Cal Poly Mustangs vs Texas State Bobcats
Pearson with 22 points leads Texas St. past Cal Poly 54-42
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Nijal Pearson scored 22 points and grabbed six rebounds as Texas State beat Cal Poly 54-42 on Wednesday night.
Pearson was 8 of 16 from the field including four from distance for the Bobcats (3-1). Alex Peacock added 10 points and led the team with 11 rebounds.
Texas State shot 42 percent from the field overall compared to 37 percent for Cal Poly and had a 36-22 rebounding edge.
The Bobcats trailed 23-16 at the break but Pearson opened the second half with a pair of 3-pointers and Eric Terry dunked as part of a 16-7 surge that gave them a 32-30 edge with 13:45 to play. Cal Poly went nearly nine minutes without a field goal as Texas State took control and Pearson drained two more 3-pointers to help make it 47-32 with 5:47 remaining.
Donovan Fields scored 11 points with three assists and four steals to lead the Mustangs (1-3) who have lost three straight.
Game Information
Portland, OR
Referee:Martin Cichocki
Referee:Klaus Endrissat
Referee:Ian Caldwell
2025-26 Standings
| Sun Belt Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 8-2 | - | 15-7 |
| South Alabama | 6-3 | 1.5 | 15-6 |
| App State | 7-4 | 1.5 | 14-9 |
| Georgia Southern | 6-4 | 2 | 14-9 |
| Georgia State | 6-4 | 2 | 9-13 |
| Marshall | 5-4 | 2.5 | 13-8 |
| Coastal Carolina | 6-5 | 2.5 | 13-10 |
| Arkansas State | 5-5 | 3 | 13-9 |
| Texas State | 5-6 | 3.5 | 12-11 |
| Southern Miss | 5-6 | 3.5 | 11-12 |
| James Madison | 4-6 | 4 | 11-11 |
| Old Dominion | 4-6 | 4 | 7-15 |
| Louisiana | 4-6 | 4 | 6-16 |
| UL Monroe | 0-10 | 8 | 3-19 |
| Big West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 8-2 | - | 15-7 |
| Hawai'i | 7-3 | 1 | 15-5 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 7-3 | 1 | 14-7 |
| UC San Diego | 5-5 | 3 | 15-7 |
| UC Davis | 5-5 | 3 | 12-9 |
| Cal State Northridge | 5-5 | 3 | 12-10 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 5-5 | 3 | 10-12 |
| Long Beach State | 4-6 | 4 | 8-14 |
| Cal Poly | 4-6 | 4 | 8-14 |
| UC Riverside | 3-7 | 5 | 8-14 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-8 | 6 | 8-14 |
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