­\ATLANTA -- Ryan Harrow scored 33 points, including six straight free throws in the final 1:40 to lead Georgia State to a 79-73 victory over Old Dominion Saturday at the GSU Sports Arena.

Harrow went 14-for-15 at the free throw line and Georgia State (4-6) made 32 foul shots as a team, the most for the Panthers since 2004.

Harrow scored 20 or more for the seventh time in 10 games and his 33 points was just one shy of a career-high set against Elon during the NIT Season Tipoff earlier this year.

Georgia State trailed 68-64 with four minutes to go when Harrow made a pair of free throws and then hit a short jumper to tie the game at 68-all with 3:18 to play.

After Dmitri Batten made one of two free throws to give Old Dominion (4-6) its last lead, GSU's Devonta White drove the lane and then fed Curtis Washington for a dunk, putting the Panthers ahead for good with 2:46 left.

“This is a win that we definitely needed,” head coach Ron Hunter said. “I thought that some of our guys really played well. With final exams last week, I think it took a little bit of time for some of our guys to get going, but once they did, I thought we did a lot of good things.

“Our defense picked it up when we needed to and that is what winning teams do. We made our free throws down the stretch and earned a very good win over an ODU team that we have struggled with in the past.”

Batten again hit one free throw and then Harrow sank a pair for a 72-70 GSU advantage with 1:40 left. He hit four more down the stretch, and then Washington added two with 17 seconds left to put the Panthers ahead 78-71 and seal the victory.

Three other Panthers scored in double figures as Manny Atkins had 15 points, White 13 and R.J. Hunter 11. White added six assists and three steals.

Hunter ran his streak of 18-straight made free throws before a miss in the second half, just five shy of tying the school record.

Aaron Bacote led ODU with 21 points but fouled out with four minutes left. The Monarchs shot 51 percent from the field and hit 10 3-pointers, but Georgia State forced 20 turnovers.

Back-to-back 3-pointers by Bacote and Jordan Baker in the final two minutes of the first half sent the Monarchs into the locker room with a 37-35 advantage. Bacote scored 18 in the first half as the Monarchs shot 55 percent from the field.

Georgia State's next game is Friday, Dec. 20, when the Panthers play host to Georgia Southern at 7 p.m. at the GSU Sports Arena.