The rivalry between Texas State and UT-Arlington was reunited once more as the Bobcats came out with a 71-65 win over the Mavericks Saturday night at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth.
With the game now being a non conference game for the first time since 1986, head basketball coach Terrence Johnson was proud of his team for staying focused and getting the win after a tough loss to Rice on Sunday, Dec. 4.
“Anytime you have a chance to compete against a rival school, can stay locked in like we did for 40 minutes and come out with a victory, you got to be proud of your guys,” Johnson said. “This was a great event that matched up pretty evenly matched teams. I thought our guys did a great job of responding. Having Nighael [Ceasar] back was crucial and Drue Drinnon executed the game plan with Mason Harrell playing off the ball.”
