­BOONE, N.C.-Appalachian State overcame a double-digit second-half deficit to earn a 74-69 win over Georgia State on Saturday afternoon at the Holmes Convocation Center. Senior Ryan Harrow led the Panthers with 21 points, but Georgia State hit just 14-of-23 from the free throw line which proved too much to overcome.

Appalachian State (5-10, 2-4 Sun Belt) snapped a four-game losing streak as Frank Eaves scored 27 points, knocking down 8-of-14 from 3-point range.

Georgia State (11-7, 4-3 Sun Belt) saw its two-game winning streak come to an end. Junior Markus Crider recorded his second double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Georgia State led by one, 69-68, with 49 seconds to play, but never scored again as the Mountaineers went 4-of-4 from the free throw line in the final four seconds.

“This is a disappointing loss,” head coach Ron Hunter said. “The game came down to free throws and we didn't make them. You have to give credit to Appalachian State. They went on a run late in the second half when we could have put the game away. They used the momentum to even the score and come away with a victory.”

Junior R.J. Hunter scored the first seven points of the game for Georgia State and with his second field goal moved head of Terrence Brandon into second-place in GSU's all-time scoring list. He will enter Monday night's game just 23 points shy of Rodney Hamilton's school-record 1,515.

Tied 17-17 halfway through the first half, the Panthers responded with a 12-2 run to take a 29-19 lead with 5:31 to play. Harrow scored six points during the stretch and finished the first half with 15.

Georgia State shot 78.3 percent in the first half to take a 40-30 lead into the locker room. The Panthers finished with 26 points in the paint, but Appalachian State staying in the game with nine second chance points off seven offensive rebounds.

The Mountaineers opened the second half on an 8-0 run to cut the deficit to just two before Georgia State responded and pushed the lead back up to as many as 11 with just under 11 minutes to play.

Eaves 3-pointer with 6:15 to play tied the game 62-62, the first time Appalachian State did not trail since under 10 minutes to go in the first half. After a lay-up by Ryann Green gave the Panthers a one point lead, Eaves responded with another 3-pointer to give Appalachian State its first lead of the second half.

Folllowing a free throw by Green with 4:48 to play, the Panthers went three and half minutes without scoring before a pair of free throws by Harrow gave Georgia State its last lead, 69-68, with 49 seconds remaining.

Green finished the game with seven points, tying a career-high for the second game in a row.

Georgia State shot 57.8 percent for the game and held Appalachian State to just 36.7 percent shooting, but the Panthers gave up 17 offensive rebounds that led to 15 second chance points. The Mountaineers finished 12-of-29 from 3-point range and made 18-of-24 free throws.

Tommy Spagnolo added 22 points and six rebounds for the Mountaineers, while Chris Burgess chipped in with 14 points and five assists.

Georgia State will now head to Arkansas to take on Arkansas State on Monday night at 8:15 p.m.