ARLINGTON, Texas – Junior guard Mason Harrell led the Texas State with 19 points in the 63-56 decision Thursday night at the College Park Center. With the victory, interim head coach Terrence Johnson has won more games as a first-year men's basketball head coach at Texas State in the Division I era (14).
As the Bobcats (14-6, 8-3 Sun Belt) won their third consecutive game, they snapped the Mavericks (11-10, 7-6 Sun Belt) three-game winning streak and has now won back-to-back games in Arlington for the first time since 2009-10 and for just the third time in the 75-game series.