SAN MARCOS, Texas — Davion Sykes scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Texas State beat Ball State 68-60 on Saturday night.
Jordan Mason and Coleton Benson each scored 11 points for the Bobcats (11-14, 4-8 Sun Belt Conference).
The Cardinals (12-12, 4-7 Mid-American Conference) were led in scoring by Basheer Jihad, who finished with 19 points, nine rebounds and three steals. Mickey Pearson Jr. added 13 points and two blocks for Ball State. Davion Bailey also had 12 points.
Texas St. 68, Ball St. 60
BALL ST. (12-12) — Jihad 5-12 9-13 19, Pearson 5-9 1-1 13, Anderson 1-9 2-2 5, Bailey 5-12 0-0 12, Middleton 3-6 3-4 11, Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Hendriks 0-0 0-0 0, Zagorsak 0-0 0-0 0, Bell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 19-49 15-20 60.
TEXAS ST. (11-14) — Love 2-5 0-2 4, Sykes 4-10 3-5 11, Turner 4-6 1-1 9, Dawson 1-5 0-0 3, Gumbs 1-5 0-0 2, Mason 4-12 2-4 11, Horne 1-4 0-0 3, Benson 3-4 3-3 11, O'Garro 4-4 0-1 8, Nix 3-3 0-0 6. Totals: 27-58 9-16 68.
Halftime—Texas St. 37-31. 3-Point Goals—Ball St. 7-16 (Pearson 2-2, Middleton 2-4, Bailey 2-6, Anderson 1-2, Jihad 0-2), Texas St. 5-13 (Benson 2-3, Horne 1-2, Mason 1-2, Dawson 1-4, Gumbs 0-1, Sykes 0-1). Rebounds—Ball St. 29 (Jihad 9), Texas St. 32 (Sykes 10). Assists—Ball St. 11 (Anderson 4), Texas St. 15 (Gumbs, Mason, Horne 3). Total Fouls—Ball St. 14, Texas St. 17. A—1,407 (7,200).
