SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State and Troy fought like two teams atop the Sun Belt Conference standings on Thursday, but four turnovers and 3-of-10 shooting in the final five minutes hindered the Bobcats as they lost 84-78 to the Trojans at Strahan Arena.
Texas State (15-7, 7-4 Sun Belt) entered the day in a tie for second place, one game back of Troy (14-8, 9-2 Sun Belt), and finished the game leading for nearly 25 minutes to the Trojans' 10 in the game. The Bobcats had their largest lead of nine with seven minutes remaining in the contest.