UL Monroe Warhawks @ Texas State Bobcats
Texas St holds off UL Monroe 55-52
SAN MARCOS, Texas -- Nijal Pearson scored 17 points, Tre'Larenz Nottingham hit five 3s and scored 16 points, and Texas State held off Louisiana Monroe 55-52 on Thursday night to win its sixth straight.
The Bobcats led 44-30 on Isaiah Gurley's 3 pointer with 12 minutes left in the second half, but Michael Ertel hit a jumper and a 3 amid an 11-2 run and the Warhawks closed to 46-41. Marvin Jean-Pierre's 3 made it a two-point game with 4:16 to go, but Immanuel King and Alex Peacock each hit layups and the Warhawks missed 3 of 4 free throws in the final 12 seconds.
The Bobcats (13-7, 6-1 Sun Belt Conference) shot 40 percent from the field and 9 of 24 from 3, but turned it over 15 times for 19 Warhawks points.
Ertel scored 18 points, Sam McDaniel had 11 with three 3s, and Jean-Pierre had 10 for the Warhawks (7-10, 1-5), who have lost three straight.
Game Information
San Marcos, TX
Referee:Rick Randall
Referee:Zelton Steed
Referee:Matthew Martinez
2025-26 Standings
| Sun Belt Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
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