ATLANTA-- After defeating the Eagles earlier this season in Atlanta, Georgia State looks to complete the sweep at Georgia Southern on Friday evening.
Georgia State and Georgia Southern are meeting for the 40th time in program history. The Panthers are 22-17 in the series after defeating the Eagles 82-78 earlier this season.
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> After defeating Old Dominion 76-70 on the road, the Panthers went 2-0 against the Monarchs.
> Georgia State defeated Appalachian State 65-70 on Feb. 15 to secure a 2-0 week in the GSU convocation Center. Cesare Edwards averaged 26.5 ppg, including a double-double, to ear Sun Belt Player of the Week honors.
> Senior Cesare Edwards led the Panthers with a career-high 29 points and 11 rebounds in the 97-75 win over Old Dominion (Feb. 13). The Panthers shot an impressive 65.5% from the field and 53.3% from three-point range and senior Toneari Lane was nearly perfect from deep, knocking down seven three-pointers on his way to 21 points.
> The Panthers went undefeated in the 2024-25 SBC-MAC Challenge after defeating Buffalo 80-75 on the road on Feb. 8. Previously this season, Georgia State defeated Ball State on Nov. 4 to tip off the Challenge.
> Senior Guard Zarique Nutter and senior forward Nick McMullen both scored their thousandth career point in the Panthers' 97-64 win over ULM (Feb. 5).
> After falling to Marshall at home just one week earlier, the Panthers took down the Herd 85-81 on the road on Jan. 30.
> The Panthers hit a 3-0 win streak at home after defeating Louisiana (Jan. 4), Georgia Southern (OT win, Jan. 8) and Coastal Carolina (Jan. 11).
PANTHERS IN THE SUN BELT
> Led by Nick McMullen, who is second in the conference and ranks 16th nationally in rebounds per-game, the Panthers rank third in the Sun Belt for rebounds per-game with 38.20
> Georgia State's scoring offense ranks fourth in the Sun Belt, averaging 74.9. Center Cesare Edwards leads the Panthers and ranks third in the Sun Belt in total points with 477.
> Nick McMullen is second in the Sun Belt in every rebounding category, including total rebounds (290, ranks 9th nationally), rebounds per-game (9.7, ranks 16th nationally), defensive rebounds per-game (6.40, ranks 24th nationally) and offensive rebounds (3.27 ranks 25th nationally).
Georgia State heads to the Sun Belt Conference Tournament on March 4 in Pensacola, FL.
