Box Score SAN MARCOS, Texas – Tony Bishop and Cameron Johnson combined to score 23 of their 38 points in the second half and Texas State shot a blistering 78 percent in the second half to rally past Southeastern Louisiana, 82-69, in a Southland Conference game Wednesday at Strahan Coliseum.
Eddie Rios added 12 points for Texas State (14-13, 9-4 SLC) while Ryan White and John Bowman added 11 each for the Bobcats, who trailed 36-31 at halftime and outscored Southeastern (12-13, 6-7 SLC), 51-33 in the second half.
Southeastern led 50-37 on a pair of free throws by
Brandon Fortenberry with 15:15 remaining in the game before Texas State fought back. A 3-pointer by White with 10:36 remaining capped an 18-3 run and gave Texas State a 55-53 lead it would not relinquish.
Bishop, who led all scorers with 22 points, finished 9-for-14 from the floor and grabbed 10 rebounds to post a double-double for the Bobcats. Johnson added 16 points as he finished 7-for-9 from the floor, including 6-for-7 in the second half, and helped Texas State to a scorching 21-for-27 performance (77.8 percent) from the floor in the final 20 minutes.
Texas State jumped out to a 14-6 lead on a bucket by Bishop before Southeastern chipped away at the lead. The Lions used a 9-0 run to take their first lead of the game as Fortenberry converted on a three-point play before
Gary Dixon and
Trent Hutchin drained 3-pointers that gave the Lions a 15-14 lead with 9:29 remaining in the first half.
Rodney Jones scored on a short jumper that gave Southeastern a 24-23 lead at the 5:02 mark of the first half and the Lions stretched their lead to 31-25 on a steal and layup by
Roosevelt Johnson.
Hutchin, who scored a combined nine points in his previous two games, led Southeastern with 18 points while
David Ndoumba added 17 points and a team-high seven rebounds.
Southeastern will return to action on Saturday when it plays host to Central Arkansas (5-21, 1-12 SLC) in a 3 p.m. contest at the University Center.
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (12-13, 6-7 SLC)
Hutchin 6-16 3-3 18; Ndoumba 7-10 3-5 17; Fortenberry 3-7 3-4 9; Benton 2-3 3-3 7; Johnson 3-5 0-0 6; Dixon 2-8 0-1 6; Jones 1-2 0-1 2; Patterson 1-1 0-0 2; Marks 1-1 0-0 2; Harrel 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-53 12-17 69.
TEXAS STATE (14-13, 9-4 SLC)
Bishop 9-14 4-6 22; Johnson 7-9 2-2 16; Rios 5-9 2-2 12; White 3-8 4-4 11; Bowman 4-5 3-4 11; Ybarra 2-3 0-0 5; Segura 1-3 0-0 3; Jones 1-2 0-0 2; Staff 0-0 0-0 0; Conley 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 32-55 15-18 82.
Halftime – SLU 36, Texas State 31. 3-point goals – SLU 5-18 (Hutchin 3-9; Dixon 2-7; Fortenberry 0-2), Texas State 3-9 (White 1-3; Ybarra 1-2; Segura 1-1; Jones 0-1; Rios 0-2). Fouled out - Marks. Rebounds – SLU 28 (Ndoumba 7), Texas State 26 (Bishop 10). Assists – SLU 14 (Fortenberry 7), Texas State 12 (White 4). Total fouls – SLU 18, Texas State 18. Technical fouls - None. A – 2,210.
