{"id":3261,"date":"2025-01-03T13:07:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T18:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wmul\/?p=3261"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:24:18","slug":"herd-mens-basketball-comes-out-victorious-in-sbc-home-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wmul\/2025\/01\/03\/herd-mens-basketball-comes-out-victorious-in-sbc-home-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Herd Men’s Basketball Comes Out Victorious in SBC Home Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nMarshall Recap
\nBy Anthony Doria, FM88 Sports
\nJan. 3, 2025
\nHUNTINGTON, W. Va. (WMUL-FM) \u2014 On Thursday Night, the Marshall Thundering Herd (7-7) and the Texas State Bobcats (8-5) met in Huntington at the Cam Henderson Center. The Herd was looking to rebound from its tough loss to Elon, while the Bobcats looked to go 2-0 in Sun Belt Conference play as both teams played their first games of 2025.<\/p>\n

Despite the tough matchup, The Herd won a close game 77-71 and checked off its first Sun Belt win in the Cornelius Jackson era.<\/p>\n

Marshall came out firing in the first half. The Herd scored 19 of the first 23 points of the game. This was highlighted by a 13-0 run from 17:17 to the 12:34 mark in the first half. This burst for the Herd featured Obinna Anochili-Killen, Ryan Nutter, and Dezayne Mingo, who each scored tallied points during the Marshall run.<\/p>\n

Marshall would reach the largest lead in the game at 16 points with 8:21 to go in the first half, with a\u00a0 27\u201311 scoreline. Texas State would fight back and get the lead to 7 late in the first, but a bucket by Mingo and a Mikal Dawson triple would get the Herd a 37-25 lead going into the break.<\/p>\n

Marshall didn’t let off the gas despite the big lead. The Herd held a double-digit lead for most of the second half. A late charge by the Bobcats proved to be too little, too late, as Marshall held on to take the win.<\/p>\n

The win was highlighted by Marshall’s great shooting performance. The Green and White shoot 50% from the field, marking only the fourth time the Herd has shot 50% or better this season. The main contributor on offense was breakout player Dezayne Mingo, who tallied a career-high 23 points and paired it with 5 rebounds and 5 assists.<\/p>\n

Marshall’s defense also shut down the red-hot Bobcats. It held the Bobcats to only 25% from three (4-16), who came into the contest shooting 38% from deep.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Marshall will close the weekend out with another home game against the Troy Trojans at 4 p.m. on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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