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Corey Allen

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Kavonte Ivery

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Nelson Phillips

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Justin Roberts

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Justin Roberts

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Kane Williams

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Corey Allen

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Joe Jones III

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Joe Jones III

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Justin Roberts

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Justin Roberts

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Corey Allen

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Damon Wilson

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Justin Roberts

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Kane Williams

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Kane Williams

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Corey Allen

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Kane Williams

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Damon Wilson

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Nelson Phillips

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Damon Wilson

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Damon Wilson

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Kane Williams

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Damon Wilson

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Men's Basketball 12/21/2019 4:25:00 PM

Panthers Win Seventh-Straight, Top Texas State 81-69

Box Score ATLANTA-Georgia State outscored Texas State 18-4 over the final six minutes to top the Bobcats 81-69 on Saturday afternoon at the GSU Sports Arena.

Georgia State (8-3, 2-0 Sun Belt) won for the seventh-straight time and 11^th-straight at home dating back to last season. The seven-game streak is tied for the seventh-longest in program history, while the 11-straight at home is the fourth-longest streak.

Freshman Joe Jones III just missed a double-double with a career-high tying eight points while pulling down a career-high 11 rebounds. Redshirt-junior Corey Allen and redshirt-sophomore Justin Roberts led the Panthers with 17 points each while junior Kane Williams added 12.

Despite going 27-of-30 from the free throw line, Texas State (7-6, 0-2 Sun Belt) lost for the fourth time in its last five games. Eric Terry led the Bobcats with 19 points and seven rebounds while Nijal Pearson finished with 14 points and seven rebounds.

Trailing 65-64 with 5:48 to play, Georgia State went on a 14-0 run capped by a Damon Wilson 3-pointer with 1:25 to play to secure the win. Wilson finished with 11 points, four rebounds, and four assists for the Panthers.

"Always good to win, important to win at home especially in these two hard-fought games," head coach Rob Lanier said. "We have played two really good, well-coached teams to start conference play. This was a particularly tough game against one of the best defenses in the country. They certainly did disrupt us, and we got out of rhythm, but we were finally able to get the game to our pace late and that proved to be the difference."

Texas State quickly took a 6-0 lead following a free throw by Eric Terry with 17:18 to play. The Bobcats pushed the lead to 17-3 seven minutes into the game by using an 11-0 run and holding Georgia State to just 1-of-12 shooting to start the contest.

The Panthers immediately responded with an 8-0 run to cut Texas State's lead to 19-14 with 10:15 to play in the half as Lanier used full court pressure to force multiple turnovers.

Allen's 3-pointer as the shot clock expired with 2:52 to play cut Texas State's lead to just 31-30 and two minutes later a lay-up by Wilson gave the Panthers a 35-34 lead, GSU's first of the game.

Texas State went into the locker room with a 38-35 lead despite neither team shooting 40 percent. The Bobcats went 19-of-20 from the free throw in the first half while the Panthers were just 4-of-4.

The Bobcats scored the first six points of the second half and took a quick 44-35 lead with 17:14 to play before Allen knocked down another 3-pointer. It started a 7-0 Georgia State run that cut Texas State's lead to 44-42 with 15:52 remaining.

The Panthers started to heat up from 3-point range and knocked down threes on three-straight possessions to cut Texas State's lead to 52-51 with 13:13 to play.
Nelson Phillips tied the game 60-60 making 1-of-2 free throws with 7:34 to play and then again at 62 following a monstrous dunk.

Texas State regained the lead 65-64 on a jumper by Eric Terry with 5:48 to play, but the Bobcats would not score again until another Terry jumper with 1:01 to play.

Nelson Phillips came off the bench to score 12 points and grab four rebounds in 19 minutes.

After shooting just 36.1 percent in the first half, Georgia State shot 56.5 percent from the floor in the second half including 7-of-11 from 3-point range and 13-of-15 from the free throw line.

Georgia State entered the game holding opponents to just 27.3 percent shooting from 3-point range which ranked No. 24 in the NCAA. The Bobcats were held to just 4-of-18 (22.2 percent) from beyond the arc on Saturday.

Notes:

Georgia State earned its 80^th Sun Belt Conference victory since returning to the league for the start of the 2013-14 season. The 80 wins are the most of any team in the conference.
Georgia State has won six of the last seven meetings with Texas State including a 59-46 win in the Sun Belt Conference tournament semifinals last March.
With a 3-pointer today, Georgia State has made at least one 3-pointer in 759 games dating back to Feb. 18, 1995.
Since the start of the 2013-14 season, the Panthers have won 142 games, the most of any NCAA Division 1 program in the state of Georgia.

Georgia State will conclude a stretch of three games in five days heading to Dallas, Texas, to face SMU on Monday night at 7 p.m. ET. The game will air live on ESPN3 and WRAS-FM 88.5.

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Players Mentioned

#11 Corey Allen: G; 6' 2"; Redshirt Junior

#23 Joe Jones III: C; 6' 9"; Freshman

#10 Nelson Phillips: G; 6' 4"; Sophomore

#2 Justin Roberts: G; 5' 11"; Redshirt Sophomore

#12 Kane Williams: G; 6' 3"; Junior

#1 Damon Wilson: G; 6' 5"; Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

#11 Corey Allen
: 6' 2"; Redshirt Junior
: G

#23 Joe Jones III
: 6' 9"; Freshman
: C

#10 Nelson Phillips
: 6' 4"; Sophomore
: G

#2 Justin Roberts
: 5' 11"; Redshirt Sophomore
: G

#12 Kane Williams
: 6' 3"; Junior
: G

#1 Damon Wilson
: 6' 5"; Redshirt Senior
: G