College Basketball: Recapping Saturday's 81-67 win vs Lamar

Texas State cruised to an easy 14-point win Saturday afternoon against Lamar at Strahan Coliseum. The Bobcats opened up a 25-point lead in the second half and were never tested by the Cardinals.

Cameron Johnson led Texas State with 19 points, while Ryan White chipped in 16. Tony Bishop and John Bowman also scored in double figures for the Bobcats.

Texas State scored 56 points in the second half after being held to 25 in the first 20 minutes. The Bobcats didn't help their own cause at all, as they shot 27 percent in the first half.

Player of the Game: I have to give the award to White for his 16-point, three-assist and two-rebound performance. White rolled his ankle six minutes into the game, but played the entire second half. He created separation with his speed and helped run a flawless transition offense.

Trend of the Game: Texas State scored 22 fast-break points against the Cardinals. Whenever Lamar turned the ball over, it seemed as if four Bobcats were behind the the last defender, ready to receive a pass.

Play of the Game: This goes to Tony Bishop for his baptism of Cardinals forward Coy Custer. Bishop posterized Custer in the second half when he tried to block his dunk.

Quotables

Texas State head coach Doug Davalos on his team's transition offense: "We probably work on our transition offense more than anybody in the league. It's hard to run when you're always taking the ball out of the net and having to throw the in-bound pass. But if you're making shots, forcing turnovers and limiting second shots, then you can run on them."

Davalos on his team's defensive effort on Lamar guard Anthony Miles: "Every time he went by one guy, there was another guy waiting for him. If he broke a trap, there's another guy waiting in line for him."

Davalos on White's performance: "It would have been a different game if Ryan hadn't been able to go in the second half."

Texas State forward Tony Bishop on his dunk: "I knew I was going to finish the play, so it was either going to be a foul or a poster. It felt pretty good once the crowd got into it, especially because we were winning."

Lamar head coach Steve Roccaforte on what happened during the game: "They kicked our [butt]. You can bleep that out if you want or not, but they kicked our [butt] twice this season. They must be the better team."