Game Notes
San Marcos, Texas – Texas State men's basketball puts its five-game win streak on the line when it travels to Nacogdoches, Texas to face Stephen F. Austin. Tip-off at Johnson Coliseum is slated for 4:30 p.m. The Bobcats have won their past two road contests as they get ready to face the Lumberjacks who are 3-2 at home in league play. Texas State leads the league with an 8-3 record, while the Lumberjacks are in a four-way tie for second place in the west division with a 6-5 record.
Live Audio: KTSW 89.9 fm or www.txstatebobcats.com. Color commentary by Bill Culhane.
Live Stats: Live scores for the game can be found at www.sfajacks.com
Series: Stephen F. Austin leads the series, 96-67 Last time out, Texas State beat Stephen F. Austin 66-61 to snap a 10-game losing streak against the Lumberjacks. The last time Texas State beat Stephen F. Austin on its home turf was on Feb. 10, 2001, where the Bobcats escaped with a 54-53 victory.
Scouting Texas State
Texas State (13-12, 8-3 SLC) stretched its winning streak to five with home victory over UT Arlington and a road win over A&M-Corpus Christi to take over first place in the Southland Conference. Texas State is led by team captains Cameron Johnson (13.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg) and Tony Bishop (11.4 ppg, 7.6 rpg); Texas State's top scorers and rebounders. The Bobcats are shooting 44.6 percent from the field and averaging 78.5 points per game. Texas State averages 75.2 points per game on the road.
Scouting Stephen F. Austin
Stephen F. Austin (15-8, 6-5 SLC) dropped a 66-55 overtime decision to UT Arlington on the road. The Lumberjacks are 3-2 at home in conference play this season with their last conference win at Johnson Coliseum occurring on Feb. 12 in a 70-66 win over UTSA. The Lumberjacks are led by Jereal Scott who is averaging 12.7 points per game and 5.8 rebounds per game. Stephen F. Austin is averaging 68.2 points per game and 36.8 rebounds per game.
Flashback
Texas State knocked off Stephen F. Austin 66-61 at Strahan Coliseum. The Bobcats used a team effort to soar past the Lumberjacks and end a 10-game skid against Stephen F. Austin. The win gave Texas State its fifth home win of 2011 as the Bobcats remain undefeated at home in the year.
Senior Ryan White connected on 7 of 8 free throws to lead the Bobcats with 17 points and three assists. Junior John Bowman also hit seven free throws to finish with 13 points. Senior Tony Bishop added 11 points and four rebounds, while junior Eddie Rios chipped in 10 points. Tonight marked the seventh straight game Texas State has had four or more players score in double figures.
