The Texas State Bobcats (13-18, 6-12 Sun Belt) play the Georgia State Panthers (10-20, 3-15 Sun Belt) on Tuesday in the opening round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament at Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida. Texas State completed its regular season schedule with a 79-69 loss to Southern Miss. The Bobcats lost four of the last five and finished 11th in the conference. Georgia State was defeated by James Madison 90-69 in its final game of the regular season. The Panthers lost each of their final seven and 11 of the last 12. Georgia State finished last in the conference standings. Both teams do not have any players on their injury lists.
Texas State is 328th in adjusted tempo at 64.3 which resulted in the Bobcats scoring an average of only 65.6 points per game, which was 326th in the nation. Texas State shot 43.6% overall and 30.4% from three point land. The Texas State defense allowed an average of 67.4 points per game which in part was due to fewer possessions by opponents because of Texas State's slow offense. The Bobcats gave up a shooting percentage of 45.1% overall in 36.5% from three point land.
Mason Harrell was the leading scorer for Texas State with an average of 16.0 points per game but shot only 41.2% overall and 33.9% from long distance. Nighael Ceaser was the second leading scorer with an average of only 9.6 points per game and shot 50.0% and attempted only 26 shots from 3-point territory. Harrell was the leader in assists with an avera ge of 2.4 dishes per contest. On the boards, Texas State averaged 32.6 rebounds per game with Tyrel Morgan the king of the boards with an average of 6.0 rebounds per contest. Harrell was the leader in steals with an average of 1.1 per game and Nate Martin was the swat leader with an average of 0.8 blocked shots per contest.
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