Texas State Bobcats at UL Monroe Warhawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
70 - 65
Texas State fends off Louisiana-Monroe late, 70-65
Texas State's win, coupled with the Arkansas State loss to South Alabama, clinches the No. 4 seed for the Bobcats in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
Kavin Gilder-Tilbury finished with 16 points, becoming the 17th player in school history with 500 or more in a season, while Ojai Black added 15 for Texas State (18-12, 11-7 Sun Belt).
The Bobcats led by just one with 3:55 to go, but gained enough breathing room down the stretch to close it out. A Black jumper gave Texas State a 64-60 lead with 1:59 left, and a Pearson free throw pushed it to five with 38 seconds remaining. Louisiana-Monroe never got back within four.
Travis Munnings led Louisiana-Monroe (8-23, 2-16) with 17 points. The Warhawks, losers of three in a row and eight of nine, will be the No. 12 seed in the conference tournament.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Marcus Washington made Dunk. | 70 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Ojai Black made Free Throw. | 70 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Ojai Black made Free Throw. | 69 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Foul on Nick Coppola. | 68 - 63 |
Statistics
 TXST |
 ULM |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-50 | FG | 22-51 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 7-14 | 3PT | 7-16 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 15-22 | FT | 14-15 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 93 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 16 | Assists | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 17 | Fouls | 18 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Monroe, 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 |