Texas—Jax State will look to end a three-game slide Saturday afternoon when it takes on Sam Houston at 2:30 p.m.
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The Gamecocks faced a 21-point deficit, their largest of the season during Wednesday's loss at LA Tech, but battled back to get the game within a possession in the final minute of play. Senior Mostapha El Moutaouakkil scored 27 points and was successful on a career-high four 3-pointers. AC Bryant was also in double figures with 17 points, going 5-of-10 from 3-point land.
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Jax State scored 25 points off of LA Tech's 15 turnovers, but it was not enough to overcome a 38-18 deficit in points in the paint. Â
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El Moutaouakkil currently leads Conference USA in scoring at 18.3 points per game, just a tenth of a point per game ahead of Teagan Moore of Western Kentucky and three tenths ahead of Missouri State's Keith Palek III.
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Sam Houston has won nine of their last 10, a streak that started with a 77-62 win over the Gamecocks at Pete Mathews Coliseum. The lone setback in that time is an 87-78 loss at LA Tech two weeks ago.
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The leading scorer for the Bearkats in Po'Boigh King at 14 points per game, but Veljko Ilic put together a season-best performance against Jax State in the previous meeting with 18 points, going 9-of-10 from the field. The Loyola (Md.) transfer is averaging 11 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. He came up just one rebound shy of his fifth double-double in the win over Middle Tennessee on Wednesday with 15 points and nine rebounds.
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Following Saturday's game, Jax State will return home for their last two games at Pete Mathews Coliseum this season with both being carried on national television.
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The Gamecocks faced a 21-point deficit, their largest of the season during Wednesday's loss at LA Tech, but battled back to get the game within a possession in the final minute of play. Senior Mostapha El Moutaouakkil scored 27 points and was successful on a career-high four 3-pointers. AC Bryant was also in double figures with 17 points, going 5-of-10 from 3-point land.
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Jax State scored 25 points off of LA Tech's 15 turnovers, but it was not enough to overcome a 38-18 deficit in points in the paint. Â
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El Moutaouakkil currently leads Conference USA in scoring at 18.3 points per game, just a tenth of a point per game ahead of Teagan Moore of Western Kentucky and three tenths ahead of Missouri State's Keith Palek III.
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Sam Houston has won nine of their last 10, a streak that started with a 77-62 win over the Gamecocks at Pete Mathews Coliseum. The lone setback in that time is an 87-78 loss at LA Tech two weeks ago.
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The leading scorer for the Bearkats in Po'Boigh King at 14 points per game, but Veljko Ilic put together a season-best performance against Jax State in the previous meeting with 18 points, going 9-of-10 from the field. The Loyola (Md.) transfer is averaging 11 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. He came up just one rebound shy of his fifth double-double in the win over Middle Tennessee on Wednesday with 15 points and nine rebounds.
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Following Saturday's game, Jax State will return home for their last two games at Pete Mathews Coliseum this season with both being carried on national television.
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