The Texas State Bobcats will kick off the Sun Belt basketball tournament against the Georgia Southern Eagles on Monday, March 5th at 11:30am (CST) and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+ (subscription required), The Bobcats are the 13 seed while the Eagles are the 12 seed for this tournament.

The Bobcats are coming off of a 76-73 win over the University of Louisiana Monroe in a game that was tied heading into the fourth quarter. They finished with an overall record of 14-17, a conference record of 4-14, and they are 2-0 in games that are played on a neutral site this season.

The Bobcats are coached by Zenarae Antoine who is in her 13th year coaching the Bobcats and has an overall record of 201-195. She is the programs all-time winningest coach and was named the Sun Belt Conference coach of the year for the 2022-2023 season.

The Bobcats are led by Ja’Niah Henson who is averaging 14.7 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.6 assists, Timia Jefferson, 10.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game, and junior Jaylin Foster, 9.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game.

The Eagles are coming off of a 90-43 loss to Marshall. They finished with an overall record of 14-17, a conference record of 4-14, and they are 1-0 in games that are played on a neutral site this season.

The Eagles are coached by Anita Howard who is in her fifth year of coaching the team. She has an overall record of 74-70 with the Eagles and is 219-125 throughout her coaching career.

The Eagles are led by Terren Ward, named to the first team all-Sun Belt earlier today, who is averaging 22.1 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 1.9 assists, Simone James, 8.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.4 assists, Eden Johnson, 6.7 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 assist.

Game Notes
•The Bobcats and Eagles have played each other 14 times with the Bobcats leading the series 10-4.
•The Eagles won the last meeting between these two teams by a score of 70-69 on December 30, 2023, in San Marcos.
•The last time these two teams met in the Sun Belt Tournament was on March 5th, 2021, and the Bobcats came away with a 94-61 victory in the opening round when the Bobcats were the #4 seed in the west and the Eagles were the #5 seed in the east.
•The winner of this game will face Louisiana Monroe, who is the 5 seed in this tournament, on March 6th at 2pm.