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Final

Texas St 75

(14-16, 7-9 Southland)

Nicholls St 80

(20-10, 12-4 Southland)

1:00 PM ET, March 12, 2009

Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX

1 2 T
TXST 34 4175
NICH 26 5480

Top Performers

Texas State: B. Bush 20 Pts, 9 Reb, 3 Ast

Nicholls State: R. Bathie 20 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk

Nicholls St. 80, Texas St. 75

Associated Press

KATY, Texas -- Ryan Bathie scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half and Nicholls State rallied for an 80-75 victory against Texas State in the first round of the Southland Conference tournament Thursday.

Bathie scored eight points the first four minutes of the second half to help bring the Colonels (20-10) back from a 34-26 halftime deficit. They took their first lead of the half on a 15-foot jumper by Chris Iles with 10:24 to play.

The game started slowly, with the Bobcats (14-16) holding a 3-2 lead at the 16-minute mark. Then the action completely stopped when the lights went out at the Merrell Center. Officials resumed play with partial lighting after two brief delays, then it took another 10 minutes for full lighting to return.

Brandon Bush led Texas State with 20 points, 13 of those in coming in the first half.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
TXST
NICH
Points 75 80
FG Made-Attempted 23-59 (.390) 20-41 (.488)
3P Made-Attempted 7-25 (.280) 5-17 (.294)
FT Made-Attempted 22-28 (.786) 35-43 (.814)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 32 (0/0) 26 (0/0)
Largest Lead 10 8

Game Leaders

 
TXST
NICH
PointsB. Bush 20R. Bathie 20
ReboundsB. Bush 9A. Bose 8
AssistsD. Moseley 4J. Payne 4
StealsC. Johnson 2J. Payne 2
BlocksJ. Rybak 2R. Bathie 2
Team Stats: Texas State | Nicholls State

2008-09 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Feb 21, 2009 @TXST 71, NICH 66Recap
» Mar 12, 2009 @NICH 80, TXST 75Recap

Next 5 Games

TXST
NICH
11/13 HP 8:00pm
11/16 @ASU 11:00pm
11/17 CSN 9:00pm
11/21 @UNO 3:00pm
11/23 @MILW 6:30pm
 03/13 UTSA 7:05pm
11/13 @DUQ 8:00pm
11/17 @HOU 8:00pm
11/20 @UNM 10:15pm
11/21 @M-OH 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: Texas State | Nicholls State