ATLANTA – Deasia Merrill made the game-winning shot with a second left to lift the Georgia State Panthers over their Sun Belt archrival, the Georgia Southern Eagles, 58-56. This is the Panthers’ first conference win of the season.
Georgia State finally snapped their three-game losing streak in the third game of their five-game homestand.
The Panthers were able to overcome Georgia Southern in spite of allowing 25 offensive rebounds and 14 second chance points by the Eagles and shooting just 46 percent from the free-throw line.
The Panthers used a fast start in the first quarter as well as timely shots and stops on the other end in order to eke out the win.
“I think we did a much better job tonight in that and it allowed us to kind of build a lead in the first half,” Georgia State head coach Gene Hill said.
Georgia State moves up to 7-9 overall and 1-3 in the Sun Belt while Georgia Southern drops down to 11-6 and 2-3 respectively.
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