Box Score

JONESBORO, Ark. – The Texas State women's basketball team used a 13-4 run at the start of the second half to cut the Arkansas State lead to three, but could not maintain momentum on Saturday afternoon as it fell by a score of 74-55.
 
Erin Peoples led the Bobcats (12-13, 9-5 SBC) with 16 points on 8-of-14 shooting while Ashley Ezeh led the team in rebounds with six.
 
Arkansas State (18-9, 12-3 SBC) got off on a fast foot against the Bobcats, taking a 7-0 lead in the first minute and a half of the game. In that span, senior Kaylan Martin got called on two early offensive fouls, presenting offensive opportunities for Arkansas State.
 
Texas State was plagued by turnovers in the first half, committing 13 of them. Eighteen of the Red Wolves first half points were off of the Bobcat turnovers.
 
Along with struggling to hang on to the basketball, Texas State had almost a 10 minute span in the first half in which it scored just one basket. Ayriel Anderson broke that trend, gathering a steal and a fastbreak lay-up with 5:30 left in the half. Arkansas State, however, had almost a six minute scoreless streak that prohibited it from capitalizing on the Bobcat shooting woes.
 
Ayriel Anderson finished the first half 3-for-4 from the field with a team-high nine points.
 
After the second half push to start the second half that allowed Texas State to cut the Arkansas State lead to three with an even 16 minutes on the clock, the Red Wolves retaliated with an 8-0 run to go back up 11.
 
The 8-0 run by the Red Wolves starting with 15:43 left in the game ultimately ignited a 32-13 run that put Arkansas State by as many as 22 with 3:17 to play.
 
In the final minutes of the game, sophomore Raven Burns put up eight points in two minutes for the Bobcats, bringing Texas State back within 14 with 33 seconds to go.
 
Along with Peoples' 16 points, Anderson added four second-half points to finish with 13 and Ashley Ezeh recorded 11. The Bobcats were outrebounded in the contest 39-36 by Arkansas State and finished the team with 21 turnovers.
 
With a Western Kentucky victory earlier in the afternoon, Texas State is now tied for second-place in the Sun Belt Conference standings. UALR and Georgia State will also bump up to be in the tie for second with victories.
 
Texas State returns to Strahan Coliseum on Wednesday for the second meeting against Western Kentucky at 7 p.m. Earlier this season, the Bobcats defeated the Hilltoppers in Bowling Green, Ky. by a score of 72-63. Live stats and live video will be available at txstatebobcats.com and a live radio broadcast on 89.9 FM KTSW.