Texas State Bobcats at Marshall Thundering Herd
· Sun Belt Championship - Quarterfinal
Texas State beats Marshall 71-68, gains Sun Belt semifinal
Harrell scored 17 points on 7 of 15 shooting (2 for 4 from distance) for the Bobcats (13-18). Nighael Ceaser scored 11 points while going 5 of 8 from the field, and added 10 rebounds. Tyler Morgan went 5 of 9 from the field to finish with 10 points.
Andrew Taylor finished with 19 points for the Thundering Herd (24-7). Taevion Kinsey added 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Marshall. In addition, Obinna Anochili-Killen had 13 points and two blocks. The Thundering Herd ended a five-game winning streak with the loss.
Ceaser scored eight points in the first half and Texas State went into the break trailing 38-37. After trailing by eight points in the second half, Texas State went on a 7-0 run to narrow the score to 54-53 with 9:53 left in the half before finishing off the victory. Harrell scored 10 second-half points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Texas State Deadball Team Rebound. | 71 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Andrew Taylor missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Marshall Timeout | 71 - 68 |
Statistics
 TXST |
 MRSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-57 | FG | 24-54 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 9-20 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 4-6 | FT | 11-14 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 14 | Assists | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 1 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Pensacola, FL
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 |