San Marcos Record, San Marcos, TX

Sports

December 8, 2009

College Basketball: Bobcats ward off upset bid

San Marcos — An optimist can look at Texas State’s 99-94 double-overtime victory Tuesday afternoon against Huston-Tillotson and find a batch of positives.

A realist can examine the same four-point win by the Bobcats and see they have a long way to go until they resemble a competitive Division I basketball team.

Sure, Texas State won by four points but it shouldn’t have been that close against a team from the NAIA. The Bobcats beat the Lady Rams in 2008 by 35 points and held the lead from the 19-minute mark of the first half.

It was a different story Tuesday afternoon, as Texas State came out flat from that start.

“Our kids played tight,” Bobcats head coach Suzanne Fox said. “They feel the pressure. Again, how many games have we won in the last week and a half? None. They lost that swagger and that’s the thing. Winning gives them confidence. Today we got tight and made bad choices and it snowballed on us.”



For more quotes, photos and analysis, check out Wednesday's print edition of the Daily Record.

Text Only
Sports
House Ads
Business Marquee
AP Video
Trial Opens for Ala. Man in Bride's Diving Death Baltimore's 'Crime Stopper' Is a Basketball Star Raw Video: Hearse Arrives at N.J. Funeral Home Authorities: Houston Found Underwater in Tub Arm Wrestler Not Guilty Plea in Wife's Death Raw Video: Houston Body Flown From L.A. to N.J. First Person: Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Obama's New Budget: The Winners and Losers Gregoire: Marriage Equality Is Right for Wash. Bacteria Keep Swimmers Off Some Fla. Beaches Police: Houston Found Under Water, Unconscious Sandusky Can See Grandkids, Have Local Jury Obama Unveils $3.8 Trillion Budget Raw Video: Israeli Embassy Car Attacked Coroner: Don't Know Houston's Cause of Death Yet Valentine Greetings Sent Worldwide From Loveland Greek Austerity Measures Spark Riots Raw Video: Obama Budget Goes to Capitol Hill Arab League Wants U.N. Help in Syria Nordic Festival Puts North Korea in Spotlight
Community Calendar
Loading…
Events by eviesays.com
Twitter Updates
Follow me on Twitter
Facebook
Video
Seasonal Content