Texas St. wins 8th in row, beats UT Rio Grande Valley 77-68

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Tre’Larenz Nottingham had 19 points and Nijal Pearson added 16 as Texas State held off a late rally to beat UT Rio Grande Valley 77-68 to win its eighth straight game on Saturday night.
Texas State (10-1) is off to its best start since 1952-53 when the Bobcats also opened the season 10-1.
Eric Terry contributed 15 points and Alex Peacock chipped in 10 while Jaylen Shead pulled down 10 rebounds and dished out five assists for the Bobcats.
Texas State led 39-35 a