Georgia Southern Eagles at Georgia State Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
67 - 72
67 - 72
Georgia Southern tops Georgia St. for Sun Belt 1st round bye
Georgia State clinched a first-round bye in next week's Sun Belt Conference tournament.
The Panthers led 70-67 with 18 seconds left after Malik Benlevi made his first of two free throws. He missed the second, but Hollowell scampered for the loose ball and got the rebound. Hollowell made a pair from the line with 13 seconds left for a 72-67 lead.
Jeff Thomas went 4 for 4 from the 3-point line for Georgia State (19-11, 12-6), which finished 11 of 19 from long range (58 percent). Georgia Southern went 11 for 35 (31).
Ike Smith finished with 27 points on 9-of-16 shooting for Georgia Southern (18-13, 11-7). Tookie Brown added 11 points.
The Panthers outrebounded Georgia Southern 45-21.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Malik Benlevi Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Devonte Boykins missed Three Point Jumper. | 67 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Georgia Southern Timeout | 67 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Jeremy Hollowell made Free Throw. | 67 - 72 |
Statistics
 GASO |
 GAST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-56 | FG | 24-51 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 11-35 | 3PT | 11-19 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 58 |
| 10-18 | FT | 13-20 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 21 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 13 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 19 | Fouls | 17 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Venue: Georgia State Sports Arena
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Location: Atlanta, GA
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2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |