Georgia Southern Eagles at Texas State Bobcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
81 - 77
81 - 77
Smith scores 25, Georgia Southern beats Texas State 81-77
Mike Hughes scored 19 points for the Eagles (18-11, 9-7 Sun Belt Conference), who hit 10 3s and shot 54.9 percent from the field.
Georgia Southern led 67-60 with 3:42 left after Smith and Brown hit 3s while the Bobcats were scoreless for more than three minutes. Brown's back-to-back jumpers put the Eagles up by seven, but Immanuel King's layup cut it to 75-70 with 25 seconds left before Hughes' two free throws iced it.
Tre'Larenz Nottingham scored a career-high 27 points with seven 3s, Nijal Pearson added 15 points and King had 10 for the Bobcats (14-16, 7-10), who have lost eight straight.
Pearson's 3 capped a 10-2 run for a seven-point lead, but the Eagles scored six straight and trailed 36-34 at halftime.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Montae Glenn Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Tre'Larenz Nottingham missed Three Point Jumper. | 81 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Mike Hughes made Free Throw. | 81 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Mike Hughes made Free Throw. | 80 - 77 |
Statistics
 GASO |
 TXST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-51 | FG | 28-54 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 10-22 | 3PT | 12-29 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 15-22 | FT | 9-14 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 0 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 3 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 7 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Strahan Arena at the University Events Center
Location: San Marcos, TX
Attendance: 1,934 | Capacity:
Location: San Marcos, TX
Attendance: 1,934 | 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 |