SAN MARCOS, Texas – Senior forward Cameron Naylor recorded his first double-double of the season and second of his career with 16 points and 10 rebounds in the Texas State men's basketball team's 76-57 loss to UL Monroe Thursday night in Strahan Coliseum.
 
The Bobcats drop to 10-13 overall and 4-10 in the Sun Belt Conference while the Warhawks are now 14-12 on the season and 10-5 in conference play.
 


Along with Naylor, Emani Gant and Ethan Montalvo both reached double figures as well with 14 and 13 points, respectively. Gant finished 5-of-11 from the field and Montalvo was 3-for-5, all coming from beyond the arc, while they both converted 4-of-5 free throw attempts.
 
Off the bench, Anthony Roberson grabbed eight rebounds and blocked two shots. Gant also rejected two ULM shots, giving him 49 in his career which ranks 10th in program history.
 


A turnaround jumper by Gant tied the game 4-4 with almost three minutes off the clock. The Warhawks then went on a 20-2 run with the only points for the Bobcats coming on two free throws courtesy of Montalvo.
 
Naylor ended the visitor's scoring run by slashing down the baseline for a layup. K.J. Malveau then hit a triple after Bobby Conley forced a turnover. A jumper from Gant extended Texas State's scoring streak to seven straight before ULM found the bottom of the basket. A put back dunk from Naylor followed to cut the deficit back to 11, 26-15, with 5:13 on the clock.
 
Montalvo nailed a three-pointer at the 2:05 mark that ended up being the last basket for the Bobcats in the half. The final seven points went to the Warhawks to take a 39-20 lead into halftime.
 
An 8-0 run began for Texas State when Montalvo hit his second triple of the game at the 18:01 mark of second half to pull within 15. That would be as close as the Bobcats would get as ULM eventually extended its advantage to 26, 69-43, with a little over seven minutes to play.
 
Courtney Julien made his first three-pointer in league action with 1:13 remaining for the Cats' final points of the game.
 
Texas State closes out its homestand Saturday at 4:30 p.m. against UL Lafayette.