SAN MARCOS, Texas – Wednesday is the start of a four-game homestand to conclude the regular season for the Texas State men's basketball team (13-14, 6-8 Sun Belt). The Bobcats start things off against ULM (7-20, 3-11 Sun Belt) at 7:30 p.m. in Strahan Arena.
Fans can catch the action on ESPN+ and on the Varsity Sports Network with Clint Shields on the call. Live stats will also be available to follow.
About Texas State
Saturday saw TXST wrap up its road conference slate with a 70-65 overtime loss at South Alabama. It was the team's third overtime game this season. Last time the Bobcats played three extra period contests in a campaign was in 2020-21.
Tylan Pope recorded his sixth double-double of the season in Mobile with 20 points and a career-high 15 rebounds. It was the most boards in a game by a Texas State player since Nijal Pearson hauled down 15 in a double overtime win at UT Arlington on Feb. 28, 2020. Pope also finished with three blocks to increase his season total to 42. He is just the second player in program history to record a 400-point, 40-block campaign, joining Torgeir Bryn who accomplished the feat in 1988-89.
For the season, Pope is netting 16.1 points per game on 53.0% shooting and grabbing 6.3 rebounds a contest. Also with double-digit scoring averages are Mark Drone (13.4), Kaden Gumbs (12.0) and Tyrel Morgan (13.8).
Coleton Benson is putting up 9.6 ppg behind 37 made three-pointers while Joshua O'Garro is adding 9.4 ppg and leads the team with 7.0 rpg. Also with 30-plus made treys is Dylan Dawson with 31.
About ULM
The Warhawks snapped a three-game losing streak on Saturday with an 81-74 win over Southern Miss at home. ULM is 2-10 in road games and have dropped its last two. The lone away win in conference play came on Jan. 30 at South Alabama.
Jalen Bolden leads the team in scoring (13.1) and steals (56) while ranking second in rebounding (6.4) and assists (74). Coltie Young is putting up 12.0 ppg behind a team leading 70 made three-pointers that he is knocking down at 37.2%. Also with a double-digit scoring average is Tyreese Watson at 11.2 ppg and paces the squad with 109 assists. Makai Willis is just shy of a double-digit scoring mark at 9.9 while leading the team in rebounding (6.6) and blocks (26).
Series History
Texas State leads the all-time series 34-32 and have won the last three meetings. Since the start of the 2016-17 season, the Bobcats have won 15 of the last 19 contests including a 72-60 win in Monroe last Thursday.
When hosting ULM, Texas State is 17-13 all-time. Last season saw the Bobcats win 73-55 behind 13 points from Jordan Mason, a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double by Davion Sykes and 11 points off the bench from O'Garro.
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