LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Four Texas State men's basketball players finished in double-figures led by Caleb Asberry's 19 in a 69-59 win over Little Rock at the Jack Stephens Center Thursday night. Nighael Ceaser added 12 points and both Mason Harrell and Isiah Small netted 10 apiece.
 
It was the Bobcats' third consecutive win as they improve to 12-4 overall and 3-1 in the Sun Belt Conference. The Trojans drop to 6-9 on the season and 1-2 in conference play.
 
A feed from Asberry to Small for a layup and a jumper in the paint by Harrell started the scoring in the game. LR were within at most two possessions for a little over the first 10 minutes of the game.
 
Following two Trojan free throws to cut Texas State's advantage to two, Small converted a layup at the 9:08 mark that began a stretch of 13 consecutive points for the Bobcats as they ended the half on a 24-7 run.
 
Texas State maintained a double-digit advantage for most of the second half with the largest margin being 19 after back-to-back layups by Ceaser with 11 minutes to play. The Trojans chipped away and eventually cut TXST's lead to just eight with 2:36 remaining. LR failed to make a shot the rest of the game as the Bobcats walked out of the arena with a victory.
 
As a team, the Bobcats finished with 42 rebounds while limiting the Trojans to just 20. TXST also won the battle in the paint 42-16 and held the hosts to just 36.2% shooting.
 
The weekend road trip wraps up for the Bobcats on Saturday with a trip to Arkansas State. Tipoff in Jonesboro, Arkansas is scheduled for 2 p.m.
 
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