| Junior Andrew Francis led four Roadrunners in double figures with 14 points. |
SAN ANTONIO — Junior Andrew Francis led four Roadrunners in double figures, but Chris Agwumaro poured in 19 to help Texas State rally from eight down to score a 77-65 victory against UTSA on Saturday night at the Convocation Center.
Francis scored 13 and pulled down a game-high seven rebounds to lead the Roadrunners (6-19, 2-10 SLC), while senior Kurt Attaway added 12 points and five assists. Juniors Ryan Williams (11) and Isaiah Allen (10) also reached double digits, while Williams matched Francis with seven boards.
Agwumaro knocked down 5-of-7 from the field and 9-of-10 from the free throw line to help the Bobcats (9-17, 4-9 SLC) sweep the season series from the Roadrunners. Antwoine Blanchard added 12 points and five dimes, while Brandon Bush and Brent Holder contributed 11 apiece.
UTSA led by as many as eight in the first half and held a 35- 30 advantage at the break behind 54.5-percent (12-22) shooting from the floor.
The Roadrunners held a 46-38 lead after a pair of free throws from freshman Dezon Otis at the 16:08 mark and still led 53-47 with 12:03 to play following a Francis layup.
Texas State began a furious run with a Holder jumper and a Dylan Mosley 3-pointer, pulling the Bobcats to within one with just under 11 minutes remaining.
Williams answered with a trey of his own, but that would be the last field goal for the Roadrunners until the 6:04 mark, as the Bobcats went on a 15-3 run in taking a 67-59 lead with just under four minutes to play.
A pair of Allen freebies cut the deficit to 67-61, but that is as close as UTSA would get down the stretch as the Bobcats ended the game on a 30-8 run and outscored UTSA, 47-30, in the half.
Missed free throws hurt the Roadrunners for the second time this season against Texas State. UTSA was 16-of-36 from the line tonight, and combined with a 19-for-39 effort in the Jan. 20 loss in San Marcos, 35-of-75 against the Bobcats this season.
The Roadrunners face McNeese State next Thursday, Feb. 22, in Lake Charles, La.