1 | 2 | T | |
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APP | 26 | 42 | 68 |
TXST | 40 | 45 | 85 |
Pearson, Small double up as Texas St. downs Appalachian St.
NEW ORLEANS -- Isiah Small and Nijal Pearson scored 23 points apiece as Texas State beat Appalachian State 85-68 in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament quarterfinals on Wednesday night.
The 23 points were a season high for Small, who hit 9 of 11 shots with nine rebounds. Eric Terry scored 12 points for the Bobcats (21-11) and Quentin Scott scored 10.
Texas State entered the tournament as the No. 3 seed and advanced to play second-seeded South Alabama on Saturday.
Justin Forrest scored 21 points for the Mountaineers (18-15), Kendall Lewis scored 13 and O'Showen Williams scored 11 with six rebounds.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Brian Shey
- Brent Dugas
- Nomi Kidwai
2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
App State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Arkansas State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Coastal Carolina | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Georgia Southern | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Georgia State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
James Madison | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Louisiana | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Marshall | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Old Dominion | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
South Alabama | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Southern Miss | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Texas State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Troy | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
UL Monroe | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |