Panthers Host ODU in Third Straight Home Game

GEORGIA STATE (10-14, 3-9) vs. OLD DOMINION (14-10, 6-6)
Thursday, Feb. 9 | 7 p.m. | GSU Convocation Center

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THE TIPOFF: Playing its third straight home game, Georgia State hosts Old Dominion Thursday at 7 p.m. at the GSU Convocation Center.

> Sophomore Jamaine Mann is averaging 15.5 points and 6.7 rebounds over the last four games. Last week, he contributed 18 points, seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and a blocked shot in the win over Georgia Southern and then followed with a double-double (16 points, 10 rebounds) vs. Southern Miss. For the season, he averages 10.6 points and 4.9 rebounds.

> The Panthers are 10-6 this season at the GSU Convocation Center.

> Georgia State earned a 64-60 win over Georgia Southern last Thursday as Brenden Tucker (20 points) and Jamaine Mann (18) combined for 38 points. The Panthers used an 11-0 run early in the second half to take the lead for good and then held off the Eagles down the stretch, thanks in part to a huge blocked shot by Mann and a charge taken by Tucker in the final 90 seconds.

> Against Sun Belt leader Southern Miss on Saturday, the Panthers had two shots to tie the game in the final two minutes before falling 79-71. All five starters scored in double figures for GSU, led by Brenden Tucker with 17 points.

> Since returning from injury (thumb), sophomore guard Collin Moore has made an immediate impact, averaging 11.3 ppg for his first six games of the season. Moore had a career-high 17 points with five rebounds at Georgia Southern in his second game, and then in last week's home win over the Eagles, he had career highs with 11 rebounds and four steals. He added 15 points, five rebounds and four assists vs. Southern Miss.

> Junior guard Brenden Tucker is averaging a team-high 14.2 ppg in Sun Belt play (12.8 overall), including two 20-point games. He recorded season highs with 25 points and six rebounds at ULM, including 10-of-13 free throws. Other top games include 21 points vs. Troy, 20 vs. Georgia Southern, 19 vs. Coastal Carolina and 17 vs. Southern Miss.

> Ja'Heim Hudson scored a career-high 26 points to lead the Panthers to a 100-66 win over Coastal Carolina (Jan. 14) in which GSU set season-highs for points, 3-pointers (16), field goal percentage (.638) and assists (26) while holding the Chanticleers to 35 percent shooting.

> Hudson averages 10.5 points on the season and leads GSU in rebounding (7.3/9th in Sun Belt), blocked shots (20) and steals (25).

> Sophomore guard Dwon Odom leads the Panthers in scoring (13.2 ppg) and assists (3.8 pg/No. 7 in Sun Belt) while ranking second on the team in steals (22) and blocked shots (16) and third in rebounding (4.5 pg).

> Odom has reached 20 points four times, including a career-high 27 in the win over UNC Asheville and 24 vs. Belmont. He handed out a career-high 11 assists vs. Coastal Carolina.

> Georgia State ranks No. 2 in the Sun Belt in free throw shooting at 69.3 percent. Individually, Dwon Odom (.812) is fourth, Jamaine Mann is eighth (.741) and Brenden Tucker (.734) is 10th.

> Georgia State has made at least one 3-point field goal in 854 straight games, dating back to the 1994-95 season. The last team to hold the Panthers without a trey was Stetson on Feb. 18, 1995. The streak is among the top 25 in the nation.

SERIES NOTES: Georgia State has won four of the last seven meetings, but Old Dominion leads the overall series 18-6.

> ODU won the first meeting this season, 70-58, Jan. 19 in Norfolk. Evan Johnson led the Panthers with 15 points. Ja'Heim Hudson and Brenden Tucker scored 12 points each, while Hudson pulled down eight rebounds. The fourth Panther in double figures was Collin Moore, who scored 10 points in his first game of the season.

> Georgia State won the last meeting in Atlanta with a 68-64 victory on Dec. 12, 2015 at the GSU Sports Arena.

> The teams played at least once a year from 2005-06 through 2016-17. For the first eight years of that stretch, both programs were members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

> When Georgia State and Old Dominion first met in 1976-77, the schools were members of the Sun Belt Conference. ODU won three of the four meetings in that era, from 1976-77 through 1980-81 for Georgia State.

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Players Mentioned

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

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

#24 Collin Moore: G; 6' 4"; Sophomore

#1 Dwon Odom: G; 6' 2"; Sophomore

#5 Brenden Tucker: G; 6' 3"; Junior

#2 Jamaine Mann: G; 6' 6"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

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

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

#24 Collin Moore
: 6' 4"; Sophomore
: G

#1 Dwon Odom
: 6' 2"; Sophomore
: G

#5 Brenden Tucker
: 6' 3"; Junior
: G

#2 Jamaine Mann
: 6' 6"; Sophomore
: G