Sam Houston St. 75, Texas State 61

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) -- Jeremy Thomas came off the bench to

score a career high 17 points, including five 3-pointers, to help

lead Sam Houston State to a 75-61 win over Texas State on Thursday.

Chris Jordan added 14 points and Jejaun Plair had 12 for the

Bearkats (18-7, 9-4 Southland). Ryan Bright added 10 points and had

a team-high eight rebounds.

The Bearkats, who led 33-29 at the half, started the second half

with a 7-0 run and led by at least eight points for the rest of the

game. They hit 62 percent of their second-half field goals,

compared to 29 percent shooting by Texas State (3-21, 1-12).

Chris Langhorne led the Bobcats with 17 points, and Brandon Bush

came off the bench to score 13.