The Texas State Bobcats look to stay in the win column as they host Georgia Southern in Strahan Arena on Thursday, February 20th and Georgia State on Saturday, February 22nd. The Bobcats have played pretty solid in the last 10 games as they have won eight out of the ten games.
This is a huge weekend for the Bobcats because not only are they trying to finish the regular season on a high not, they are trying to get a good seed in the Sun Belt Tournament in a few weeks which is crucial in the opportunity of possibly making the ‘big tournament’ also know as NCAA Tournament. Texas State is currently tied with Georgia Southern in third place in the Sun Belt standings at an 10 and 6 conference record. Not only that, but second place Georgia State comes into San Marcos also and a victories over both opponents can propel the Bobcats into the second spot in the conference.
If the Bobcats are to compete with both Georgia schools, they are gonna need their all-time scoring leader at Texas State senior, Nijal Pearson has to bring his ‘A’ game and continue putting up points for his team. Nijal is also coming off of being the Sun Belt Player of the Week as he averaged 21 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 4 assists in the recent wins over Little Rock and Arkansas State. Other members of the team such as sophomore guard, Mason Harrel, and junior forward, Isaiah Smalls, all have to help contribute if the Bobcats want to finish out the home game slate on a high note.
After the home games this weekend, the Bobcats will play in their last conference games of the regular season before the conference tournament as they will travel to UT Arlington on Friday, February 28th and going on the road at South Alabama on Tuesday, March 3rd.
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