SAN MARCOS, Tex. – App State men's basketball dropped an 82-57 decision at Texas State on Saturday.
Justin Forrest paced the Mountaineers (9-9, 3-4 SBC) with a game-high 23 points on 8-of-16 (50.0 percent) shooting.
Hunter Seacat added nine points and
Kendall Lewis finished with seven points, five rebounds and two blocks.
James Lewis Jr. pulled down a team-high seven rebounds for App State.
Texas State (10-8, 3-4 SBC) broke an early 2-2 tie with five straight points. The Bobcats opened a 17-11 lead and took control of the opening half with a 21-6 spurt to take a 38-17 advantage. Texas State took a 41-20 lead into the intermission.
The Bobcats scored the first eight points of the second half to open a 29-point lead. The Black and Gold used a 6-0 run to pull within 24 points, but could get no closer the rest of the way.
Nijal Pearson tallied a team-high 22 points for Texas State. Alonzo Sule added 18 points and six rebounds off the bench.
App State will return to the High Country for two games next week. The Mountaineers welcome Arkansas State to the Holmes Center on Thursday evening at 7 p.m., followed by a 4:30 p.m. meeting with Little Rock on Jan. 18.
Season tickets and
single game tickets for the 2019-20 season are on sale and can be purchased by calling the App State ticket office at 828-262-2079.
App State men's basketball would like to thank AutoStar Nissan as its presenting sponsor for the 2019-20 season.
