Two Sun Belt Conference rivals meet on Thursday when the Texas State Bobcats (7-8, 0-2 Sun Belt) visit Harrisonburg, Virginia and the Atlantic Union Bank Center to play against the James Madison Dukes (11-4, 2-0 Sun Belt). Texas State lost its second straight when falling to Troy 55-52 on Saturday. The Bobcats have lost four of the last five. James Madison won its second-straight when defeating the Marshall Thundering Herd 72-66 on Saturday behind 16 points from Terrence Edwards. James Madison has won four of the last 5. Texas State does not have any players listed on its injury report, while Vado Morse is questionable for James Madison.
The Texas State Bobcats are scoring an average of only 65.7 points per game while shooting 42.6% overall and 28.0% from long range. Mason Harrell is the leading scorer for Texas State with an average of 17.9 points per game while shooting 44.7% overall and 34.9% from long range. Nighael Ceasar is the second leading scorer with an average of 9.9 points per game but is shooting only 37.1% overall and 14.3% from behind the 3-point line. Drue Drinnon is the leader in assists with an average of 2.4 dishes per contest. Texas State averages only 9.9 assists and is turning the ball over at a rate of 12.4 times per game.
Texas State is allowing an average of 65.5 points per game, while opponents are shooting 42.8% overall and 35.1% from the line. Texas State averages 33.1 rebounds per game while allowing an average of 29.7 boards per contest. The leading rebounder for Texas State is Ceaser with an average of 9.3 boards per contest. Harrell is the leader in steals with an average of 1.1 per game and Ceaser is the leader in blocked shots with an average of 1.9 swats per game.