SAN MARCOS, Texas – Deja Jones recorded her first double-double as a Bobcat with 10 points and 10 rebounds as one of three Bobcats to score double-digits in the teams' game against Georgia State.
 
Despite the 61-57 loss, Jones, Kyra Anderson and Saniya Burks were in double-digits. Anderson had her fifth consecutive double-digit game with 14 while Burks had her third consecutive with 14 tonight.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Eagles came out to a hot start, shooting a game-best 45.5% in the first quarter to score 20 points, pairing that with a perfect 10-10 from the free throw line. In contrast, Texas State shot well at 4-10, but with just three points from the free throw line, the Eagles were able to use that to separate themselves early in the game.
 
Anderson scored eight in the second quarter to help the Bobcats keep the score close at the halftime break. Despite Georgia Southern carrying a lead at the half, the Bobcats were still carrying momentum into the break. At the half it was 39-25 for the Eagles.
 
The third quarter was the Bobcats' best of the night, though. They outscored Georgia Southern 18-9 on 8-12 shooting while limiting the Eagles to just 3011. Despite the Bobcats not shooting a single free throw in the third quarter, they were able to cut the Eagles lead down to single digits, even making it a one possession game after an Anderson layup in the paint in the final moments of the third quarter. After the third, the Bobcats rallied back to a 48-43 score.
 
The chess match continued in the fourth quarter with Texas State slowly chipping away at the Eagles lead. Following a layup and-one in the final 25 seconds of the game, KP Parr made it a one-point game. The Eagles were able to win the ball back on the inbound play after a timeout and get to the free throw line, though, making it a four-point win for Georgia Southern in the end. 
 
Georgia Southern won 61-57 in the end. Texas State is now 10-12 on the season and 6-6 in Sun Belt play after today's win at Georgia State.

STAT LEADERS

• Points – Kyra Anderson (17)
• Rebounds – Deja Jones (10)
• Assists – Deja Jones (4)

 
SCORES BY QUARTER
1st | Texas State 11, Georgia Southern 20
2nd | Texas State 14, Georgia Southern 19
3rd | Texas State 18, Georgia Southern 9
4th | Texas State 14, Georgia Southern 13

UP NEXT
Texas State will then head to Dekalb, Illinois for the second half of the MAC-SBC Challenge against Northern Illinois on Feb. 7 at 2 pm. The team will then stay on the road for games at South Alabama and Southern Miss on Feb. 12 and 14. All three games will be streamed on ESPN+.