SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) – Junior guard Jhivvan Jackson poured in a season-high 33 points and hit the key shots in a late run to give UTSA (3-6) a 77-71 victory over Texas State (6-4) on Saturday evening at Strahan Arena. It is the Bobcats' first loss at home this season.

Senior guard Nijal Pearson hit a 3-pointer to give Texas State a 48-45 lead with 14:10 remaining in the game. The Roadrunners responded, however, with a 10-0 run, with five of them from Jackson, to regain a 55-48 lead with 10:14 left and never looked back.

Jackson made half of his 26 shots, including 5-of-10 from 3-point range, and added seven rebounds and three steals for the Roadrunners. Junior guard Keaton Wallace pitched in with 17 points, six rebounds and four assists, while freshman guard Erik Czumbel scored 11 points.

Sophomore guard Mason Harrell topped the Bobcats with a career-high 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Sophomore guard Caleb Asberry sank 7-of-12 shots and scored 18 points, while Pearson added 15 points and seven rebounds.

TEAM NOTES
• Texas State shot 45.4 percent from the floor (25-of-55), marking the third time in four games that the Bobcats have shot over 45 percent. They also had a .412 (7-of-17) clip from behind-the-arc but shot 63.6 percent (14-of-22) at the charity stripe.
• UTSA shot 47.5 percent from the floor (28-of-59) which is a season-high of any Texas State opponent this year. They also made 11 3-pointers which is the second-most of any Bobcat opponent this year (Air Force, 12) and was 10-of-14 from the free-throw line.
• Texas State was outrebounded for the fifth time this season (1-4) and it was the first time this season the Bobcats' bench did not outscore their opponent (8-8).  
• The Bobcats drop back-to-back games for the first time this season.
• UTSA improves to 36-27 vs. Texas State in the all-time series and have won four of the last five meetings played in San Marcos.
 
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• Harrell had a career day with 19 points behind three made 3-point field goals. He finished with three assists and two rebounds.
• Asberry scored a season-high 18 points and also hit three triples in the game. He finished with four rebounds as did junior forward Isiah Small.
• Pearson has scored 15 or more points in five consecutive games and had a game-high seven rebounds while matching Harrell's three assists.
• UTSA's Jackson dropped 21 points on 9-of-16 field goals and led all players with five rebounds in the first half. He became the first opposing player to score 30-plus points since Ty Cockfield for Arkansas State scored 39 on Feb. 14, 2019. Jackson also had seven rebounds.
• In addition to Wallace's 15 points, the Roadrunners' backcourt scored 65 percent of the team's total points. Wallace also had a game-high four assists.
 
UP NEXT
Texas State ends its nonconference schedule vs. Bethany College at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15 at Strahan Arena.
 
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Head coach Danny Kaspar
"It was a very disappointing loss for us. We could not stop their [UTSA] big two in Jackson and Wallace. Wallace scored his average, but Jackson went 10 points over. I also do not like where our rebounding is right now. We are getting outrebounded too much and need more inside help in both rebounding and scoring."
 
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