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Kane Williams

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Corey Allen

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Nelson Phillips

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Jalen Thomas

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Kane Williams

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Kalik Brooks

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Evan Johnson

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Kaleb Scott

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Kalik Brooks

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Corey Allen

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Men's Basketball 12/18/2021 8:43:00 PM

Allen’s Seven Treys Lead Panthers to 92-44 Win Over Toccoa Falls

Box Score ATLANTA-Senior Corey Allen knocked down seven 3-pointers, junior Jalen Thomas recorded his first career double-double, and the Georgia State men's basketball team cruised to a 92-44 win over Toccoa Falls on Saturday night at the GSU Sports Arena.

Allen went 7-of-8 from 3-point range and finished the night with 23 points, while Thomas scored 11 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Georgia State (6-4) won its final non-conference game in the GSU Sports Arena.

The Panthers finished the game going 16-of-31 from 3-point range. The 16 3-pointers are tied for the fourth-most in a single game in Georgia State history. The Panthers also knocked down 16 3-pointers against Toccoa Falls last season. GSU finished the game shooting 55.0 from the floor while outrebounding the Screaming Eagles 46-22.

Nelson Phillips tied a career high with 20 points going 7-of-12 from the floor with four 3-pointers. Despite being held scoreless, senior Kane Williams dished out eight of Georgia State's 23 assists.

Toccoa Falls (9-8) was led by Lance Smith who scored 15 points but was responsible for eight of Toccoa Falls' 19 turnovers.

Georgia State quickly rushed out to an 11-0 lead in the first two minutes as Allen knocked down three 3-pointers before the Screaming Eagles got on the board.

The Panthers hit their first six shots of the game and remained hot throughout the half shooting 62.1 percent in the opening 20 minutes including 10-of-17 from long range.

A late 13-0 run gave GSU a 44-16 lead with 2:30 to play in the half. Georgia State went into the locker room leading 47-21 as Allen had 18 points going 6-of-6 from 3-point range.

Georgia State continued to push the pace in the second half while holding Toccoa Falls without a field goal for seven minutes to take a 66-29 lead with just under 12 minutes to play.

The Panthers pushed the lead to as many as 48 with 1:50 to play as Georgia State shot 48.4 percent from the field in the final 20 minutes.

Freshman Ja'Heim Hudson added eight rebounds, while senior Justin Roberts came off the bench to score 10 points and grab five rebounds. Kaleb Scott added nine points off the bench while Evan Johnson scored eight.

Game Notes

Georgia State won for the 56^th-straight time when scoring 90 or more points dating back to 1999.
Georgia State improved to 2-0 all-time against Toccoa Falls topping the Screaming Eagles for a second-straight season.
Georgia State played its final non-conference home game in the GSU Sports Arena as the program prepares to move into a new convocation center next season.
Georgia State is 2-1 against teams from the state of Georgia State this year going into Tuesday's match-up at Georgia Tech.
Kane Williams was a part of his school-record 89^th win.
Third year head coach Rob Lanier is closing in on 100 wins for his career and now has 99.
Since returning to the Sun Belt in 2013-14, Georgia State has finished in the top two of the final regular season conference standings six times in eight seasons.
During that same time, GSU has won more games (175) than any other NCAA Division I team in Georgia.

Georgia State will close out the non-conference portion of the schedule traveling just across town to play Georgia Tech on Tuesday at 9 p.m. The game can be seen on Bally Sports South and heard on WRAS-FM 88.5.

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Players Mentioned

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

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

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

#25 Jalen Thomas: F; 6' 10"; Freshman

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

#0 Evan Johnson: G; 5' 11"; Sophomore

#30 Kaleb Scott: F; 6' 6"; Sophomore

#15 Ja'Heim Hudson: F; 6' 7"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

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

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

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

#25 Jalen Thomas
: 6' 10"; Freshman
: F

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

#0 Evan Johnson
: 5' 11"; Sophomore
: G

#30 Kaleb Scott
: 6' 6"; Sophomore
: F

#15 Ja'Heim Hudson
: 6' 7"; Freshman
: F