Georgia Southern Eagles at Georgia State Panthers
· SUN BELT CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
67 - 73
67 - 73
Georgia State holds off Georgia Southern 73-67 in Sun Belt
The second-seeded Panthers (23-10) will play No. 4 seed UT-Arlington (21-12) in Sunday's championship.
Quan Jackson's 3-point play pulled Georgia Southern to 66-63 with 53 seconds left. Following a Georgia State timeout and with 20 seconds left on the shot clock, Mitchell took the inbound pass and hit a deep 3-pointer with 21.4 seconds to play. Williams made four free throws to seal it.
Jordan Session didn't miss a shot and scored 16 points with nine rebounds for Georgia State. Jeff Thomas added 13 points and Mitchell finished with six.
Tookie Brown had 25 points and Ike Smith 16 to lead No. 3 seed Georgia Southern (21-12), which trailed by 17 points early in the second half.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Tookie Brown made Layup. | 67 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Isaiah Williams made Free Throw. | 65 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Isaiah Williams made Free Throw. | 65 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Foul on Mike Hughes. | 65 - 71 |
Statistics
 GASO |
 GAST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-53 | FG | 22-45 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 5-21 | 3PT | 9-21 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 20-28 | FT | 20-25 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 6 | Assists | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 3 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 20 | Fouls | 27 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Lakefront Arena
Location: New Orleans, LA
Capacity:
Location: New Orleans, LA
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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 |