Pearson leads Texas State into Sun Belt semifinals
Nijal Pearson had 16 points, six rebounds, five assists and five steals and No. 4 Texas State defeated No. 12 seed Louisiana-Monroe 63-51 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Tournament
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
UL Monroe Warhawks
51
Texas State Bobcats
63
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ULM | 20 | 31 | 51 |
| TXST | 30 | 33 | 63 |
Lakefront Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | @ Texas A&M Aggies | L 67-108 | NCAAM |
| 11/4/26 | vs Champion Christian Tigers | W 99-55 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Central Michigan Chippewas | L 78-83 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:25 51-63
Travis Munnings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Coppola.
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JumpShot 0:35 48-63
Maxwell Starwood made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:48 48-61
Marcus Washington made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:09 46-61
Ojai Black made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:09 46-60
Ojai Black made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:09 46-59
Foul on Travis Munnings.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:45 46-59
Travis Munnings made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:45 45-59
Travis Munnings made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:45 44-59
Foul on Kavin Gilder-Tilbury.
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LayUpShot 2:02 44-59
Marvin Jean-Pierre made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Washington.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:24 42-59
Travis Munnings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Coppola.
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LayUpShot 2:50 39-59
Nijal Pearson made Layup. Assisted by Ojai Black.
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JumpShot 3:44 39-57
Nijal Pearson made Jumper. Assisted by Kavin Gilder-Tilbury.
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TipShot 3:58 39-55
Marcus Washington made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 4:30 37-55
Immanuel King made Layup. Assisted by Ojai Black.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:18 37-53
Kavin Gilder-Tilbury made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:18 37-52
Foul on Sam Alabakis.
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PersonalFoul 5:37 37-52
Foul on Ojai Black.
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LayUpShot 5:37 37-52
Marvin Jean-Pierre made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Washington.
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LayUpShot 6:02 35-52
Marcus Washington made Layup. Assisted by Nick Coppola.
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LayUpShot 6:30 33-52
Marcus Washington made Layup. Assisted by Sam Alabakis.
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LayUpShot 7:19 31-52
Sam Alabakis made Layup. Assisted by Travis Munnings.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:02 29-52
Travis Munnings made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:02 28-52
Foul on Immanuel King.
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LayUpShot 8:09 28-52
Nedeljko Prijovic made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:10 28-50
Sam McDaniel made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:10 27-50
Foul on Kavin Gilder-Tilbury.
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LayUpShot 10:11 27-50
Deris Duncan made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:02 27-48
Nick Coppola made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam McDaniel.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:17 24-48
Nijal Pearson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:17 24-47
Nijal Pearson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:17 24-46
Foul on Travis Munnings.
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LayUpShot 11:50 24-46
Travis Munnings made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Washington.
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JumpShot 12:11 22-46
Marlin Davis made Jumper. Assisted by Nijal Pearson.
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PersonalFoul 12:30 22-44
Foul on Marcus Washington.
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LayUpShot 12:43 22-44
Maxwell Starwood made Layup. Assisted by Nijal Pearson.
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LayUpShot 13:29 22-42
Travis Munnings made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 13:36 20-42
Foul on Nijal Pearson.
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LayUpShot 13:55 20-42
Maxwell Starwood made Layup. Assisted by Bobby Conley.
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LayUpShot 14:58 20-40
Nedeljko Prijovic made Layup. Assisted by Nijal Pearson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:20 20-38
Nijal Pearson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nedeljko Prijovic.
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PersonalFoul 16:42 20-35
Foul on Prince Cooper.
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PersonalFoul 16:59 20-35
Foul on Ojai Black.
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PersonalFoul 17:26 20-35
Foul on Kavin Gilder-Tilbury.
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LayUpShot 17:45 20-35
Bobby Conley made Layup. Assisted by Nijal Pearson.
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PersonalFoul 18:00 20-33
Foul on Bobby Conley.
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Three Point Jump Shot 19:10 20-33
Ojai Black made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bobby Conley.
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LayUpShot 0:01 20-30
Nijal Pearson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 20-28
Marlin Davis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:15 20-27
Foul on Travis Munnings.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:34 20-27
Bobby Conley made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:34 20-26
Bobby Conley made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:34 20-25
Foul on Marcus Washington.
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JumpShot 0:57 20-25
Nijal Pearson made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:36 20-23
Ojai Black made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 2:13 20-21
Foul on Marcus Washington.
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PersonalFoul 3:14 20-21
Foul on Nedeljko Prijovic.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:34 20-21
Immanuel King made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:34 20-20
Immanuel King made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:34 20-19
Foul on Roderick Taylor.
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End Game 0:00 51-63
End of Game
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:25 51-63
Travis Munnings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Coppola.
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JumpShot 0:35 48-63
Maxwell Starwood made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:48 48-61
Marcus Washington made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:09 46-61
Ojai Black made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:09 46-60
Ojai Black made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:09 46-59
Foul on Travis Munnings.
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Steal 1:11 46-59
Ojai Black Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:12 46-59
Travis Munnings Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:15 46-59
Travis Munnings Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:15 46-59
Ojai Black missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:45 46-59
Travis Munnings made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:45 45-59
Travis Munnings made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:45 44-59
Foul on Kavin Gilder-Tilbury.
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Steal 1:46 44-59
Travis Munnings Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:47 44-59
Nathan Josephs Turnover.
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LayUpShot 2:02 44-59
Marvin Jean-Pierre made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Washington.
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Steal 2:06 42-59
Marcus Washington Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:07 42-59
Marlin Davis Turnover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:24 42-59
Travis Munnings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Coppola.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 2:34 39-59
Official TV Timeout
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Offensive Rebound 2:34 39-59
UL Monroe Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:34 39-59
Immanuel King Block.
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LayUpShot 2:34 39-59
Marcus Washington missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 2:41 39-59
Sam Alabakis Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:41 39-59
Travis Munnings missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:50 39-59
Nijal Pearson made Layup. Assisted by Ojai Black.
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Offensive Rebound 2:57 39-57
Ojai Black Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:57 39-57
Bobby Conley missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:21 39-57
Ojai Black Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:21 39-57
Travis Munnings missed Layup.
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JumpShot 3:44 39-57
Nijal Pearson made Jumper. Assisted by Kavin Gilder-Tilbury.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:56 39-55
Official TV Timeout
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ShortTimeOut 3:56 39-55
UL Monroe Timeout
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TipShot 3:58 39-55
Marcus Washington made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 3:59 37-55
Marcus Washington Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:59 37-55
Travis Munnings missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 4:03 37-55
Marcus Washington Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:04 37-55
Ojai Black Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 4:11 37-55
Immanuel King Defensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
ULM
TXST
21-59
FG
22-46
36
Field Goal %
48
5-26
3PT
4-8
19
Three Point %
50
4-7
FT
15-22
57
Free Throw %
68
31
Rebounds
36
14
Offensive Rebounds
11
17
Defensive Rebounds
25
15
Assists
14
6
Steals
8
5
Blocks
6
13
Turnovers
16
0
Team Turnovers
2
13
Total Turnovers
16
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
19
Points Off Turnovers
12
12
Fast Break Points
6
26
Points in Paint
32
17
Fouls
14
8
Largest Lead
24
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