SAN MARCOS, Texas – All 12 Texas State men's basketball players that dressed for Saturday night's exhibition game scored at least three points in the team's 77-48 victory over Rogers State in Strahan Coliseum.
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The Bobcats were held without any points for the first 2:40 of the game until
Immanuel King hit a short hook shot to knot the score 2-2. The bucket started a 14-3 run that saw
Eric Terry and King net five points apiece.
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A layup from Saint Hilaire the next time down the court brought the Hillcats to within six. That would be as close as they would get the rest of the game.
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On back-to-back possession with around six minutes to go in the half,
Tyler Blount and
Alex Peacock nailed three-pointers to extend the lead to 28-11.
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Nijal Pearson hit a three-point with 56 remaining until halftime. The trey started a 17-2 run that stretched into the second half and lasted 6:10. A layup by
Shelby Adams capped off the scoring run with a layup that put TXST ahead 51-21, its largest advantage of the game.
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RSU responded over the following 7:06 by scoring 21 of the next 23 points. The lone points for the Bobcats during that time was a tip-in bucket by Pearson off a missed three-pointer.
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Alonzo Sule ended the scoring drought with an up-and-under layup with 6:46 remaining in the game. The bucket propelled TXST to end the contest on a 22-6 run.
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The last Bobcat to add his name to the scoring column was
Quentin Scott. The freshman banked in a three-pointer from the top of the arc with 29 seconds left. Adams ended the scoring with a steal and slam 18 seconds later.
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King led all players with 13 points and three blocks. The senior made 3-of-4 shot attempts and was 7-for-8 at the free throw line. He just missed recording a double-double with nine rebounds.
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Pearson added 11 points on 4-of-10 shooting with one made three-pointer. He grabbed seven rebounds and dished out three assists.
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Contributing nine points on 2-of-2 shooting and going 5-for-6 at the charity stripe was Terry. The redshirt sophomore retrieved five boards and rejected two shots, all coming in only nine minutes of action.
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Both Adams and Blount finished with seven points apiece. The trio of
Marlin Davis,
Reggie Miller and Peacock netted six points each.
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Davis and Peacock both dished out a game-high four assists.
Tre'Larenz Nottingham had a team-high three steals.
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As a team, the Bobcats made 23-of-46 (50.0%) shots and were 6-for-15 (40.0%) from beyond the arc. The team continued to struggle on free throws, making 25-of-38 (65.8%). They outrebounded RSU 40-27, forced the HIllcats into 25 turnovers and held them to only six assists.
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The regular season starts for Texas State on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 3 p.m. CT when the Bobcats face Air Force on the road in the first game of the Men Against Breast Cancer Showcase.
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