Strahan Arena was rocking last night as the Texas State Bobcats faced off with the Mountaineers of Appalachin State and defeated them by a score of 85 to 68 in the Sun Belt Tournament quarterfinals and earned the right to play in New Orleans, LA in the final rounds of the conference postseason. Texas State is the three seed in the sun belt conference, while the Mountaineers were a six seed that had defeated the tenth seeded Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in order to earn a trip to San Marcos.
The Bobcats were led by all-time Texas State scorer, Nijal Pearson and Junior Forward, Isaiah Small, as they both played pivotal roles in the Texas State victory. Nijal Pearson finished the night off with 23 points as he went 9 for 15 from the field, including two from beyond the arc. Small had a career high 23 points in the victory over Appalachin State who went 9 for 11 from the field and was also one rebound shy of having a double double on the night. Texas State had many runs throughout the game to help stretch the lead and at a point in the second half, the Bobcats were leading by over 20 as they ran away with the game and sealed the deal.
Texas State Basketball asked for the fans to come and support them in this conference game and sanctioned the game to become a white out event by providing the first 3,000 fans in attendance with a free bobcat white-out shirt. Texas State fans came in full force as they came through and helped boost the team’s confidence in the victory over App State. There were 6,308 fans that came out and attended the game recording the second-largest crowd in Strahan Arena.
The Bobcats were set to play the second seeded South Alabama Jaguars, but with the recent events of the Coronavirus, there might not be a game to be played due to the possible cancellation of March Madness and all conference basketball tournaments.
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