Texas State Bobcats at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
· SUN BELT CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND
73 - 66
Texas St opens Sun Belt with 73-66 win Coastal Carolina
Nijal Pearson led the Bobcats (15-17), who play top-seeded Louisiana on Friday, with 20 points. Tyler Blount added 14 points and Tre Nottingham 10.
Blount hit a 3-pointer and Pearson had a 3-point play in a late 8-0 run that helped Texas State take a 32-28 lead at the half. They followed that with a 16-2 run early in the second half with Nottingham's 3-pointer making it 48-32.
The lead was 54-40 after Terry's basket with 10:16 to play but Texas State didn't make another basket until Terry scored at the 2:23 mark. The Bobcats missed six shots and had three turnovers but they were also on their way to making 18 of 21 free throws in the second half, with two of the misses coming in the final minute.
Overall, Texas State went 22 of 26 from the line to 11 of 14 for Coastal Carolina.
Jaylen Shawl led the Chanticleers (14-18) with 27 points and Zac Cuthbertson had 19.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jaylen Shaw made Layup. | 73 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Tre'Larenz Nottingham made Free Throw. | 73 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Tre'Larenz Nottingham made Free Throw. | 72 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Foul on Zac Cuthbertson. | 71 - 64 |
Statistics
 TXST |
 CCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-57 | FG | 24-59 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 7-27 | 3PT | 7-22 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 22-26 | FT | 11-14 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 13 | Assists | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 16 | Fouls | 20 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: New Orleans, 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 |