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Dimp Pernell Career-High 26 Points Powers Bobcats Past Vaqueros
EDINBURG, Texas – Texas State (3-0) secured its best start since 2011-12 with the 72-65 victory over UTRGV (2-1) on Tuesday night at the UTRGV Fieldhouse.
Dimp Pernell led the way for the Bobcats firing a career-high 26 points across 25 minutes.
Paul Djobet grabbed the first bucket of the evening in fade-away fashion from the charity stripe, before hitting the Bobcats' first three.
Dimp Pernell would add a three-ball of his own along with
DJ Hall,
Kole Grandison,
Kaden Gumbs all connecting from deep, as Texas State took a 30-28 advantage into the break.
The Bobcats went on a 12-1 run out of the locker room fueled by four-straight makes from beyond the arc, as Djobet and