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Adam Olsen
65
South Alabama USA 9-4,1-1 Sun Belt
67
Winner Texas St. TXST 8-6,1-1 Sun Belt
South Alabama USA
9-4,1-1 Sun Belt
65
Final
67
Texas St. TXST
8-6,1-1 Sun Belt
Winner
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Team 1 2 F
South Alabama USA 39 26 65
Texas St. TXST 25 42 67

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

South Alabama Falls at Texas State, 67-65

SAN MARCOS, Texas — South Alabama men's basketball couldn't withstand a second-half surge from Texas State, falling 67–65 Saturday afternoon at Strahan Arena. The Jaguars suffered their first Sun Belt Conference loss of the season and dropped to 9–4 overall, while the Bobcats improved to 8–6 and 1–1 in league play.

Key Stats

  • Chaze Harris and Adam Olsen once again led the offensive effort. Harris finished with 22 points and a team-high six rebounds, marking his third straight game with 20 or more points. Olsen added 20 points, scoring 15 in the first half while knocking down 10-of-11 free throws.

  • Stephen Williams delivered an all-around performance, finishing with eight points, six rebounds, and a season-high five blocks.

  • South Alabama shot 46.5 percent from the field and held Texas State to 35.2 percent shooting. The difference came on the glass, as the Bobcats won the rebounding battle 44–28 and scored 19 second-chance points.

  • The Jaguars finished with a season-low three assists and committed 11 turnovers.

  • Texas State converted 20 free throws, the most allowed by South Alabama this season.

  • South Alabama controlled the paint, outscoring the Bobcats 38–26, but Texas State held an advantage in bench points, 23–8.

Key Moments 

  • South Alabama got off to a fast start as Olsen drilled a wing three and Hantz Louis-Jeune followed with a second-chance bucket to give the Jaguars a 7–2 lead with 16:42 remaining in the first half.

  • After Texas State cut the lead to four, the Jaguars closed the half on a 13–3 run, fueled by a flurry of free throws from Olsen and two Harris layups, to take a 39–25 advantage into halftime.

  • The Bobcats opened the second half on an 8–2 run to quickly trim the deficit.

  • Texas State tied the game at 56–56 with four minutes remaining.

  • A Bobcat three-pointer with 1:37 left gave Texas State its first lead of the game, 61–59.

  • South Alabama had a chance to win at the buzzer, but Louis-Jeune's final attempt rattled out as Texas State secured the victory.

Quotable

Head Coach Richie Riley

"In games like this, the margins are so thin, and two minutes can decide the outcome. We wore down in this one, but that's not an excuse—we've got to find a way to win these games. Our travel has been brutal, and our team is worn out, but we have to put ourselves in better positions to finish and maintain the starts we've had."
Up Next

South Alabama will have nine days off for the holidays before it wraps up non-conference play at home against Mobile on Monday, December 29, at 7 p.m. CT.

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