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Marshall Men Overcome Double-Figure Deficit in Win at Texas State
1/6/2024 8:24:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Anochili-Killen fourth 20-point game; Martin ninth double-double
Box Score (PDF) | D'Antoni Postgame Interview | Championship Fund
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SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Marshall University Men's Basketball team (8-8, 3-0 Sun Belt) rallied from down 12 points to win 79-75 in San Marcos, Texas, against the Texas State Bobcats Saturday night to remain undefeated in conference play. The comeback matched a 12-point rally to defeat UNCG on December 16.
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"I didn't think we came out very sharp," Herd men's basketball head coach Dan D'Antoni said after the win. "Our switches on defense weren't real good. We gave them a 12-point lead until we started to get a little bit better. It was a good win on the road. Anytime you win on the road against a team that played as hard they played against us, it's a good win."
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Obinna Anochili-Killen tallied a team-high 21 points on a 5-for-10 night from the field and a 10-of-14 effort from the free-throw line. In his return to San Marcos, former Bobcat Nate Martin recorded his ninth double-double of the season with 14 points and 12 rebounds this season for MU.
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The Herd trailed by 12 points, 53-41, with 16 minutes left in the contest. Kevon Voyles scored five of his 16 points on a mini 5-0 run to cut the deficit to 53-46 at the 15:06 mark.
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MU continued to chip away at the Texas State lead until a 7-0 rally capped off by a pair of Anochili-Killen free-throws gave the visitors their first lead of the contest, 64-63, with just over eight minutes remaining.
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A triple from Kamdyn Curfman kick started another 7-0 run from 6:32 to 4:47 to put Marshall back in the lead for the remainder of the game. The North Bethesda, Maryland, native put 13 points on the scoreboard, making a trio of three pointers.
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Game Notes
Anochili-Killen has tallied 10 or more points in 12 of his 13 games this season with four contests of 20 or more.
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Curfman has reached double-digit scoring in his last 10 games.
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With the double-double, Martin has had four in his last games.
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Marshall shot 49.1 percent from the field (26-of-53), including 8-for-19 from three-point range (42.1 percent).
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UP NEXT
Marshall returns to the Cam Henderson Center on Wednesday when it hosts Georgia Southern at 7 p.m.
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For all the latest information about Marshall Men's Basketball, follow @Herd_MBB on Twitter and @herdmbb on Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
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SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Marshall University Men's Basketball team (8-8, 3-0 Sun Belt) rallied from down 12 points to win 79-75 in San Marcos, Texas, against the Texas State Bobcats Saturday night to remain undefeated in conference play. The comeback matched a 12-point rally to defeat UNCG on December 16.
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"I didn't think we came out very sharp," Herd men's basketball head coach Dan D'Antoni said after the win. "Our switches on defense weren't real good. We gave them a 12-point lead until we started to get a little bit better. It was a good win on the road. Anytime you win on the road against a team that played as hard they played against us, it's a good win."
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Obinna Anochili-Killen tallied a team-high 21 points on a 5-for-10 night from the field and a 10-of-14 effort from the free-throw line. In his return to San Marcos, former Bobcat Nate Martin recorded his ninth double-double of the season with 14 points and 12 rebounds this season for MU.
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The Herd trailed by 12 points, 53-41, with 16 minutes left in the contest. Kevon Voyles scored five of his 16 points on a mini 5-0 run to cut the deficit to 53-46 at the 15:06 mark.
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MU continued to chip away at the Texas State lead until a 7-0 rally capped off by a pair of Anochili-Killen free-throws gave the visitors their first lead of the contest, 64-63, with just over eight minutes remaining.
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A triple from Kamdyn Curfman kick started another 7-0 run from 6:32 to 4:47 to put Marshall back in the lead for the remainder of the game. The North Bethesda, Maryland, native put 13 points on the scoreboard, making a trio of three pointers.
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Game Notes
Anochili-Killen has tallied 10 or more points in 12 of his 13 games this season with four contests of 20 or more.
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Curfman has reached double-digit scoring in his last 10 games.
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With the double-double, Martin has had four in his last games.
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Marshall shot 49.1 percent from the field (26-of-53), including 8-for-19 from three-point range (42.1 percent).
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UP NEXT
Marshall returns to the Cam Henderson Center on Wednesday when it hosts Georgia Southern at 7 p.m.
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For all the latest information about Marshall Men's Basketball, follow @Herd_MBB on Twitter and @herdmbb on Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
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Team Stats
Marsh
TXST
FG%
.491
.467
3FG%
.421
.364
FT%
.731
.789
RB
30
35
TO
11
13
STL
7
6
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
10
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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