Texas State Bobcats at Georgia State Panthers
· SUN BELT CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND
63 - 61
Conley lifts Texas St. over Georgia St. in Sun Belt tourney
Texas State (15-15) faces No. 3 seed UT Arlington (22-9) in the quarterfinals Friday night.
After Gilder-Tilbury hit a 3 to give the Bobcats a one-point lead, Jeff Thomas made a layup that put Georgia State up 61-60 with 11.2 seconds left. Conley, off a dribble-hand off from Ojai Black, answered with a deep 3-pointer from the left wing to win it.
Georgia State (16-14), the defending tournament champion, led by 13 at halftime.
Texas State took its first lead since the opening minutes on back-to-back layups by Emani Gant with 4:47 left.
Gant finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds, while Maljhum McCrea, who came in with 61 total points this season, scored 10 on 4-of-6 shooting.
Jeremy Hollowell and Thomas led Georgia State with 16 points apiece.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Bobby Conley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ojai Black. | 63 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Georgia St Timeout | 60 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Jeff Thomas made Layup. | 60 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Texas State Timeout | 60 - 59 |
Statistics
 TXST |
 GAST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-45 | FG | 23-50 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 7-15 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 10-16 | FT | 8-12 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 19 | Assists | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: New Orleans, LA
Capacity:
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |