Texas State Bobcats at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
53 - 48
Texas State blows lead, edges Coastal Carolina 53-48
The Bobcats (8-7, 1-1 Sun Belt) had a 14-point lead late in the first half before missing 14 of 15 shots during a 12-minute span of the second half allowing Coastal Carolina (7-8, 1-1) to tie, the final time with three minutes left on two Zac Cuthbertson free throws.
Pearson made two free throws and Prijovic added a jumper to restore a four-point lead with two minutes left. From there, Cuthbertson missed 5 of 6 free throws, the final one intentionally with four seconds left and the Chanticleers trailing by three, and Coastal Carolina made only 1 of 4 field-goal attempts while the Bobcats did enough to escape.
Cuthbertson, who made 9 of 10 from the line before his late-game misses, finished with 19 points. He had Coastal Carolina's only 3-pointer with the Chanticleers missing 16 times. Demario Beck added 15.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 48 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Alex Peacock made Layup. Assisted by Nijal Pearson. | 53 - 48 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Texas State Deadball Team Rebound. | 51 - 48 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Zac Cuthbertson missed Free Throw. | 51 - 48 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Coastal Carolina Deadball Team Rebound. | 51 - 48 |
Statistics
 TXST |
 CCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-42 | FG | 15-46 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 1-17 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 6 |
| 10-17 | FT | 17-25 |
| 59 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 7 | Assists | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 21 | Fouls | 15 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Conway, SC
Attendance: 1,021 | 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 |