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Texas State Bobcats at UT Arlington Mavericks

· SUN BELT CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
Texas State Bobcats
20-12, 5-9 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
83 - 62
UT Arlington Mavericks
25-8, 13-0 Home

Texas State upsets UTA in Sun Belt semifinals 83-62

Nijal Pearson added 14 points, Kavin Tilbury-Gilder 12 and Nedeljko Prijovic 11 for the fourth-seeded Bobcats (20-12), who will play No. 6 seed Troy for the conference championship on Sunday. Texas State shot 53 percent.

The Bobcats reached 20 victories for the first time since 1993-94 when they had 25 wins and went to the NCAA Tournament. They will be playing in their first Sun Belt final.

The Bobcats trailed by four when they went on a 19-6 run to end the first half, including seven points each from King and Prijovic, to lead 41-32. Texas State went up by double figures for good with 7½ minutes left in the game and would lead by as many as 23.

Erick Neal scored 21 points and Kevin Hervey had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Mavericks (25-8).

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 83 - 62
2nd 0:30 Julian Harris made Dunk. 83 - 62
2nd 0:54 Nathan Josephs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nedeljko Prijovic. 83 - 60
2nd 1:21 Scott Muirhead made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DJ Bryant. 80 - 60
2nd 1:25 Ojai Black made Layup. 80 - 57

Statistics

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26-49 FG 22-56
53 Field Goal % 39
8-20 3PT 8-26
40 Three Point % 31
23-30 FT 10-13
77 Free Throw % 77
31 Rebounds 32
7 Offensive Rebounds 12
24 Defensive Rebounds 20
18 Assists 9
7 Steals 4
3 Blocks 0
6 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 0
6 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 9
2 Fast Break Points 0
28 Points in Paint 26
14 Fouls 22
23 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Venue: Lakefront Arena

Location: New Orleans, LA
Capacity:

2025-26 United Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Utah Valley 14-4 - 25-9
California Baptist 13-5 1 25-9
Utah Tech 11-7 2 19-15
UT Arlington 9-9 5 18-14
Southern Utah 6-12 7 10-22
Tarleton State 5-13 9 14-18
Abilene Christian 5-13 9 14-19
Full Standings