Texas State Bobcats at South Alabama Jaguars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
54 - 58
Mitchell lifts South Alabama over Texas St. 58-54
Chad Lott had 16 points for South Alabama (20-11, 13-7 Sun Belt Conference). Andre Fox added 12 points.
The Jaguars earned the No. 2 seed and an automatic berth into the semifinals of the conference tournament on Saturday. Third-seeded Texas State will host a game in Wednesday's quarterfinals.
Alonzo Sule's layup gave the Bobcats a 54-48 lead with 3:39 to play but Fox scored the game's final 12 points. He made back-to-back 3-pointers to tie it at 54-all with 2:18 left, added a layup about a minute later and capped the scoring with two free throws with 16 seconds to play. Texas State went 0 for 5 from the field and missed the front end of a one-and-one over the final 3 1/2 minutes.
Mason Harrell had 13 points for the Bobcats (20-11, 13-7), whose five-game winning streak came to an end. Sule added seven rebounds.
Nijal Pearson, the Bobcats' leading scorer coming into the contest at 20 points per game, scored only seven points on 3-of-14 shooting.
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Statistics
 TXST |
 USA |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-49 | FG | 25-56 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 2-14 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 14 |
| 6-10 | FT | 6-9 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Assists | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Mobile, AL
Attendance: 3,319 | 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 |