MONROE, La. -- Nijal Pearson scored 17 points and Texas State closed its regular season winning three of its last four games with a 70-65 victory over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday.
Texas State's win, coupled with the Arkansas State loss to South Alabama, clinches the No. 4 seed for the Bobcats in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
Kavin Gilder-Tilbury finished with 16 points, becoming the 17th player in school history with 500 or more in a season, while Ojai Black added 15 for Texas State (18-12, 11-7 Sun Belt).
The Bobcats led by just one with 3:55 to go, but gained enough breathing room down the stretch to close it out.