PENSACOLA, Fla. – Texas State crawled back from a 14-point deficit to pull within two down the stretch, but the Bobcats' magical run in the 2023 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Basketball Championship came to an end on Sunday with a 64-58 loss to Louisiana in the semifinals at the Pensacola Bay Center.
The Bobcats (16-19, 6-12 Sun Belt), who played four games in six days and became the first double-digit seed to ever reach the Sun Belt tournament semifinals, trailed by 14 with 15 minutes to go in the game, but with an 8-0 run midway through the second half and then a 6-0 burst that resulted in a 58-56 deficit with 1:35 remaining, Texas State crawled within striking distance of the No.