Box Score

SAN MARCOS, Texas – Cameron Johnson scored 22 points and Texas State rallied in the second half to claim a wild 84-82 Southland Conference victory over Southeastern Wednesday night at Strahan Coliseum.

Brandon Bush added 16 points and John Rybak 14 as Texas State (10-11, 3-5 SLC) defeated Southeastern (9-12, 3-5 SLC) at home for the first time since the 2000-01 season. Damon Forest led Southeastern with a season-high 15 points while Robert Tibbs added 13.

Southeastern led 45-42 at halftime as it shot 18-for-28 in the opening half while holding the Bobcats to 12-for-32 (37.5 percent). Texas State took the lead for good, 55-54, on Johnson's layup with 14:15 remaining in the game and the Bobcats stretched their lead to 81-66 on Dylan Moseley's 3-pointer at the 4:35 mark.

Southeastern responded as it cut the lead to 83-81 on a free throw by Tibbs with 20.3 seconds left. Brandon Fortenberry hit one of two free throws to cut the lead to 83-82 with 15.3 seconds remaining.

Texas State's Ryan White sank one of two free throws with 13.5 seconds left for an 84-82 lead, but the Lions were unable to get off a final shot in dropping their second straight game.

Chris Cyprian added 12 points for Southeastern with David Ndoumba adding 10. The Lions held a 34-31 advantage in rebounds, but Texas State grabbed 16 offensive boards that led to a 19-4 advantage in second-chance points.

Southeastern will return to action on Saturday when it hosts UTSA in a 2 p.m. contest at the University Center. The game, which is Southeastern's first-ever “Black Out” game, will be televised on the Southland Television Network.

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (9-12, 3-5 SLC)
Forest 5-14 2-2 15; Tibbs 4-5 5-8 13; Cyprian 4-7 1-2 12; Ndoumba 3-3 4-5 10; Sullivan 4-5 0-0 8; Patterson 3-5 0-0 8; Pope 3-3 2-6 8; Fortenberry 2-6 2-4 6; Span 1-2 0-0 2; Burches 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 29-50 16-28 82.

TEXAS STATE (10-11, 3-5 SLC)
Johnson 7-15 8-12 22; Bush 6-12 4-6 16; Rybak 4-8 2-3 14; White 2-4 4-6 8; Bowman 2-4 3-4 7; Benson 2-5 2-2 7; Jefferson 2-4 0-2 5; Moseley 1-2 0-0 3; Gough 1-3 0-0 2; Sloan 0-0 0-0 0; Jackson 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 27-62 23-35 84.

Halftime – SLU 45, Texas State 42. 3-point goals – SLU 8-21 (Forest 3-9; Cyprian 3-5; Patterson 2-4; Fortenberry 0-2; Tibbs 0-1), Texas State 7-19 (Rybak 4-7; Moseley 1-2; Jefferson 1-2; Benson 1-3; Jackson 0-2; Bush 0-3). Fouled out - Rybak. Rebounds – SLU 34 (Sullivan 8), Texas State 31 (Johnson 11). Assists – SLU 19 (Fortenberry 6), Texas State 13 (Rybak, Jefferson 3). Total fouls – SLU 28, Texas State 23. Technical fouls - Span, Cyprian, Benson, Bowman. A – 1,713.