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>
70 - 73
70 - 73
Texas St holds of Georgia Southern 73-70 to open league play
Georgia Southern's Calvin Wishart, Quan Jackson and Tookie Brown each missed 3-point shots in the final seconds for the chance to tie. Nottingham's layup with 3:03 left gave the Bobcats (12-2) a 72-63 lead before the Georgia Southern (8-6) made a late run. Texas State led 43-37 at halftime and extended the lead with a 10-4 run out of the break.
Alex Peacock scored 11 points with 10 rebounds and Nijal Pearson grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds for Texas State.
Simeon Carter led the Eagles with 20 points, Isaiah Crawley scored 16 and Brown and Jackson each scored 13. Georgia South shot 3 of 19 from beyond the 3-point arc.
Texas State has a 4-2 record in conference openers since joining the Sun Belt in 2013-14.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Alex Peacock Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Tookie Brown missed Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Tookie Brown Offensive Rebound. | 70 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Quan Jackson missed Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 73 |
Statistics
 GASO |
 TXST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-72 | FG | 28-62 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 3-19 | 3PT | 8-22 |
| 16 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 7-12 | FT | 9-16 |
| 58 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Assists | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Strahan Arena at the University Events Center
Location: San Marcos, TX
Attendance: 1,517 | Capacity:
Location: San Marcos, TX
Attendance: 1,517 | 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 |