<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2Wdwpb_1GondFHj00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2Wdwpb_1GondFHj00" width="800" height="450" >SAN MARCOS, Texas – Seven Bobcats posted double figures and Texas State (2-0) set a program record for points in a single game with a 135-66 win over Howard Payne (0-1) on Thursday night at Strahan Arena. The 135 points broke the previous program record of 126, set against Our Lady of the Lake in 2010, and ranks third all-time in Pac-12 history.Howard Payne scored first and led 9-4 early. Texas State went ahead for good after an 11-11 tie and took a 64-30 lead into halftime. The Bobcats then scored 71 points in the second half, good for the second-most in a half in program history (73, vs. Our Lady of the Lake - Nov. 24, 2010).Djobet shot 7-of-10 from the field and 5-of-5 at the line, for a game-high 21 points. He added six rebounds and tied his career high with five assists in 23 minutes. Ronald Jessamy had 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting and eight rebounds off the bench, and KJ Younger scored 17, going 3-of-5 from three. Caleb Steger scored a career-high 16 points on 5-of-6 shooting, topping his previous best of 12 points. DJ Hall added 13 points and seven rebounds, Robert Fields scored 11 on 4-of-4 shooting, and freshman King Sanders had a career-high 10 points.San Marcos native Kaden Gumbs had five assists, giving him 303 for his career. He is the sixth player in program history to reach 300 assists and now ranks sixth on the all-time list on his own.Ky Pernell set career highs with five rebounds, two 3-pointers and 16 minutes and finished with eight points. Freshman Kole Grandison posted the first five points of his career, Randy Livingston Jr. scored his first three career points and had four assists, and David Abisogun grabbed a career-high five rebounds.The Bobcats shot 60.5 percent from the field and 44.0 percent from three, and assisted on 24 of their 46 baskets while outrebounding the Yellow Jackets 62-27. Texas State also outscored Howard Payne 68-14 in the paint, got 85 points from its bench, and turned 23 turnovers into 31 points.The win was Texas State's 15th straight over Howard Payne, which ties the series-best streak set from 1954-60. The Bobcats have also won 11 straight games at Strahan Arena, one shy of the 10th-best home win streak in program history, that spanned from Nov. 23, 1974-Dec. 9, 1974. The Bobcats will look to tie the streak when they return home on Nov. 13, versus familiar Sun Belt Conference rival Southern Miss.The Bobcats play their first road game of the season on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at UTRGV. Tipoff in Edinburg, Texas, is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPN+.Stay up to date on everything Texas State men's basketball by following the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.</div></body>

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SAN MARCOS, Texas – Seven Bobcats posted double figures and Texas State (2-0) set a program record for points in a single game with a 135-66 win over Howard Payne (0-1) on Thursday night at Strahan Arena. The 135 points broke the previous program record of 126, set against Our Lady of the Lake in 2010, and ranks third all-time in Pac-12 history.

Bobcats Ink Program Record 135 Points in Victory over Howard Payne

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Bobcats Ink Program Record 135 Points in Victory over Howard Payne

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