Sam Houston State beats St. Thomas (Texas) 114-92

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Dakarai Henderson had 27 points and Aurimas Majauskas added 21 and 11 rebounds as Sam Houston State beat NAIA's St. Thomas (Texas)

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Dakarai Henderson had 27 points and Aurimas Majauskas added 21 and 11 rebounds as Sam Houston State beat NAIA's St. Thomas (Texas) 114-92 on Tuesday night.

Ameer Jackson contributed 18 points, Jovante' Spivey had 11 and Jamal Williams chipped in 10 for the Bearkats (1-1), who bounced back from an 85-50 season-opening loss to SMU Saturday.

Sam Houston State made a school record 49 of 64 free throw attempts. The Bearkats made 30 of 57 field goal attempts while limiting the Celts to 45 percent (27-60). They also dominated on the boards with a 47 to 26 edge.

St. Thomas took control early to grab a 26-14 lead at the midway point of the first half. The Bearkats battled back to lead 48-46 going into the break, then outscored St. Thomas 66-46 in the second period.

Byron Makel had 23 points and Jakobi Grigsby added 18 for the Celts.