Nijal Pearson made history over the weekend, becoming Texas State’s all-time leading scorer on Thursday.
With 2:44 left in the first half of the Bobcats’ game against the Ragin’ Cajuns in Lafayette, Louisiana, Pearson grabbed a defensive rebound and charged up the floor on a fastbreak. He picked up his dribble at the left elbow and drove to the rim, but lost the ball momentarily when a defender knocked it out of his hands.
The senior guard recovered and banked in a floater in the paint to pass Charles Sharp’s 60-year old record of 1,884 career points. Pearson finished the evening with a game-high 23 points, helping Texas State (12-8, 5-4 Sun Belt) defeat Louisiana (7-13, 2-7), 64-63. He added another 18 points on Saturday, when the team beat Louisiana-Monroe (6-12, 2-7), 68-59.
