The Texas State Bobcats (14-18, 6-12 Sun Belt) play the Old Dominion Monarchs (19-11, 11-7 Sun Belt) in Pensacola, Florida at the Pensacola Bay Center in the second round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament. Texas State defeated Georgia State 81-76 in the opening round of the tournament on Tuesday night, snapping a two-game losing streak. Old Dominion received a bye in the opening round and finished its regular season schedule defeating Marshall 71-67 for its third straight win. Texas State does not have any players listed on its injury report, while Ben Stanley is day-to-day for Old Dominion.
The Texas State Bobcats have had a below average offense all season, scoring 65.6 points per game but in the opening round of the conference tournament scored 81 points in their victory over Georgia state. The Bobcats shot 51.9% overall in the victory while during the regular season shot just 43.6%. From three-point territory, the Bobcats shot 37.5%, but during the regular season hit only 30.4% of their 3-point attempts. On defense, Texas State allowed 76 points in their victory on Tuesday night but during the regular season allowed just 67.4 points per game, while holding opponents to a field goal shooting percentage of 45.1% and a 36.5% 3-point shooting percentage.
Mason Harell is the leading scorer for Texas State with an average of 16.0 points per game and in the opening round of the tournament scored 13 points but h it seven of eight free throws. Balanced scoring was the strength of Texas State versus Georgia State as each of the starting five scored between 13 and 16 points. Tyrel Morgan is the leading rebounder for Texas state with an average of 6.0 boards per game and Harrell is the leader in assists with an average of 2.4 dishes per contest.
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