SunBeltMen’s/Women’sBasketballChampionship
March11,2017
Game9–UTAvs.TexasState(Men’s)
PostGameNotes
GameNotes
• InthefirstSunBeltSemifinalmatchupoftheday,No.4TexasStatedefeatedinstaterivalandNo.1seedUTA,83-62,foritsfirsttriptotheSunBelt
Championship.
• TexasState’swinensuresthataNo.1seedwon’tbeintheSunBeltfinalforthe
firsttimesince2013.
• TheBobcatsarethefirstNo.4seedsinceformerSunBeltmemberFIUadvanced
tothefinalsasaNo.4seed.
• TexasStatereaches20winsforthefirsttimesincethe1993-94seasonwhenit
won25gamesenroutetoanNCAATournamentberth.
• TheBobcatswillplaythewinnerofNo.2seedGeorgiaStateandNo.6seedTroy
onSundayat1p.m.foratriptotheNCAATournament.
TexasStateGameNotes
• TexasStateusedanefficientoffensiveperformanceshooting53%fromthefloor
whileassistingon18of26(69.2percent)fieldgoalswithjustsixturnovers.
• FiveplayersscoredindoublefigureswithBobbyConleyscoringateam-high16
pointson5-for-7shootingfromthefield
• ThedefensewasjustasimpressiveholdingUTAtoaseason-low62pointsin
conferenceplayand39%shooting.
• TXSTheldtheSunBeltPlayeroftheYear,KevinHervey,incheckscoringjust10
pointson4-of-12shooting.
• TheBobcatssurgedtoanine-pointleadinthefirsthalfthanksto57.7%shooting
onoffenseandhitting50%oftheir3-pointers.
UTANotes
• ErickNealscoredagame-high21pointsasfiveofhiseight-madefieldgoalswere
frombeyondthearc.
• KevinHerveyrecordedhis16thdouble-doubleoftheseasonwith10pointsand
10boards,equalingthe25thofhiscareer.
• UTAisnow0-2inthesemifinalroundoftheSunBeltTournament
MiscellaneousNotes
• LeadChanges:1
• Scoretied:2
• LargestLead:TXSTby232nd-01:25,UTAby61ST-17:27.TXSTledfor25:27.UTA
ledfor12:29.Gamewastiedfor01:58.