The Texas State men’s basketball team couldn’t hold onto a 41-24 halftime lead Wednesday night and lost in the first round of the Southland Conference Tournament, 79-78 to Southeastern Louisiana in overtime.
The Texas State men’s basketball team will open the Southland Conference Tournament Wednesday against Southeastern Louisiana. A win for the Bobcats is likely to set up a rematch with Sam Houston State, which the Bobcats defeated Saturday at Strahan Coliseum.
With an 83-76 win Wednesday at Texas-San Antonio, the Texas State men’s basketball team could climb to as high as third when they finish the regular season Saturday. However, they would have to beat league leader Sam Houston State at Strahan Coliseum.
The Texas State men’s basketball team remains in playoff position, though a little closer to the bubble after a last-minute, 66-63 loss Saturday at Nicholls State. The Bobcats have four games left in the regular season, the next one coming Wednesday against Stephen F. Austin at Strahan Coliseum.
Emerging Texas State men’s basketball star Cameron Johnson triggered a 15-0 rally with five points, two assists and a steal Saturday as the Bobcats continued their drive to the Southland Conference Tournament with an 81-67 win against Lamar at Strahan Coliseum.
Texas State couldn’t score in either of its last two times down the floor and lost, 63-60, at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in men’s basketball Wednesday night. The Bobcats dropped to 5-5 and seventh place in the Southland Conference. The Texas State women’s basketball team lost for the ninth time in ten league games Wednesday night at home against the Islanders.
Returning to winning ways, the Texas State men’s basketball team took hold in the last four minutes Saturday afternoon for a 95-88 win against McNeese State at Strahan Coliseum. The Texas State women’s team lost, 77-70, at McNeese State.
Texas State’s bid to move up in the Southland Conference men’s basketball standings took a blow Saturday, when Texas-Arlington beat them, 82-78, at Strahan Coliseum. The Bobcats are 4-3 in the Southland, tied for fourth place with their next opponent, Southeastern Louisiana.
The Texas State men’s basketball team played a game in unusual fashion Wednesday night before the biggest crowd of the season at Strahan Coliseum, leading from wire to wire in a 76-52 in against Texas-San Antonio (UTSA). The Bobcats won the game thoroughly as they improved to 4-2 in the Southland Conference and 10-10 overall.
Coming off years of dreary struggle, the Texas State men’s basketball team is showing signs of being equal to at least most of the Southland Conference. The Bobcats prevailed, 97-92 in overtime at Lamar Saturday, bringing their Southland Conference record to 3-2, good for a third-place tie with Stephen F. Austin.
