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HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana's
Patrick Sullivan scored a game-high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while
Deshawn Patterson scored a career-high 21 points as the Lions erased a 12-point first half deficit and rallied for a 75-66 win over Texas State in a Southland Conference game Wednesday at the University Center.
Brandon Fortenberry added 12 points for Southeastern (13-8, 5-3 SLC) while
Trent Hutchin added 10. The Lions, who won for the first time this season after trailing at halftime, held Texas State (10-12, 4-4 SLC) to 7-for-38 (18.4 percent) from the floor in the second half as they outscored the Bobcats, 46-34, in the final 20 minutes.
Sullivan added a career-high eight blocked shots – seven of them coming in the second half – as Southeastern chipped away at a 30-18 Texas State lead in the first half before taking the lead for good on a Hutchin 3-pointer for a 40-38 lead with 15:40 remaining.
Sullivan scored four straight points to open a 14-4 run that turned a 36-31 deficit into a 45-40 lead. The senior opened the spurt with a driving layup before firing up the crowd with a thunderdous dunk after a Cameron Johnson turnover. Sullivan capped off the run with bucket at the 12:34 mark that gave the Lions a lead they would not relinquish.
Southeastern pushed its lead to 53-45 on a pair of free throws by Patterson with 9:49 remaining before holding off the Bobcats. Texas State closed the gap to 57-55 after Johnson made one of two free throws, but the Lions answered as
Jason Marks converted on a basket and Sullivan added three free throws to a 62-55 lead with 4:02 left.
Ryan White added 15 points for Texas State, which finished 19-for-64 from the floor (29.7 percent) for the game. The Bobcats held a 39-37 advantage on the glass, including 17 offensive rebounds, which led to 13 second chance points.
Southeastern finished 20-for-43 from the floor (46.5 percent) and was 30-for-45 from the free throw line. The Bobcats were 22-for-27 from the charity stripe in a game that featured a combined 53 fouls, including 38 in the second half.
Southeastern will return to action on Saturday when it travels to face UTSA in a 2 p.m. contest in San Antonio, Texas. The game will be televised on the Southland Conference Television Network.
TEXAS STATE (10-12, 4-4 SLC)
Bishop 7-12 4-4 19; White 4-11 3-4 15; Bowman 2-10 4-4 9; Johnson 2-12 4-7 8; Rybak 1-5 6-6 8; Bidias A' Moute 1-3 1-2 3; Segura 1-2 0-0 2; Hale 1-5 0-0 2; Sloan 0-1 0-0 0; Conley 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 19-64 22-27 66.
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (13-8, 5-3 SLC)
Sullivan 7-12 9-16 23; Patterson 5-7 9-11 21; Fortenberry 3-4 5-8 12; Hutchin 2-9 4-4 10; Marks 2-3 2-4 6; Jones 1-6 0-0 2; Burches 0-0 1-2 1; Ndoumba 0-0 0-0 0; Tibbs 0-2 0-0 0; Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-43 30-45 75.
Halftime – Texas State 32, SLU 29. 3-point goals - Texas State 6-19 (White 4-8; Bowman 1-2; Bishop 1-1; Hale 0-4; Conley 0-1; Rybak 0-3), SLU 5-13 (Patterson 2-3; Hutchin 2-7; Fortenberry 1-1; Tibbs 0-1; Jones 0-1). Fouled out - Johnson, Bishop, Patterson. Rebounds - Texas State 39 (Bishop 10), SLU 37 (Sullivan 10). Assists - Texas State 7 (Bidias A' Moute 3), SLU 14 (Three with 3). Total fouls - Texas State 31, SLU 22. Technical fouls - None. A – 909.
