The Texas State Bobcats (11-12, 4-6 Sun Belt) are on the road Thursday for a Sun Belt Conference game in Lafayette, Louisiana at the Cajundome against the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (18-4, 8-2 Sun Belt). Texas State was defeated by Southern Miss 67-58 last Saturday and the Bobcats have lost four of the last five. Louisiana defeated Georgia Southern 94-87 last Saturday for its eighth straight win and is tied for first in the Sun Belt Conference with Southern Miss. Mason Harrell is questionable Thursday for Texas State, while Louisiana does not have any injuries.
Texas State is scoring an average of 64.5 (338th) points per game, while shooting 42.7% (282nd) overall and 29.7% (342nd) from 3-point territory. The Bobcats defense is allowing slightly more at 65.0 (64th) points per game, while holding opponents to a field goal shooting percentage of 43.8% (211th) and a three-point shooting percentage of 34.6% (247th).
Texas State leading scorer Mason Harrell, who is averaging 16.2 points per game, has missed each of the last three games with a hamstring issue and is questionable for Thursday against Louisiana. Without Harrell in the lineup, the next leading scorer is Nighael Ceaser with an average of only 8.8 points per game followed by Tyrel Morgan with an average of 8.6 points per game. Drue Drinnon is the leader in assists with an average of 2.3 dishes per contest. Texas State is a veraging 33.1 rebounds per game with Tyrel Morgan the leading rebounder with an average of 6.3 boards per game, while Brandon Love is the swat leader with an average of 0.9 blocked shots per game. Harrell averages a team best 1.1 steals per game but if Harrell cannot play, Drinnon is averaging 1.0 steals per game.
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