ATLANTA - Gaby Moss was again the final hero for Georgia State as her basket with two seconds left provided the winning margin in the Panthers 61-59 come-from-behind win over Sun Belt preseason favorite, UALR.

Down 14 points in the first half and 13 points in the second half (49-36 at 11:04), GSU fought back to tie the game at 57 with 1:50 on two free throws by Moss. Kayla Nolan's putback of her miss with 42 seconds gave GSU the lead.

But, UALR's Taylor Ford made two free throws with 11.5 seconds to knot it back at 59. GSU worked the ball inside for a shot and as the ball caromed off the backboard, Moss came slashing across the baseline in midair to grab the ball and bank it back in. After a time out, UALR couldn't get a shot off and GSU had its victory.

Rallies seem to be the norm for Georgia State as they rallied to upset previously unbeaten Arkansas State on Tuesday, 76-74. The Panthers came from a school-record 23 points down to beat Belmont, 87-84, on Nov. 27 in the Sports Arena.. For Moss, it was her second game-winning shot after draining one at the buzzer to beat Kent State on Dec. 8.

Georgia State (7-10, 3-2 Sun Belt) was led by junior 4-foot-11point guard Alisha Andrews who scored 22 points, 16 coming in the second half with three 3-point baskets. The lightning quick Andrews added five steals and four assists, while shooting 8-for-12.. Kendra Long added 10 points for GSU and Nolan had nine more points.  Moss finished with seven points.

UALR (8-8, 3-3) was led by junior guard Taylor Gault with 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting.Junior forward Kiera Clark added 18 points and 10 rebounds.

Georgia State shot 51% from the field for the game (24-of-47) against the league's best defense, but made just 7-of-17 free throws despite leading the league at 71% from the line. UALR shot 47%, but just 41.7% in the second half, while making just 9-of-19 free throws. Georgia State held UALR to 27 points in the second half.

UALR led by seven points at 57-50 with 3:25 to play. Nolan drained a key 3-pointer from the top of the key to energize the comeback. Andrews got a rebound and went coast-to-coast to lay it in and make it just a two-point deficit with 2:17. An offensive rebound by Moss, who was fouled, sent her to the line for two free throws at 1:50 to tie the game for the sixth time.

"I am proud of the effort and the hustle today," coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener said. "We struggled some, but we got some loose balls, hit some key shots and made some good decisions when we needed to most.

"We tried to give it away by uncharacteristically missing all those free throws, but luckily they missed a bunch, too," she said. "Alisha Andrews started the game off with a bang, scoring off the opening tip, made some big 3-pointers in the second half and kept the tempo going for us."

Andrews was asked what coach told the team at halftime, down 32-28. "She encouraged us to play aggressively on both ends. She always stresses defense and rebounding and told us we needed to do a better job. We believe in ourselves and will keep playing to the end. I have personally been working on my shooting more and it has been paying off these last few games."

UALR held a 34-23 rebound advantage, grabbing 15 offensive caroms. Georgia State's defense (averaging 9.3 steals) came away with 10 today and forced 21 UALR turnovers.

Head coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener coached this game barefoot (with toenails painted blue) to help raise awareness for Samaritan's Feet, the worldwide organization that provides free shoes for poverty-stricken children.

Georgia State returns to action on Thursday at Lousiana-Lafayette.

NOTEBOOK:

• This was Andrews' 9th game with 20 or more points, but three shy of her personal high for a game. She has made 3 3-point baskets in each of the past three games, 9-of-15 overall. Andrews has made 157 career 3-pointers.
  
• Long's two 3-pointers upped her career total to 198. The only other player in GSU history, male or female, to make 200 was men's guard Shellord Pinkett with 240 from 1994-98.
• GSU's start in the Sun Belt has now seen them beat the team picked to win the league in the preseason poll (UALR), the team that was 4-0 and in first place this year (Arkansas State) and the team that was picked to finish fourth in the preseason (Troy).
• UALR led the Sun Belt in defense (55 per game), so GSU topped that by six today in the win. UALR has ranked in the top 50 in the NCAA in fewest points eight straight years.
• GSU improved to 4-2 at home this year, 2-0 in the Sun Belt.
• Long scored her 1,100th career point (1,102 now) today. The next home game is Jan. 29 in a re-match with South Alabama.
• Andrews, who leads the Sun Belt in assists (4.8) had four more today.
• With their 32 combined points today, GSU's backcourt is closing in on 2,000 career points. The tandem shows senior Long with 1,102 and junior Andrews with 894 for 1,996 total points.
• At 3-2 in the Sun Belt, GSU is in a five-way tie for second place behind 4-1 Arkansas State.