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Final · Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · Strahan Arena at the University Events Center, San Marcos, TX · attendance 1,291 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Texas State rolled past Howard Payne 135-66

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Thu, Nov 5, 2026

Texas State rolled past Howard Payne 135-66 at Strahan Arena at the University Events Center.

Lille, France, native Paul Djobet led Texas State with 21 points. Jace Reed had 10 points for Howard Payne. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, native Ronald Jessamy led all players with 8 rebounds for Texas State.

Texas State had 68 points in the paint to Howard Payne's 14. Our model missed the final margin by 22.3 points.

Scoring · Texas State: Paul Djobet 21, Ronald Jessamy 19, KJ Younger 17, Caleb Steger 16, DJ Hall 13, Robert Fields 11, King Sanders 10, Ky Pernell 8, Quel'Ron House 7, Kole Grandison 5, Kaden Gumbs 3, Randy Livingston Jr. 3, Dimp Pernell 2. Howard Payne: Jace Reed 10, Connor Yocom 9, Keegan Rowell 7, Braylon McGee 7, Trey Falcon 6, Amaree Garmon 6, Jordan McClendon 5, Branden Campbell 4, Jayden Bush 3, Demarcus Johnson 3, Jackson Tomlin 2, Evan Duncan 2, Alex Teten 2.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

HWPU 51, TXST 98model score

-46.7model spread (home)

149.7model total

22.3points off the final margin

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source

Margin +69 (home)

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
HWPU	non-MAC team, not tracked
TXST	2	0	–	same

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	HWPU	TXST
FG	23-73	46-76
FG%	32	61
3PT	12-46	11-25
3P%	26	44
FT	8-12	32-46
FT%	67	70
Rebounds	27	62
Offensive rebounds	10	21
Defensive rebounds	17	41
Assists	13	24
Steals	11	16
Blocks	3	3
Turnovers	23	14
Points off turnovers	14	31
Fast break points	18	37
Points in paint	14	68
Fouls	31	12
Largest lead	5	72
Possessions (est.)	91.7	90.8
Points per 100 possessions	72.0	148.6

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Howard Payne Yellow Jackets

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Keegan Rowell G	22	7	2-12	1-8	2-2	0	1	1	1	1	0	2
Jackson Tomlin G	18	2	1-5	0-2	0-2	0	1	1	1	1	0	1
Branden Campbell G	16	4	2-5	0-2	0-0	0	2	3	4	2	0	0
Jordan McClendon G	14	5	1-2	1-1	2-2	2	3	0	1	1	0	1
Carter May F	13	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Jace Reed	15	10	3-12	2-9	2-2	1	5	2	0	1	1	4
Braylon McGee	15	7	3-7	1-3	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	0	2
Trey Falcon	14	6	2-5	0-1	2-4	1	2	1	0	0	0	4
Evan Duncan	11	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	4	0	3	1	1	3
Amaree Garmon	11	6	2-5	2-5	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Connor Yocom	10	9	3-6	3-4	0-0	0	0	2	2	1	0	2
Jordan Willis	9	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	3	3	0	4
Jayden Bush	8	3	1-4	1-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
Will Jefferson	6	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Demarcus Johnson	6	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tre Riley	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3
Luke Sanderson	3	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Teten	3	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
Braylon Ward	DNP
Jamie Puentes	DNP

Texas State Bobcats

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Paul Djobet F	23	21	7-10	2-5	5-5	2	6	5	1	1	1	3
Kaden Gumbs G	14	3	1-2	0-1	1-2	1	4	5	1	4	0	0
Dimp Pernell G	13	2	1-6	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0
DJ Hall F	12	13	6-11	1-3	0-1	0	7	2	1	2	0	1
Robert Fields C	10	11	4-4	0-0	3-6	5	6	0	1	0	0	1
KJ Younger	16	17	5-10	3-5	4-4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Ky Pernell	16	8	2-3	2-2	2-2	0	5	0	1	1	0	0
David Abisogun	15	0	0-1	0-0	0-2	5	5	1	1	0	2	0
Kole Grandison	15	5	2-5	0-1	1-3	1	3	1	1	1	0	0
Ronald Jessamy	15	19	7-8	0-0	5-7	5	8	0	2	2	0	0
Caleb Steger	14	16	5-6	3-4	3-3	1	3	3	1	1	0	2
Randy Livingston Jr.	14	3	1-3	0-1	1-1	0	1	4	0	0	0	3
Quel'Ron House	12	7	2-2	0-0	3-4	0	3	2	1	2	0	2
King Sanders	11	10	3-5	0-1	4-6	1	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mark Drone	DNP