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Myrtle Beach Invitational - Recap - Texas State Defeats Princeton 83-80

Tyrel Morgan went off for 27 points and added 7 rebounds leading Texas State over Princeton, 83-80, on Friday at HTC Center.

Texas State won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +6.5-point spread as underdogs.

Kaden Gumbs had 17 points for Texas State and Tylan Pope chipped in with 14 points. Kaden Gumbs had 7 assists for them, while Tylan Pope was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.

Princeton got a 30-point performance from Xaivian Lee, who was supported by 17 points from Blake Peters. Xaivian Lee had 5 assists in a losing cause for Princeton, while Caden Pierce grabbed 6 rebounds.

Texas State trailed at halftime, $HalfScore.

Texas State won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 31-24.

Next game, Texas State takes its act on the road to face Texas Southern looking for another win. For Princeton, they head home to face Nazareth College.