CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Freshman center Alonzo Sule scored a career-high 22 points and Nijal Pearson added 16 to lead the Texas State men's basketball team to a 61-55 victory Wednesday at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the American Bank Center.
Sule scored 14 of his points in the second half when the Bobcats outscored the Islanders 37-31 after the score was tied 24-24 at halftime.
Both teams struggled to score in the opening minutes of the game as the Islanders led 3-2 after four minutes of play. Eric Terry scored Texas State's first two points on a layup, while Jashawn Talton nailed a three-point shot for the Islanders' only basket.