PORTLAND, Ore. – Junior Nijal Pearson scored 13 consecutive points for the Texas State men's basketball team in the first half to spark the Bobcats (5-1) to a 91-68 victory over Portland (5-3) in the Chiles Center to claim the Portland Classic title.
"This was an awesome win. I was impressed with our intensity," said head coach Danny Kaspar. "We started out over anxious in the first four or five minutes. I was impressed with the way we came back. It was great to see our guys come out to start the second half and put it on them hard.