PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) Tylik Weeks scored 32 points and Southern Mississippi beat Texas State 81-77 on Friday night in the fourth round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

No. 8 seed Southern Miss Golden Eagles will play No. 4 seed Appalachian State in a Saturday quarterfinal.

Weeks shot 9 of 18 from the field and 14 of 14 from the free-throw line for the Golden Eagles (16-15). Djahi Binet totaled 10 points and seven rebounds. Isaac Tavares also scored 10.

DJ Hall led the fifth-seeded Bobcats (19-12) with 25 points and 11 rebounds. Mark Drone scored 19.

Weeks scored 23 points in the second half to help the Golden Eagles stay in front after taking a 37-33 lead into halftime.

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