East Tennessee State Buccaneers at Georgia State Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
68 - 74
68 - 74
Thomas' career-high 26, dunk lead Georgia St. to 74-68 win
A 3-pointer by D'Marcus Simonds gave the Panthers a six-point lead with 2 1/2 minutes left before the Buccaneers cut it to one on a 3-point play by Isaiah Tisdale and dunk by Mladen Armus with 1:37 to go. But Damon Wilson hit a 3-pointer and Simonds blocked a shot, Wilson got the rebound and Thomas put in a breakaway dunk with 13 seconds left.
Thomas, a senior, went 9 of 10 from the free-throw line. Simonds scored 21 points while Malik Benlevi added 12 points and 10 rebounds. Wilson had 11 rebounds in his Panthers debut.
ETSU won 25 games last season but has 10 new players on its roster. Tisdale scored 19 points while Armus had 11 with nine rebounds. Bo Hodges also scored 11.
A 14-2 run gave Georgia State a 66-58 lead with 3:46 left.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Malik Benlevi Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Mladen Armus missed Layup. | 68 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Jeff Thomas made Dunk. Assisted by Damon Wilson. | 68 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Damon Wilson Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 72 |
Statistics
 ETSU |
 GAST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-74 | FG | 22-57 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 4-23 | 3PT | 9-24 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 12-18 | FT | 21-29 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 27 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Assists | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 24 | Fouls | 18 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Georgia State Sports Arena
Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 1,688 | Capacity:
Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 1,688 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |
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 |